Apr 29 WATCH: Trump talks about Putin call, Comey indictment as he welcomes Artemis II astronauts to the White House By Associated Press President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Russia's Vladimir Putin offered to help the U.S. handle Iran’s enriched uranium as part of a potential nuclear deal. Continue reading
Apr 29 WATCH: EPA's Zeldin testifies on Trump's budget request in Senate Environment hearing By Michael Phillis, Associated Press Senate Democrats accused the Trump administration of abandoning the Environmental Protection Agency's mission to protect human health and the environment at a congressional hearing Wednesday, slamming agency leadership over a proposal to cut its budget in half. Continue reading
Apr 28 Taylor Swift files new trademark applications. One expert says it is to curb AI threats By Maria Sherman, Associated Press Swift has been a target of AI misuse in the past. Continue reading
Apr 28 Musk and Altman show up for trial that could reshape AI By Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press The bickering billionaires’ early-morning appearances foreshadow what could be a dramatic start to a legal drama that is expected to be brimming with intrigue and potentially embarrassing details about the two tech moguls. Continue reading
Apr 25 U.S. doctors warn of a potentially bad year for tick-borne diseases By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press Tick season seems to be off to a fast start, with an unusually high number of bites already reported across the country. Continue reading
Apr 24 As misinformation spreads and mistrust deepens, can the U.S. handle another pandemic? By William Brangham The COVID pandemic overwhelmed our health care system and killed well over a million Americans. Fast-tracked vaccines saved millions, but missteps in the response and misinformation online have damaged trust. Horizons moderator William Brangham explores the state of America’s public… Continue reading
Apr 24 Watch As misinformation spreads and mistrust deepens, can the U.S. handle another pandemic? By William Brangham, Solveig Rennan, Madison Staten, Satvi Sunkara, Juliet Fuisz, Alexa Gold, Zoie Lambert The COVID pandemic overwhelmed our health care system and killed well over a million Americans. Fast-tracked vaccines saved millions, but missteps in the response and misinformation online have damaged trust. Horizons moderator William Brangham explores the state of America’s public… Continue reading
Apr 24 Growing wildfires blamed for death of Florida firefighter, destruction of 120 Georgia homes By Emilie Megnien, Russ Bynum, Associated Press An unusually large number of wildfires are burning this spring across the Southeast, where scientists the threat of fire has been amplified by a combination of drought, gusty winds, climate change and dead trees still littering some forest nearly two… Continue reading
Apr 24 More countries are turning to nuclear power 40 years after the Chernobyl disaster By Hunter Bonaparte and John Leicester, Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press Over 400 nuclear reactors are operational in 31 countries, while about 70 more are under construction. Nuclear power accounts for producing about 10% of the world’s electricity, equivalent to about a quarter of all sources of low-carbon power. Continue reading
Apr 24 Tornado barrels through Oklahoma, damaging 40 homes and shutting down roads By Sean Murphy, Associated Press Communities began cleaning up Friday after a powerful tornado in Oklahoma damaged at least 40 homes, ripping roofs off of some and reducing others to rubble in a rural community as emergency crews rescued trapped residents, authorities said. Continue reading