Oct 06 Watch 9:19 Return of tourism in West Maui sparks debate over grieving community and fragile economy By William Brangham, Sam Lane, Maea Lenei Buhre This weekend, tourists will be allowed back into areas of Maui not far from the site of the deadliest U.S. wildfires in more than a century. The reopening plan has sparked an uproar among some members of a community that’s… Continue watching
Oct 06 Watch 6:50 Nobel laureate Maria Ressa on defending truth and the danger of A.I. in the wrong hands By Geoff Bennett, Karina Cuevas Veteran journalist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa has a dire warning about the defense of truth in the digital age. She says we risk losing the information war to adversarial artificial intelligence and to authoritarian governments who can… Continue watching
Oct 06 This Oklahoma program pairs schools with farmers to cut down the cost of school meals By Adam Kemp Dropping the door to the trailer hitched to his pickup, Brandon Crow steered a forklift to unload boxes of okra, squash, cucumbers and cantaloupe. He arranged each stack next to a small paper sign with a local school name on… Continue reading
Oct 06 Simone Biles becomes most decorated gymnast ever with 6th gold at worlds all-around By Samuel Petrequin, Associated Press The American superstar won the individual all-around title at the world championships for the sixth time on Friday to become the most decorated gymnast in history. Continue reading
Oct 06 Auto workers won't expand strikes against Detroit Three after GM battery plant concession By Tom Krisher, Associated Press The announcement of the pause in expanding the strikes came shortly after GM agreed to bring electric vehicle battery plants into the UAW's national contract, essentially assuring that they will be unionized. Continue reading
Oct 06 No deal in sight as health care strike over pay and staff shortages heads into final day By Stefanie Dazio, Associated Press The three-day strike will officially end on Saturday morning. Workers are scheduled to return to their jobs in Kaiser’s hospitals and clinics that serve nearly 13 million Americans. Continue reading
Oct 06 Troopers who shot and killed 'Cop City' activist near Atlanta won't face charges By Kate Brumback, Associated Press Mountain Judicial Circuit District Attorney George Christian said in a news release Friday that the troopers' use of deadly force was “objectively reasonable."… Continue reading
Oct 05 Dick Butkus, ferocious Chicago Bears linebacker and Hall of Famer, dies at 80 By Andrew Seligman, Associated Press Fearsome Chicago Bears middle linebacker Dick Butkus, a Hall of Famer whose bone-rattling tackles made him one of the most intimidating players in NFL history, has died at 80, the team announced on Thursday. Continue reading
Oct 05 Brooklyn subway gunman who shot 10 people in 2022 attack sentenced to life in prison By Bobby Caina Calvan, Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press A man who sprayed a New York City subway car with bullets during rush hour, wounding 10 people and sparking a citywide manhunt, was sentenced Thursday to life in prison after several of his victims tearfully and angrily recounted their… Continue reading
Oct 05 Watch 7:51 Army secretary outlines new plan to attract soldiers amid recruiting struggles By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn The Army is unveiling new plans for how it will recruit soldiers. Over the past few decades, the service has struggled to meet its recruiting goals and the challenges have only increased thanks to COVID-19, a tight job market and… Continue watching