Jul 15 WATCH: Tipping Point – The Mighty Mississippi | A PBS News Special By Miles O'Brien, Kate Tobin, Yasmeen Sami Alamiri Air and water pollution, downstream flooding and coastal land loss are among the environmental pressures that are putting the health and future of the waterway — and the communities that depend on it — at risk. Continue reading
Jul 15 U.S. inflation accelerated last month to 2.7%, highest level since February By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press On a monthly basis, prices climbed 0.3% from May to June, after rising just 0.1% the previous month. Continue reading
Jul 14 Watch 5:14 News Wrap: Fire at assisted-living facility in Massachusetts kills at least 9 In our news wrap Monday, a fire at an assisted-living facility in Massachusetts killed at least nine people, Arizona's governor is calling for a federal investigation into why a wildfire along the Grand Canyon was not immediately put out and… Continue watching
Jul 14 Watch 7:23 Former FEMA head responds to praise and criticism of federal response to Texas floods By William Brangham, Courtney Norris The federal response to the flash flooding disaster in Texas has come under scrutiny. President Trump, who has called for cuts to FEMA, praised the agency during his recent visit to Texas, but did not comment on his plans for… Continue watching
Jul 14 WATCH: Trump threatens tariffs on Russia if they don’t end Ukraine war within 50 days By Chris Megerian, Illia Novikov, Associated Press President Trump has announced new measures targeting Russia over its ongoing war in Ukraine, threatening steep tariffs if a peace deal isn't reached within 50 days. Continue reading
Jul 14 Senate GOP lawmakers consider Trump’s request to claw back $9.4 billion in spending By Kevin Freking, Associated Press Trump's Republican administration is employing a rarely used tool that allows the president to transmit a request to cancel previously approved funding authority. The request triggers a 45-day clock under which the funds are frozen. If Congress fails to act… Continue reading
Jul 14 Deadly fire tears through Massachusetts assisted living facility By Michael Casey, Kimberlee Kruesi, Associated Press A fire tore through an assisted living facility in Massachusetts, trapping residents inside, including some who were hanging out of windows screaming for help, authorities said Monday. Nine people died and at least 30 were injured in the blaze, which… Continue reading
Jul 13 Watch 4:19 Texas families face grim reality that some missing from floods may not be found By John Yang, Satvi Sunkara A new round of heavy rains Sunday and a renewed threat of flooding in central Texas interrupted the search for those still missing from the devastating July 4 flash floods. Ten days after fast-moving waters of the Guadalupe River swept… Continue watching
Jul 13 Watch 4:46 A look at the controversy around ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention center By John Yang, Lorna Baldwin, Claire Mufson This weekend, lawmakers got their first look inside “Alligator Alcatraz,” the makeshift immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., called the conditions “disturbing and vile,” a description Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem challenged. John Yang… Continue watching
Jul 13 Kentucky police say suspect killed in shooting spree that left 2 dead, multiple wounded By Associated Press Two women died Sunday at a Kentucky church in a shooting spree that began when a state trooper was wounded after making a traffic stop, police said. The suspect in both shootings was also killed. Continue reading