Dec 27 California drops lawsuit seeking to reinstate federal funding for high-speed rail project By Sophie Austin, Associated Press California this week dropped a lawsuit officials filed against the Trump administration over the federal government's withdrawing of $4 billion for the state's long-delayed high-speed rail project. Continue reading
Dec 27 Watch 3:51 How a company in landlocked Nebraska is helping fight plastic pollution in oceans By Kassidy Arena, Nebraska Public Media A new report from the Pew Charitable Trusts and its partners predicts that plastic pollution will more than double over the next 15 years — the equivalent of dumping nearly a garbage truck full of plastic waste every second. Hundreds… Continue watching
Dec 27 Winter storm disrupts holiday travel across the Northeast and Great Lakes By Leah Willingham, Julie Walker, Associated Press More than a thousand flights were canceled or delayed across the Northeast and Great Lakes regions due to snow as thousands took to U.S. roads and airports during the busy travel period between Christmas and New Year’s. Continue reading
Dec 26 Watch 3:44 News Wrap: Relentless rain adds to California's wettest holiday season in decades In our news wrap Friday, more than 45 million people were under flood alerts after relentless rain added to California's wettest holiday season in decades, a 15th person has died as a result of last month's UPS plane crash in… Continue watching
Dec 26 Watch 6:30 Imran Ahmed on Trump's threat to deport him over 'censorship' for countering online hate By William Brangham, Azhar Merchant A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from detaining or deporting Imran Ahmed. He’s a British-born researcher who focuses on countering online hate and misinformation, but the Trump administration accuses him of trying to censor viewpoints he doesn’t… Continue watching
Dec 26 Watch 7:44 White House pushes to dismantle leading climate and weather research center By William Brangham, Jackson Hudgins The Trump administration says it plans to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, which is the nation’s premier atmospheric science center. The center was founded in 1960 and has facilitated generations of breakthroughs in climate and weather… Continue watching
Dec 26 Rain-soaked California still faces risk of floods and high surf By Ty O'Neil, Associated Press But there is still risk Friday of high surf along the coast, flash flooding near Los Angeles and avalanches around Lake Tahoe. Continue reading
Dec 25 Watch 2:39 Torrential rains drench Southern California with more storms on the way By William Brangham, Winston Wilde, Karina Cuevas A powerful storm continues to batter California, triggering mudslides, severe flooding and multiple evacuations. It’s a record-setting Christmas Day for rain and officials are warning travelers to reconsider holiday travel plans as dangerous conditions may only get worse. William Brangham… Continue watching
Dec 25 Watch 3:36 News Wrap: Zelenskyy says he had 'good conversation' with U.S. negotiators on peace plan In our news wrap Thursday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he had a "very good conversation" with U.S. negotiators about the draft plan aimed at ending the war with Russia, Pope Leo condemned the treatment of Palestinians in Gaza and… Continue watching
Dec 25 Watch 5:06 Irin Carmon joins Amna Nawaz for our 'Settle In' podcast By Amna Nawaz, Frank Carlson For our podcast, "Settle In," Amna Nawaz spoke with Irin Carmon, the journalist behind the book “The Notorious RBG,” as well as a new book about pregnancy in America. "Unbearable" follows the stories of five women in New York and… Continue watching