Sep 25 Watch How much privacy is left in an age of surveillance? By William Brangham, Madison Staten, Solveig Rennan Sandbulte, Satvi Sunkara, Alexa Gold, Zoie Lambert, Juliet Fuisz We are all being watched in ways we never imagined, including vehicle tracking, facial recognition technology and data mining. What does all this digital surveillance mean for the right to privacy? And as a backlash over this monitoring grows, what… Continue reading
Sep 25 How much privacy is left in an age of surveillance? By William Brangham We are all being watched in ways we never imagined, including vehicle tracking, facial recognition technology and data mining. What does all this digital surveillance mean for the right to privacy? And as a backlash over this monitoring grows, what… Continue reading
Sep 25 Watch 6:30 News Wrap: Xi wraps up 3-day state visit with Trump In our news wrap Friday, Chinese President Xi wrapped up a three-day state visit with President Trump that was heavy on pageantry and light on policy announcements, tens of millions of people along the East Coast could see flooding, rough… Continue watching
Sep 24 Watch 5:36 News Wrap: Netanyahu calls allegations of genocide in Gaza 'the biggest lie' In our news wrap Thursday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered a fiery speech at the U.N. General Assembly and dismissed allegations of genocide in Gaza, eight people were killed in the latest barrage of Russian drones and missiles in… Continue watching
Sep 24 Watch 8:10 In a warming climate, should air conditioning be a right? By Stephanie Sy, Sam Weber Fall temperatures are finally cooling off much of the United States, but this past summer was yet another reminder that the climate is changing. Stephanie Sy reports on how some cities are considering whether residents should have a right to… Continue watching
Sep 24 Watch 7:43 Lock of hair settles questions about Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings By Geoff Bennett, Stephanie Kotuby, Alexa Gold Researchers say they have the most conclusive proof of Thomas Jefferson's paternity of Sally Hemings’ children. A strand of hair found in Jefferson’s Bible launched an investigation involving DNA scientists, historians, genealogists and descendants of both Jefferson and Hemings. The… Continue watching
Sep 23 Sen. Bernie Sanders unveils bill to ban artificial superintelligence and create Department of AI By Joey Cappelletti, Associated Press Two leading progressive lawmakers, Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Greg Casar, are unveiling legislation Wednesday that would ban artificial superintelligence and create a federal agency to oversee advanced AI. Continue reading
Sep 23 Polo off Mexican coast is among 'the strongest storms ever' By Megan Janetsky, Desiree Brooks, Associated Press The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami has called Polo an “extremely dangerous” storm and forecast the system would turn sharply to the northwest before moving west-northwest over the next several days. Continue reading
Sep 22 Fall has officially arrived. Here's what to know about the autumnal equinox By Associated Press At 8:05 p.m. Eastern time Tuesday, the sun will be directly overhead at the equator. Continue reading
Sep 22 Watch 9:31 Researchers explore new uses for abortion-related drugs By Sarah Varney, Rachel Wellford For years, mifepristone and similar drugs have been used to treat uterine fibroids and endometriosis. Now researchers are exploring whether these drugs could have other uses in women’s health, including preventing some cancers. But the politics and restrictions surrounding these… Continue watching