Sep 07 Watch 4:15 News Wrap: Tropical Storm Marie brings dangerous surf to California coast In our news wrap Monday, Tropical Storm Marie is whipping up high surf along the California coast, the Kremlin is not ruling out future talks between Ukraine, Russia, and the United States following a weekend visit to Moscow by U.S. Continue watching
Sep 04 Technology is reshaping education. But is it helping students learn? By William Brangham Putting technology into schools was sold as a revolution that would help kids learn. But as tech companies exert greater influence, many are now wondering if screen time is doing more harm than good. Horizons moderator William Brangham explores how… Continue reading
Sep 04 Watch Technology is reshaping education. But is it helping students learn? By William Brangham, Madison Staten, Solveig Rennan Sandbulte, Satvi Sunkara, Alexa Gold, Zoie Lambert, Juliet Fuisz Putting technology into schools was sold as a revolution that would help kids learn. But as tech companies exert greater influence, many are now wondering if screen time is doing more harm than good. Horizons moderator William Brangham explores how… Continue reading
Sep 04 EPA seeks more public comments as it struggles to devise water rule that limits scope on wetlands By Matthew Daly, Associated Press The request, announced Friday, comes nearly a year after the agency proposed a rule defining "waters of the United States," or WOTUS, based on a 2023 Supreme Court ruling that removed federal protections for vast areas. Continue reading
Sep 03 Global warming will exceed 1.5-degree limit, UN says in report that maps path back below danger zone By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press In a strategic retreat in the fight against climate change, the United Nations has acknowledged that Earth has lost its chance to prevent some of the worst of global warming's harms. So now the world must figure out how to get… Continue reading
Sep 03 Scientists studying cockroach milk, nose-blowing win 2026 Ig Nobel prizes for quirky science By Adithi Ramakrishnan, Associated Press Ten research teams were honored Thursday at a satirical science awards ceremony that was hosted outside the U.S. for the first time due to travel concerns. Continue reading
Sep 02 Watch 6:14 Pediatrician says RFK Jr. sowing doubt about measles-associated deaths By William Brangham, Karina Cuevas, David Bentley A coalition of leading medical groups issued their own vaccine guidance in response in part to changing and confusing messaging from federal officials. It comes on the heels of rising measles cases in multiple states. William Brangham discussed more with… Continue watching
Sep 02 AI agents are hacking systems without any input from humans. How did we get here? By Loreben Tuquero, PolitiFact AI agents are systems that work on their own to handle tasks for humans. They’ve recently made headlines for actions they’ve taken, such as hacking, without human supervision. Continue reading
Sep 01 Watch 6:41 News Wrap: U.S. strikes Iran after attempted attacks against ships in Strait of Hormuz In our news wrap Tuesday, the U.S. struck targets inside Iran in response to what it called attempted attacks against ships in the Strait of Hormuz, the jury in the Lindsay Clancy trial spent a fourth day deliberating, telling the… Continue watching
Sep 01 Watch 4:16 Families desperately search for loved ones swept away in Nepal floods By Neil Connery Authorities in Nepal continued mass burials after catastrophic floods roared down high mountain valleys in a vast torrent of destruction. The death toll is now over 1,000 people, with thousands still missing. Across the border in China, which has been… Continue watching