Aug 12 Au revoir, Paris. Here’s how Los Angeles is preparing for the 2028 Olympics By Jaimie Ding, Andrew Dalton, Associated Press Amid a stadium-and-arena boom, LA will polish existing structures rather than erect new ones. Continue reading
Aug 11 Watch 4:04 News Wrap: Trump campaign claims it was hacked by ‘foreign sources hostile to the U.S.’ In our news wrap Sunday, the Trump campaign pointed toward Iran after claiming it was hacked, Israeli military searches for gunmen behind a shooting in the occupied West Bank, families identify loved ones from the Brazil plane crash, rescue teams… Continue watching
Aug 11 Watch 6:49 Exploring the history of gender equity at the Olympics and where things stand today By Stephanie Sy, Harry Zahn When Paris last hosted the Olympic Games in 1924, just over 4 percent of the competitors were women. A century later, the International Olympic Committee dubbed the 2024 Games the “gender-equal Olympics.” But that’s not the whole story. Stephanie Sy… Continue watching
Aug 11 House explosion in Maryland kills 1 person and damages surrounding neighborhood By Brian Witte, Associated Press At least one person died and two were injured after a Maryland house exploded Sunday amid reports of a possible gas leak, fire officials said. Continue reading
Aug 10 Watch 5:59 Nonconsensual sexual images posted online made worse by deepfakes and AI technology By Stephanie Sy, Andrew Corkery, Veronica Vela Deepfake and AI technology’s ability to manipulate photos and even videos has made the problem of sexual images being posted online without consent even worse. Google recently announced new steps to combat sexually explicit deepfakes in their search results, but… Continue watching
Aug 10 Uvalde shooter’s uncle begged to speak with gunman in newly released 911 recording By Jamie Stengle, Associated Press The uncle of the Uvalde, Texas, school shooter who killed 19 students and two teachers begged police to let him try to talk his nephew down, according to a 911 call included in a massive trove of recordings and transcripts… Continue reading
Aug 10 Susan Wojcicki, longtime Google executive and former YouTube CEO, has died at 56 By Ken Miller, Mae Anderson, Associated Press Wojcicki played a key role in Google’s creation and served nine years as YouTube's CEO, stepping down last year to focus on her "family, health, and personal projects I’m passionate about,” she said at the time. Continue reading
Aug 09 Watch 4:04 News Wrap: Debby’s remnants bring heavy rain, flooding to East Coast In our news wrap Friday, the East Coast is experiencing heavy rain and flooding as the remnants of Debby move north, Russia declared an emergency in Kursk after Ukrainian troops crossed the border, a California man was sentenced to 20… Continue watching
Aug 09 Watch 7:09 Arizona’s scorching summer kills hundreds and threatens way of life for many more By Stephanie Sy, Lena I. Jackson, Madison Staten It’s been a deadly summer as extreme heat from across the country has killed dozens of people. The Biden administration recently announced new rules to protect workers and communities from extreme weather, but it may not come soon enough. Stephanie… Continue watching
Aug 09 Watch 4:20 How Ferguson has changed 10 years after Michael Brown’s death sparked massive protests By Gabrielle Hays, Emily Carpeaux It's been ten years since 18-year-old Michael Brown was shot and killed by an officer in Ferguson, Missouri. His death at the hands of police sparked massive protests and put the city in the national spotlight. News Hour communities correspondent… Continue watching