Jul 24 Watch 8:04 Global climate crisis hits home in the U.S. amid record heat and pervasive wildfires A fast-spreading wildfire burning out of control in California on the doorstep of Yosemite National Park has forced thousands to flee their homes. Hot and dry conditions, linked to climate change, are making it a tough fire to fight. Michael… Continue watching
Jul 24 Watch 2:48 News Wrap: Pope to ask forgiveness for historical abuse of Native children in Canada In our news wrap Sunday, Pope Francis landed in Canada, where he will ask forgiveness from Indigenous communities for historical abuses of Native children at residential schools once run by the Catholic Church. Also, President Biden's physician says his COVID… Continue watching
Jul 24 Watch 6:26 Costs of fast fashion fuel a rise in thrift shopping Americans generated 13 million tons of clothing and footwear waste in 2018, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. Cutting down those numbers is a daunting task, but some young people are turning to thrift shopping to help the environment and… Continue watching
Jul 24 City residents in Northeast flee heat waves poised to break records By Jeff McMillan, Associated Press For city folks in the Northeast trying to escape a nearly weeklong hot spell that only threatened to intensify Sunday, places like Promised Land, Pa. offered respite. Continue reading
Jul 24 California’s Oak Fire rages near Yosemite as thousands flee to safety By Associated Press Gov. Gavin Newsom proclaimed a state of emergency for Mariposa County due to the fire's effects. Evacuation orders were in place for over 6,000 people living across a several-mile span of the sparsely populated area in the Sierra Nevada foothills. Continue reading
Jul 24 Analysis: Biden’s global promises hindered by political obstacles at home By Chris Megerian, Fatima Hussein, Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press Domestic politics have routinely been a roadblock when it comes to taking action on climate change, taxes and pandemic relief, undermining hopes that Biden could swiftly restore the U.S. to its unquestioned role as a global leader. Continue reading
Jul 24 Biden says he’s feeling better after testing positive for COVID By Associated Press Administration officials have emphasized that his symptoms are mild because he has received four vaccine doses, and he started taking the antiviral drug Paxlovid after becoming infected. Continue reading
Jul 23 Watch 2:59 News Wrap: WHO calls monkeypox virus a global emergency In our news wrap Saturday, the WHO announced the monkeypox virus has now reached more than 70 countries and should be treated as a global emergency, two Americans were killed in Ukraine's eastern Donbas region while elsewhere Russia targeted Odesa,… Continue watching
Jul 23 Watch 8:50 Pete Buttigieg discusses travel woes, supply chains, infrastructure and LGBTQ rights By Geoff Bennett, Lorna Baldwin, Stephanie Kotuby, Winston Wilde Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is being asked to help solve several major challenges, from a supply chain crisis to a summer of flight delays and cancellations. The former presidential candidate and mayor of South Bend, Indiana, also has the task… Continue watching
Jul 23 Watch 5:53 How new technologies could accelerate the spread of conspiracy theories By Geoff Bennett, Andrew Corkery, Juliet Fuisz If tech-industry watchers are right we'll soon be living in the metaverse. Glimpses of the virtual environment are already among us, from virtual concerts and fashion to popular immersive games. While the virtual world could revolutionize work and play, it… Continue watching