Jun 20 Watch 4:25 Brutal heat wave blankets much of the U.S. By Stephanie Sy, Karina Cuevas, Azhar Merchant Friday is the summer solstice and much of the U.S. is going to be baking in serious heat starting this weekend with a heat dome expected to keep temperatures soaring. Stephanie Sy reports on what you need to know about… Continue watching
Jun 20 Watch 6:04 How to stay safe from the dangers of extreme heat By Stephanie Sy, Karina Cuevas, Azhar Merchant For more on the dangers of extreme temperatures and key tips for dealing with the heat, Stephanie Sy speaks with Ashley Ward, director of the Heat Policy Innovation Hub at Duke University. Continue watching
Jun 20 Federal judge blocks Trump administration effort to keep Harvard from hosting foreign students By Collin Binkley, Albee Zhang, Associated Press The order from U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs in Boston preserves Harvard's ability to host foreign students while the case is decided, but it falls short of resolving all of Harvard's legal hurdles to hosting international students. Continue reading
Jun 20 Judge orders Columbia University protester Mahmoud Khalil freed from immigration detention center By Philip Marcelo, Associated Press Khalil was the first arrest under President Donald Trump's crackdown on students who joined campus protests against Israel's devastating war in Gaza. Continue reading
Jun 20 AI and ‘recession-proof’ jobs: 4 tips for new job seekers By Hannah Grabenstein Experts told PBS News that there are plenty of concrete steps grads can take to help make the job search less painful and more rewarding. Continue reading
Jun 19 Watch 4:02 News Wrap: Hurricane Erick touches down in southern Mexico In our news wrap Thursday, Hurricane Erick is making its way inland across southern Mexico, stifling heat stretches across much of the U.S., Spain rejected a NATO proposal that calls on member nations to commit more to defense spending, President… Continue watching
Jun 19 Watch 8:45 Alabama business faces hurdles creating American-made product By Paul Solman, Mike Fritz The sweeping tariffs imposed by President Trump are already impacting the global economy. But if tariffs are meant to bring jobs home, what happens if the U.S. may no longer have all the tools to do the work? Paul Solman… Continue watching
Jun 19 Watch 3:54 Texas lawmakers try to close loopholes in consent laws By Courtney Norris The lack of legal clarity around consent laws in the U.S. means that many sexual assaults, especially ones on college campuses and involving alcohol, are not legally crimes. But Texas lawmakers recently passed legislation to change that -- and the… Continue watching
Jun 19 Buss family to sell controlling stake of Lakers to Mark Walter at $10B valuation, source tells AP By Tim Reynolds, Associated Press The Buss family has agreed to sell the controlling stake of the Los Angeles Lakers to TWG Global CEO and Los Angeles Dodgers owner Mark Walter, doing so with a franchise valuation of $10 billion — the highest ever for… Continue reading
Jun 19 Juneteenth celebrations held across U.S. to commemorate the end of slavery By Holly Ramer, Associated Press The observances on Thursday come even as the Trump administration has been removing content about African American history from federal websites. Continue reading