Jun 15 Watch 9:17 How Philadelphians are working to protect birds from deadly window collisions By John Yang, Lorna Baldwin Every year in the United States, as many as a billion birds die while migrating. These birds aren’t being killed by climate change or toxic substances in the air or water, but by collisions with glass. For our ongoing series… Continue watching
Jun 15 How Elon Musk’s $44.9B Tesla pay package compares to other top U.S. CEO plans By Tom Krisher, Associated Press Even though the median U.S. CEO pay package last year was nearly 200 times more than a worker in the middle of their company pay scales, Elon Musk’s record-setting Tesla compensation dwarfs them by comparison. Continue reading
Jun 14 Watch 7:21 News Wrap: South Florida cleans up from flooding while bracing for more rain In our news wrap Friday, South Florida is hoping for a break from the rain after several days of downpours led to flash flooding, NATO defense ministers approved a plan to provide long-term aid and military training to Ukraine, Muslims… Continue watching
Jun 14 Watch 6:04 Phoenix police routinely used excessive force and violated civil rights, DOJ says By Amna Nawaz, Jackson Hudgins A sweeping new report from the Justice Department reveals a pattern of racism and excessive force at the Phoenix Police Department. The three-year probe followed a series of high-profile incidents of misconduct and one of the highest rates of officer-involved… Continue watching
Jun 14 Watch 6:24 ‘Sensing Sasquatch’ art exhibition offers new way of thinking about the mythical creature By Cat Wise The legend of Bigfoot has captured the public's imagination for decades since news of purported sightings began spreading around the country. But a recently opened art exhibition in Oregon offers a new way of thinking about the mythical creature also… Continue watching
Jun 14 State trooper who hid prior FBI sexual misconduct convicted of child rape in Alabama By Kim Chandler, Jim Mustian, Associated Press A former FBI agent was convicted Friday of sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl while serving as an Alabama state trooper — a law enforcement job he landed even after he was kicked out of the FBI amid earlier claims that… Continue reading
Jun 14 South Florida residents clean up as floodwaters from intense rain storms start to recede By Freida Frisaro, Terry Spencer, Daniel Kozin, Associated Press Although more rain could trigger additional isolated Florida flooding on Friday, forecasters say the strong, persistent storms that dumped up to 20 inches in southern parts of the state appear to have passed. Continue reading
Jun 14 What the reported birth of rare white buffalo calf in Yellowstone means to the Lakota By Amy Beth Hanson, Associated Press “The birth of this calf is both a blessing and warning. We must do more,” said Chief Arvol Looking Horse, the spiritual leader of the Lakota, Dakota and the Nakota Oyate in South Dakota, and the 19th keeper of the… Continue reading
Jun 14 Parkland school building, site of mass shooting that killed 17, is being demolished By Terry Spencer, Associated Press Beginning a weekslong demolition, the excavator made a whiny, wrenching noise as it broke off concrete from the building, now no longer needed as evidence in the shooter's trial. Continue reading
Jun 14 Future of Infowars uncertain as judge orders Alex Jones to sell personal assets to pay for Sandy Hook lawsuit By Dave Collins, Juan A. Lozano, Associated Press Judge Christopher Lopez approved converting Jones' proposed personal bankruptcy reorganization to a liquidation, but threw out the attempted reorganization of his company, Austin, Texas-based Free Speech Systems. Many of the Sandy Hook families had asked that the company also be… Continue reading