Mar 06 Watch 5:24 Beleaguered Texas residents struggle to recover from historic wildfires By Stephanie Sy, Courtney Norris, Shoshana Dubnow Firefighters are making some progress against Texas wildfires as they try to contain them. But the damage there is causing concerns among residents over the cost of rebuilding. Stephanie Sy has reports on the long road ahead in the recovery… Continue watching
Mar 06 Watch 5:55 Measles outbreak raises concerns about drop in vaccinations By William Brangham, Murrey Jacobson, Shoshana Dubnow There were 58 reported cases of measles in the U.S. during all of 2023. But there's already been 41 cases across 16 states so far this year. The outbreak of this highly contagious virus is cause for concern for many… Continue watching
Mar 06 Arizona's health department has named the first statewide heat officer to address extreme heat By Associated Press The Arizona Department of Health Services says Dr. Eugene Livar was appointed to the role under Gov. Katie Hobbs' extreme heat preparedness plan. Continue reading
Mar 06 OpenAI says Musk agreed the ChatGPT maker should become a for-profit company By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press OpenAI has attacked a lawsuit from Elon Musk, saying he supported making the ChatGPT maker a for-profit company. Musk has sued, accusing the company of betraying its founding goal to benefit humanity as it pursued profits instead. Continue reading
Mar 06 House passes $460 billion package of spending bills. Senate expected to act before shutdown deadline By Kevin Freking, Associated Press The House has passed a $460 billion package of spending bills that would keep money flowing to key federal agencies through the remainder of the budget year. The Senate is expected to take up the legislation before the shutdown deadline. Continue reading
Mar 06 SEC approves rule that requires some companies to publicly report emissions and climate risks By Suman Naishadham, Associated Press The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday approved a rule that will require some public companies to report their greenhouse gas emissions and climate risks. Continue reading
Mar 06 New York will send National Guard to subways after a string of violent crimes By Anthony Izaguirre, Associated Press New York Gov. Kathy Hochul says she will deploy 750 members of the National Guard and 250 state troopers and transit officers to help the New York Police Department check bags at subway entrances after a series of crimes. Continue reading
Mar 05 Justice who sided with majority in IVF ruling wins GOP nomination to lead Alabama Supreme Court By Associated Press Alabama Supreme Court Justice Sarah Stewart was part of a court majority that ruled frozen embryos are considered children under a state law. Continue reading
Mar 05 Watch 3:30 News Wrap: Ukraine claims it sank another Russian warship In our news wrap Tuesday, Ukraine claimed it sank a Russian warship in the Black Sea, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for two top Russian commanders, China sets an ambitious economic growth target, the Dartmouth men's basketball team… Continue watching
Mar 05 Watch 6:58 'Burn Book' explores Kara Swisher's life and complicated relationship with tech industry By Amna Nawaz, Stephanie Kotuby, Karina Cuevas, Alexa Gold Few journalists have been covering Silicon Valley as long as Kara Swisher, and even fewer are as respected, liked and feared by the tech industry and its most iconic leaders. For the first time, Swisher is opening up about her… Continue watching