Jul 14 Demand for robot cooks rises as kitchens combat COVID-19 By Dee-Ann Durbin, Terence Chea, Associated Press Robots that can flip burgers, make salads and even bake bread are in growing demand as virus-wary kitchens try to put some distance between workers and customers. Continue reading
Jul 13 Search resumes for mass graves from 1921 Tulsa race massacre By Associated Press A team of researchers and historians are resuming test excavations of potential unmarked mass graves from the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. Continue reading
Jul 13 U.S., China, U.A.E to send fleet of spacecrafts to Mars By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press Mars is about to be invaded by planet Earth — big time. The U.S., China and the United Arab Emirates are sending spacecraft to Mars in quick succession beginning this week. Continue reading
Jul 12 Watch 8:25 How Denver is tackling food waste to fight hunger, climate change By Allison Aubrey, NPR With more people staying at home, food waste has grown across the country. Even before the pandemic nearly $281 billion worth of food was thrown away. Special Correspondent Allison Aubrey reports on the aggressive effort by Denver, Colorado, to tackle… Continue watching
Jul 11 Conservation groups upset by North Cascades grizzly decision By Nicholas K. Geranios, Associated Press The forested mountains in and around North Cascades National Park in north central Washington state have long been considered prime habitat for threatened grizzly bears, so environmental groups are upset the Trump administration scrapped plans to reintroduce the apex predators… Continue reading
Jul 11 AP FACT CHECK: If he's said it once, he's said it 100 times By Calvin Woodward, Hope Yen, Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press COVID-19 testing would be the envy of the world, the economy would be on the cusp of roaring back, the threat would be receding in a pandemic that has sickened more than 3.1 million Americans and killed more than 134,000. Continue reading
Jul 10 France ordered to fight pollution or pay millions in fines By Associated Press The Council of State's unusual ruling Friday came after the government failed to fulfill a 2017 order to reduce pollution in accordance with EU rules. The national government and local governments have announced multiple anti-pollution measures in recent years. But… Continue reading
Jul 10 Fast-moving Tropical Storm Fay makes landfall in New Jersey By Michael Hill and Karen Matthews, Associated Press Fast-moving Tropical Storm Fay made landfall in New Jersey on Friday amid heavy, lashing rain that closed beaches and flooded shore town streets. Continue reading
Jul 10 Newly discovered comet is lighting up Earth's sky By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press Neowise swept within Mercury’s orbit a week ago and now is headed our way, with closest approach in two weeks. Continue reading
Jul 09 U.N. warns world could hit 1.5-degree warming threshold by 2024 By Nadine Achoui-Lesage, Frank Jordans, Associated Press The U.N. weather agency says the world could see average global temperatures rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius above the pre-industrial average for the first time in the coming five years. The 1.5-C mark is the level to which countries have… Continue reading