Jun 24 U.S. Supreme Court to consider reinstating approval for oil railway in eastern Utah By Mead Gruver, Mark Sherman, Associated Press The railroad would still need additional review and government approvals to proceed even if its developers prevail before the Supreme Court, one group noted. Continue reading
Jun 24 Summer camps are adapting outdoor activities to protect kids during the heat wave By Melina Walling, Associated Press Experts say children can be more vulnerable to extreme heat than adults, and it's important to monitor the children and train counselors to respond to problems. Continue reading
Jun 24 What to know about the devastating flooding in the Midwest By Michael Phillis, Associated Press In Iowa, some areas got as much as 15 inches of rain in the span of a few days. Continue reading
Jun 24 From New York to Michigan, the first weekend of summer was marred by mass shootings By John Seewer, Sharon Johnson, Associated Press The weekend left mayors in several cities marred by the shootings pleading for help from the state and federal governments. Continue reading
Jun 24 Cargo ship that crashed into bridge leaves Baltimore months later By Brian Witte, Associated Press The 984-foot Dali started moving shortly before 8:30 a.m. with four tugboats. Continue reading
Jun 24 Railroad bridge between South Dakota and Iowa collapses among Midwest flooding By Associated Press Heavy rain has caused flooding in South Dakota, Iowa, Nebraska and Minnesota. Continue reading
Jun 23 Watch 2:26 News Wrap: U.S. denies Netanyahu’s claims of a slowdown in weapon shipments to Israel In our news wrap Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu doubled down on his complaints of a decline in U.S. arms deliveries, Saudi Arabia’s health minister said more than 1,300 Muslim pilgrims died amid scorching heat during this year’s Hajj, the… Continue watching
Jun 23 Watch 5:07 How Arizona aims to reduce the number of teens aging out of foster care By John Yang, Veronica Vela, Kaisha Young More than 400,000 children in the U.S. are living in foster care. Each year, nearly 20,000 become adults and are left without the support of a guardian or the government. John Yang speaks with Darcy Olsen, CEO of the Center… Continue watching
Jun 23 Watch 7:06 What to know about the private firms illegally profiting from veterans’ disability claims By Lisa Desjardins, Andrew Corkery In the two years since the PACT Act brought about a landmark expansion of veterans’ benefits, more than 1 million disability claims have been approved. But a number of for-profit companies are also reaping benefits, even though what they do… Continue watching
Jun 23 Watch 4:17 Meet the ninth grader who’s helping restore Mississippi’s oyster reefs By John Yang, Kaisha Young In the past two decades, the oyster population in Mississippi’s Gulf waters has been devastated by both natural and manmade disasters. Among those working to restore oyster habitats is ninth grader Demi Johnson, who was recently recognized by the National… Continue watching