Jul 24 After Earth’s hottest day recorded on Sunday, Monday breaks new record By Sibi Arasu, Seth Borenstein, Associated Press Copernicus' preliminary data shows the global average temperature Monday was 17.15 degrees Celsius, or 62.87 degrees Fahrenheit, which beats Sunday's record by 0.06 degrees Celsius. Continue reading
Jul 24 Salt Lake City chosen as host for 2034 Winter Games but pressured to lobby end of FBI doping investigation By Graham Dunbar, Associated Press Salt Lake City’s final approval was in a vote Wednesday by IOC members. Continue reading
Jul 23 Watch 6:59 News Wrap: DOT investigating Delta over treatment of passengers during tech outage In our news wrap Tuesday, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says his department is investigating Delta Airlines over its treatment of passengers following last week's global tech outage, the FAA is looking into Southwest Airlines after a series of safety-related incidents… Continue watching
Jul 23 Watch 4:42 Activists demand reform and justice after deputy shoots and kills Sonya Massey in her home By William Brangham, Courtney Norris, Jackson Hudgins The Justice Department opened an investigation into the killing of a Black woman by an Illinois sheriff's deputy who shot her inside her home earlier this month. The probe comes after body camera footage was released, sparking protests and calls… Continue watching
Jul 23 Watch 9:58 Developers claim AI can help combat loneliness, but critics say it can’t be trusted By Paul Solman, Ryan Connelly Holmes There have been amazing advances in artificial intelligence with software and robots that listen and respond to human conversation with a kind of realism rarely seen before. That's both exciting and disturbing to experts about what it can mean for… Continue watching
Jul 23 WATCH: Tipping Point: Colorado River Reckoning- A PBS News Special By Miles O'Brien Forty million people depend on the Colorado River for water, but that vital resource is in peril, given the river's storage system is at an estimated 41 percent capacity as of June 2024. Continue reading
Jul 23 Inland counties top disaster list as extreme weather becomes more frequent By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press Despite the common belief that America's hurricane or earthquake prone coasts pose the greatest risk for climate-related disasters, the highest concentration of federally declared disasters is actually found in states like Kentucky or Vermont. Continue reading
Jul 23 Iowa judge rules state ban on most abortions to take effect Monday By Hannah Fingerhut, Associated Press Iowa’s strict abortion law will take effect Monday, banning most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy and before many women know they are pregnant. Continue reading
Jul 23 June home sales fell to slowest pace since December amid high mortgage rates, home prices By Alex Veiga, Associated Press Home sales fell again, but housing prices climbed for the 12th month in a row. Continue reading
Jul 23 Secret Service director resigns following criticism over assassination attempt against Trump at rally By Colleen Long, Associated Press Cheatle had been facing growing calls to resign and several investigations into how the shooter was able to get so close to the Republican presidential nominee at an outdoor campaign rally in Pennsylvania. Continue reading