Aug 03 Watch 2:27 California battles unprecedented wildfire, fueled by drought By PBS News Hour A major wildfire continued to burn in Northern California for a sixth straight day, despite some relief from lower temperatures and higher humidity. The fire has already consumed more than 60,000 acres, including two dozen homes, and put at least… Continue watching
Aug 03 Watch 9:43 Are Mideast allies buying the Iran deal being sold by the Obama administration? By PBS News Hour How is the Iran nuclear agreement perceived across the Middle East? Judy Woodruff gets a roundup of reactions from Fahad Nazer, a former Saudi Arabian Embassy official, David Makovsky of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and former Jordanian… Continue watching
Aug 03 Watch 4:28 News Wrap: Texas attorney general charged for securities fraud By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, the attorney general of Texas was formally charged with securities fraud for allegedly encouraging people to invest in a tech startup without disclosing that he was being compensated. Also, the jury that convicted James Holmes… Continue watching
Aug 03 Centuries-old bonsai that survived atomic bomb gets honored 70 years later By Margaret Sessa-Hawkins At 390 years old, the Japanese white pine was already notable as the oldest specimen in the bonsai collection at Washington, D.C.'s National Arboretum. Continue reading
Aug 03 Photos: Northern California wild fire rages, burning 60,000 acres By Ariel Min A massive wild fire that started last Wednesday in Northern California grew quickly to 60,000 acres Monday, according to California’s Department of Forestry and Fire Protection website. So far, it’s only 12 percent contained. Continue reading
Aug 02 Watch 25:24 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode August 2, 2015 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, August 2, 2015, President Obama pushes for deeper cuts in greenhouse gas emissions, but industries vow to sue to block new regulations, in our signature segment, sowing seeds of diversity in the tech industry by… Continue watching
Aug 02 Watch 3:18 To stem addiction, recreational drug users tapped for clinical abuse trials By PBS News Hour Major pharmaceutical companies are reportedly recruiting thousands of recreational drug users to test a new generation of medicines that deter addiction, which could have a significant impact in the fight against prescription drug addiction. Financial Times reporter David Crow joins… Continue watching
Aug 02 Watch 3:41 Political battles simmer ahead of Obama’s strict climate change plan By PBS News Hour President Barack Obama proposed the toughest regulations in U.S. history to combat climate change, with the most significant rule requiring existing power plants to cut emissions by 32 percent by 2030. But the rules face opposition from Congressional Republicans and… Continue watching
Aug 02 How Google is addressing the tech industry’s diversity problem By News Desk To promote diversity in the tech industry, non-profit All Start Code has partnered with Google in an effort to address the opportunity gap for young men of color by training a new generation of coders. Continue reading
Aug 02 Empire State Building aglow with Cecil the lion and more to spotlight endangered animals By Andrew Mach Manhattan's concrete jungle was briefly taken over by a menagerie of real wildlife on Saturday night, as giant projections of endangered animals were ceremoniously splashed across the Empire State Building. Continue reading