Sep 12 Where have all the Atlantic hurricanes gone? El Niño might bring record slow storm season By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press On Saturday, 2026 set a record for the longest a season has begun without a storm that has reached winds of 74 mph to qualify as a hurricane — at least in the satellite era, said Nick Novella, a meteorologist… Continue reading
Sep 11 The lasting health toll of 9/11 on rescue workers and survivors By William Brangham It’s now believed that more people have died because of the toxic exposures they got from the 9/11 sites than were killed by the terrorists on that day. Survivors, first responders and volunteers have faced everything from cancer to respiratory… Continue reading
Sep 11 Watch The lasting health toll of 9/11 on rescue workers and survivors By William Brangham, Madison Staten, Solveig Rennan Sandbulte, Alexa Gold, Zoie Lambert, Juliet Fuisz It’s now believed that more people have died because of the toxic exposures they got from the 9/11 sites than were killed by the terrorists on that day. Survivors, first responders and volunteers have faced everything from cancer to respiratory… Continue reading
Sep 11 Watch 5:34 News Wrap: August inflation report shows consumer prices up 3.4% In our news wrap Friday, the Labor Department reported that consumer prices rose 3.4% in August when compared to last year, the inflation report is fueling speculation that the Fed will raise interest rates, U.S. health officials declared an end… Continue watching
Sep 11 Why Chesapeake blue crabs remain at risk despite an unusual rebound this year By Jaylan A. Sims After half a decade of worryingly low numbers, the Chesapeake Bay's blue crab population appears to be fighting its way out of a slump. Scientists still have no clear explanation for why, and say the growth deserves cautious optimism. Continue reading
Sep 10 Watch 4:09 News Wrap: Supreme Court again rejects GOP push for new congressional map in Missouri In our news wrap Thursday, the Supreme Court again rejected a Republican push for a new congressional map in Missouri that could have helped Republicans pick up a seat, climate scientists say August was the hottest month ever recorded globally… Continue watching
Sep 09 Watch 7:11 AI researcher warns companies are ignoring catastrophic risks By Geoff Bennett, Azhar Merchant Concerns about the risks of artificial intelligence, and whether the companies building it are doing enough to keep it safe, have erupted across the tech world. Jacob Coxon, who previously worked at Anthropic and OpenAI, wrote that the industry understands… Continue watching
Sep 09 Anthropic researcher's resignation sends warning about the dangers of AI development By Kaitlyn Huamani, Associated Press Jacob Coxon, who said he spent three years doing research at both Anthropic and OpenAI, said Tuesday on the social platform X that the two AI companies are more focused on beating each other and global competitors in developing the… Continue reading
Sep 08 Watch 5:21 Southeast Asia endures punishing year of extreme weather amid super El Niño By Patrick Fok, Emily Siu Southeast Asia is enduring a punishing year of extreme weather and experts warn the ongoing storm season could be one of the most intense in years. Special correspondent Patrick Fok reports from Singapore on how the El Niño climate pattern… Continue watching
Sep 08 Meta launches personal AI agent, Muse, to help with everyday tasks By Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press Meta says it runs on a dedicated, secure virtual machine that houses both the agent and the user's data. Continue reading