Aug 31 Novak Djokovic knocked out of U.S. Open in the 1st round By Brian Mahoney, Associated Press Djokovic was 19-0 in the U.S. Open first round and hadn't lost his opening match in any major since the 2006 Australian Open. Continue reading
Aug 31 LIVE MAP: Track the path of Hurricane Karina The storm has intensified quickly since becoming a hurricane Sunday and has been fueled by warm waters far offshore, the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said. Continue reading
Aug 31 2 dead and 15 missing after Grand Canyon flash flood, park service says By Jamie Stengle, Ty Oneil, Associated Press At least two bodies have been recovered since a major flash flood swept through the Grand Canyon. Continue reading
Aug 30 Lake Ontario now called Lake America on Google Maps for U.S. users after Trump ordered name change By Associated Press Google said in a blog post that the decision was based on its practice of using names assigned by the U.S. Geographic Names Information System, also known as GNIS. Continue reading
Aug 30 Karina becomes a Pacific hurricane well away from land and is forecast to become a major storm By Associated Press While Karina was expected to stay well away from land, swells from the storm were likely to cause dangerous surf and rip current conditions along parts of southwest Mexico and the Baja California Peninsula, the hurricane center said. Continue reading
Aug 30 Lake Ontario to 'Lake America': Who gets to decide what goes on maps? By Innisfree McKinnon, The Conversation A geographer explains the politics and procedures behind renaming American places. Continue reading
Aug 29 Trump cannot deport students for criticizing Israel, judge rules By Associated Press Judge Noël Wise, in a ruling Friday, delivered a victory for the student newspaper at Stanford University, which has said some international students were afraid to speak out because of the deportation threat. Continue reading
Aug 29 Colorado River plan to cut water amid drought brings uncertainty for cities and farmers By Wufei Yu, Dorany Pineda, Associated Press The uncertainty stretches across seven U.S. states, tribal nations and Mexico. Continue reading
Aug 28 Watch 6:11 Fed Chair Warsh not ruling out interest rate hike amid inflation concerns By Amna Nawaz, Karina Cuevas, Amalia Huot-Marchand Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh said there is still work to do on inflation. At the Fed’s annual economic symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, Warsh also said that although he is not committed to a rate hike, he is not… Continue watching
Aug 28 Watch 6:59 National parks under strain from Trump's construction projects and political pressure By Amna Nawaz, Doug Adams Americans continue to flock to the national parks, with more than 320 million visitors in the last year alone. But that broad appeal is facing new political pressures, from orders to revise exhibits to President Trump's construction projects. Amna Nawaz… Continue watching