Aug 14 Judge sides with young environmental activists in first-of-its-kind climate change trial in Montana By Amy Beth Hanson, Matthew Brown, Associated Press The ruling Monday in the first-of-its- kind trial in the U.S. adds to a small number of legal decisions around the world that have established a government duty to protect citizens from climate change. Continue reading
Aug 14 WATCH: White House holds briefing as Hunter Biden’s lawyers announce plea deal update By News Desk Attorneys for Hunter Biden are pushing to keep part of a plea deal they reached with the prosecutor whose new status as special counsel has intensified the tax investigation into the president’s son ahead of the 2024 election. Continue reading
Aug 14 Ex-Mississippi law officers plead guilty after racist assault of Black men By Michael Goldberg, Associated Press/Report for America Each of the men reached individual plea agreements that include prison sentences ranging from five to 30 years, court records show. Continue reading
Aug 14 Hawaii governor warns many more people feared dead after Maui wildfire By Clare Rush, Associated Press / Report for America, Audrey McAvoy, Christopher Weber, Associated Press The blazes, which consumed most of the historic town of Lahaina, are already the deadliest in the U.S. in more than a century, with a toll of 96. Continue reading
Aug 14 Rural Kansas police raid newspaper office amid rampant ‘anti-press rhetoric’ By John Hanna, Margery A. Beck, Associated Press Several press freedom watchdogs condemned the Marion Police Department's actions as a blatant violation of the U.S. Constitution’s protection for a free press. Continue reading
Aug 13 Tourists urged to avoid Maui as hotels prepare to take in fire evacuees, first responders By Claire Rush, Associated Press/Report for America, Audrey McAvoy, Christopher Weber, Associated Press Hawaii officials urged tourists to avoid traveling to Maui as many hotels prepared to house evacuees and first responders on the island that faces a long recovery from the wildfire that demolished a historic town and killed more than 90 people. Continue reading
Aug 13 Inconsistent methods for counting U.S. heat deaths stymie public health efforts By Anita Snow, Kendria LaFleur, Associated Press Experts say a mishmash of ways more than 3,000 counties calculate heat deaths means we don't really know how many people die in the U.S. each year because of high temperatures in an ever warming world. Continue reading
Aug 13 Watch 2:51 News Wrap: Hawaii governor surveys Maui fire damage, warns death toll will grow In our news wrap Sunday, the Maui wildfire is now the deadliest in the U.S. in more than a century as search efforts continue and the death toll keeps rising, at least 21 people died in a mudslide and flash… Continue watching
Aug 13 Watch 7:10 Why recruiting and confidence in America’s armed forces is so low right now By Ali Rogin, Andrew Corkery The U.S. military has reached crisis levels of low recruitment, at the same time the American public’s perception of the armed forces is increasingly divided. In a recent Gallup poll, only 60 percent of respondents said they had confidence in… Continue watching
Aug 13 Watch 4:55 Rural Montana factory closure disrupts local economy, farming community By Stan Parker, Montana PBS Farming can be an uncertain endeavor, at the mercy of the weather, pests and blight. But another sometimes unexpected factor for farmers around the country are the business decisions at the companies they rely on. In one small Montana community,… Continue watching