Apr 07 California lawmaker wants to ban harmful chemicals found in Peeps By Haven Daley, Adam Beam, Associated Press More than 30 years ago, U.S. regulators banned Red No. 3 from makeup. The U.S. still has not banned the chemical from food, to the dismay of some consumer safety groups. Continue reading
Apr 07 Climate change boosts temperatures and home runs, researchers say By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press Hotter, thinner air that allows balls to fly farther contributed a tiny bit to a surge in home runs since 2010, according to a statistical analysis by Dartmouth College scientists published in Friday’s Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. Continue reading
Apr 06 What to watch for as the Masters begins in Georgia By Paul Newberry, Associated Press Welcome to the Masters, where the golf year really gets started Thursday amid the azaleas and towering pines of Augusta National Golf Club. Continue reading
Apr 06 8 things you didn’t know about Super Mario Bros. By Kenichi Serino Generations have sent him bopping along under sunny skies, shimmying down pipes and eating very large mushrooms, but Mario has rarely crossed over into television or film. Continue reading
Apr 06 Watch 6:21 Militants in Lebanon fire rockets into Israel amid clashes at holy site in Jerusalem By Amna Nawaz, Dan Sagalyn Israeli-Palestinian confrontations in Jerusalem moved the Middle East closer to a broader conflict. The Israeli military says Hamas or Islamic jihad militants in Lebanon fired 34 rockets into northern Israel Thursday. The Israelis said they shot down 25 of the… Continue watching
Apr 06 Watch 4:05 News Wrap: Tenn. House Republicans move to oust 3 Democrats who joined anti-gun protest In our news wrap Thursday, protesters engulfed the Tennessee State Capitol as Republicans moved to oust three Democratic lawmakers who joined anti-gun protests from the House floor, the Biden administration moved to block states from outright banning transgender athletes in… Continue watching
Apr 06 Watch 7:52 Investigation reveals widespread sexual abuse and cover-ups by Archdiocese of Baltimore By Geoff Bennett, Dorothy Hastings More than 150 Catholic priests and others associated with the Archdiocese of Baltimore sexually abused over 600 children, according to the Maryland Attorney General’s Office. A long-awaited report revealed the horrific scope of abuse and cover-ups spanning some eight decades. Continue watching
Apr 06 Watch 7:46 Study shows parents overestimate their student’s academic progress By Amna Nawaz, Karina Cuevas Research shows the vast majority of K-12 parents believe their kids are performing at their grade level when they’re not. To better understand the parent perception gap and how to close it, Amna Nawaz spoke with two former secretaries of… Continue watching
Apr 06 Watch 5:24 Justice Thomas took lavish trips paid for by GOP donor, investigative report says By Geoff Bennett, Ian Couzens Private jets, lavish trips and access to exclusive clubs were provided to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas for more than two decades by a Republican megadonor, according to reporting by ProPublica. The trips were valued in the hundreds of thousands… Continue watching
Apr 06 Watch 6:18 How Peter One developed a unique style that crisscrosses the ocean musically By Tom Casciato, Anne Azzi Davenport May will see the release of a new album by Nashville artist Peter One. But to call him simply a Nashville artist doesn’t tell you the half of it. And though he’s known as Peter One, he’s soon to embark… Continue watching