Apr 30 Tornado flips cars, closes major roads in coastal Florida city By Associated Press A tornado touched down in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, on Saturday as a powerful storm system brought intense rain and powerful winds to the state, overturning cars, damaging homes and snapping tree branches. Continue reading
Apr 30 Army identifies 3 soldiers killed in helicopter crash en route to Alaska base By Martha Bellisle, Associated Press The U.S. Army identified on Saturday the three soldiers who were killed when two helicopters collided in Alaska while returning from a training mission. Continue reading
Apr 29 Watch 3:09 News Wrap: Hundreds of Americans evacuated from Khartoum amid fighting in Sudan In our news wrap Saturday, the U.S. completed the first land evacuation of private American citizens from Sudan’s capital, Russia says Ukrainian drones struck a fuel depot in Crimea, a manhunt is underway for a suspect in the fatal shooting… Continue watching
Apr 29 Watch 4:31 Study finds Black people live longer in places with more Black doctors By John Yang, Kaisha Young Life expectancy in the U.S. is at its lowest point in nearly two decades, and the projected life spans of Black and Native Americans are shorter than white Americans. According to new research, Black people live longer in areas with… Continue watching
Apr 29 Watch 5:16 How Montana is tackling the teacher shortage crisis in rural schools By Stan Parker, Montana PBS Montana has faced a staggering teacher shortage for years, especially schools in rural areas and on Native American reservations. The pandemic brought new urgency and new ideas for how to ease the crisis, including a new program that hopes to… Continue watching
Apr 29 Watch 7:08 It’s not your imagination, allergy season is extra bad this year. Here’s why By Ali Rogin, Andrew Corkery Allergy season got a jump start this year and has been more intense all over the country, especially in the North and Southeast. Ali Rogin speaks with Theresa Crimmins, director of the National Phenology Network, and Dr. Stanley Fineman, an… Continue watching
Apr 29 Watch 3:25 Equine therapy program in Texas struggles to grow as developers buy up land By Blair Waltman-Alexin, Austin PBS More than 3 million children in the U.S. have a disability, and in recent years, alternative therapies have grown in popularity to help them with communication, socialization, and just to have fun. Austin PBS reports on one program using horse… Continue watching
Apr 29 Judge in New Orleans Roman Catholic bankruptcy recuses himself over church donations By Jim Mustian, Associated Press A federal judge overseeing the New Orleans Roman Catholic bankruptcy recused himself in a late-night reversal that came a week after an AP report showed he made donations to the archdiocese and consistently ruled in favor of the church in… Continue reading
Apr 29 U.S. carries out 1st evacuation of American citizens from Sudan conflict By Zeke Miller, Colleen Long, Matthew Lee, Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press Hundreds of Americans fleeing two weeks of deadly fighting in Sudan reached the east African nation’s port Saturday in the first U.S.-run evacuation, completing a dangerous land journey under escort of armed drones. Continue reading
Apr 29 U.S. Army grounds aviators until units complete training after fatal crashes By Becky Bohrer, Associated Press The U.S. Army has grounded aviation units for training after 12 soldiers died within the last month in helicopter crashes in Alaska and Kentucky, the military branch announced Friday. Continue reading