Aug 30 CNN names former BBC and New York Times executive Mark Thompson as new CEO By David Bauder, Associated Press Thompson will be CNN's third leader in less than two years and replaces Chris Licht, who was fired in June. Continue reading
Aug 30 Category 3 Hurricane Idalia makes landfall on Florida’s west coast By Daniel Kozin, Associated Press Idalia, which threatens to unleash life-threatening storm surges and rainfall, came ashore in the lightly populated Big Bend region, where the Florida Panhandle curves into the peninsula. Continue reading
Aug 29 Native nations on front lines of climate change share knowledge and find support at intensive camps By Hallie Golden, Associated Press Tribes suffer some of the most severe impacts of climate change in the U.S. but often have the fewest resources to respond. This makes the intensive camps an important training ground and community-building space. Continue reading
Aug 29 Watch 6:46 Hurricane Idalia intensifying as it heads for landfall on Florida’s Gulf Coast By Amna Nawaz, Alexis Cox, Solveig Rennan Hurricane Idalia is gaining strength and barreling toward Florida where it is expected to make landfall as a Category 3 hurricane Wednesday morning. Forecasters are warning of a catastrophic storm surge along with destructive winds, flooding rain and tornadoes. Amna… Continue watching
Aug 29 Watch 6:38 Medicare drug price negotiations could save government billions By Stephanie Sy, Dorothy Hastings, Laura Santhanam President Biden announced the first batch of drugs designated for Medicare price negotiations that would make them more affordable for older and disabled Americans. But drug manufacturers are attempting to block the effort. Stephanie Sy discussed more with Stacie Dusetzina. Continue watching
Aug 29 Watch 6:21 Jacksonville mayor discusses city’s response to racist shooting that left 3 dead By Amna Nawaz, Ali Schmitz A federal hate crime investigation is underway after a gunman who embraced racist, white supremacist ideology shot and killed three Black people at a Dollar General store in a predominantly Black neighborhood in Jacksonville, Florida. The victims of Saturday’s shooting… Continue watching
Aug 29 Watch 8:51 Conservatives fight back against environmental and socially conscious investments By Paul Solman The extreme weather events that hit the U.S. and other countries have cast a sharp spotlight on the role of climate change. In recent years, those concerns have been a key part of significant changes in the way investment firms… Continue watching
Aug 29 Watch 6:36 Podcast ‘The Retrievals’ reveals painful experiences of female patients are often ignored By Lisa Desjardins, Courtney Norris A new podcast is bringing to light the abuses suffered at a fertility clinic at Yale. In 2020, a nurse secretly replaced vials of an opioid used to reduce pain during egg retrievals with saline solution. That meant the women… Continue watching
Aug 29 With 100 mph winds, Hurricane Idalia strengthens into a Category 2 storm By Daniel Kozin, Associated Press Florida residents living in vulnerable coastal areas were ordered to pack up and leave Tuesday as Hurricane Idalia gained steam in the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico and threatened to unleash life-threatening storm surges and rainfall. Continue reading
Aug 29 Tennessee lawmakers abruptly end tumultuous session spurred by school shooting By Kimberlee Kruesi, Jonathan Mattise, Associated Press The GOP-dominant Statehouse refused to take up gun control measures over the past week and instead spent most of their time involved in political infighting. Continue reading