• Russian missile attack on Ukrainian city wounds dozens, damages buildings

    Russian missile attack on Ukrainian city wounds dozens, damages buildings

    May 01, 2023 02:04 PM EST

    Missiles also hit three other areas in the region, damaging residential buildings and a school, he said. Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said Monday that Russia conducted “a group missile strike with long-range precision-guided airborne and seaborne weapons on facilities of Ukraine’s defense industry ... all designated ...

  • Supreme Court asked to preserve abortion pill access rules

    Supreme Court asked to preserve abortion pill access rules

    Apr 14, 2023 02:07 PM EST

    The appeals court judges in the majority in Wednesday’s decision noted that the Biden administration and mifepristone’s manufacturer “warn us of significant public consequences” that would result if mifepristone were withdrawn entirely from the market under the lower court ruling. But the judges suggested FDA changes making mifepristone ...

  • Exploring the health care challenges rural Americans face across 5 states

    Exploring the health care challenges rural Americans face across 5 states

    Apr 12, 2023 10:11 PM EST

    ... diversity in rural America than we usually think of from the perches in the main media centers. And, you know, we wanted to capture that.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5NG5UHNMuc For Brangham, many of the issues facing rural Americans stem from having a market driven health care system ...

  • Russia bombards Ukraine at grim Bucha anniversary

    Russia bombards Ukraine at grim Bucha anniversary

    Mar 31, 2023 01:58 PM EST

    BUCHA, Ukraine (AP) — Russia used its long-range arsenal to bombard anew several areas of Ukraine on Friday, killing at least two civilians and damaging homes as Ukrainians commemorated the anniversary of the liberation of Bucha from a brutal occupation by the Kremlin's forces. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that ...

  • Humanity can still stop worst consequences of climate change, but time is running out, IPCC warns

    Humanity can still stop worst consequences of climate change, but time is running out, IPCC warns

    Mar 20, 2023 02:41 PM EST

    ... starting to pile on,” said report co-author Francis X. Johnson, a climate, land and policy scientist at the Stockholm Environment Institute. The report mentions “https://apnews.com/article/science-climate-and-environment-10b36a73b486ed5c0bde05db4151ccb0">tipping points” around that temperature of species extinction, including coral reefs, irreversible melting of ice ...

  • 1 year after the invasion began, a timeline of Russia's war in Ukraine

    1 year after the invasion began, a timeline of Russia's war in Ukraine

    Feb 19, 2023 03:25 PM EST

    ... and other weapons and addressing Congress. https://youtu.be/c0otZoPcxko 2023 January On Jan. 1, just moments into the New Year, scores of freshly mobilized Russian soldiers are killed by a Ukrainian missile strike on the city of Makiivka. Russia's Defense Ministry says 89 troops were killed, while Ukrainian ...

  • Analysis: Why federal regulators are considering new safety rules for gas stoves

    Analysis: Why federal regulators are considering new safety rules for gas stoves

    Jan 13, 2023 08:41 PM EST

    ... unsurprisingly, levels are higher close to major roadways. Gas stoves often are the most substantial indoor source, with a greater contribution from large burners that run longer. The gas industry’s position is that gas stoves are a minor source of indoor air pollutants. This is true in some homes ...

  • There are new House rules under GOP leadership. Here's a short guide

    There are new House rules under GOP leadership. Here's a short guide

    Jan 10, 2023 08:44 PM EST

    ... the House will operate in the new session and what’s in those rules, which were sculpted by those who voted against Speaker Kevin McCarthy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCiZ7fO5rfM Watch the segment in the player above. The full House rules package is 55 pages long. You can ...

  • Brittney Griner arrives home in U.S. after months of Russian imprisonment

    Brittney Griner arrives home in U.S. after months of Russian imprisonment

    Dec 09, 2022 02:19 PM EST

    Griner pleaded guilty in July but still faced trial because admitting guilt in Russia’s judicial system does not automatically end a case. She was sentenced to nine years. WATCH: With Griner’s release, questions remain over fate of Americans still held in Russia She acknowledged in court that she ...

  • Officials say most Ukrainians left without power after barrage of Russian strikes

    Officials say most Ukrainians left without power after barrage of Russian strikes

    Nov 23, 2022 03:44 PM EST

    ... soon as the grid is “normalized.” Energoatom said on its Telegram channel that radiation levels at the sites are unchanged and “all indicators are normal.” https://youtu.be/NQFD1ocU2Qw The Energy Ministry said the attacks also caused a temporary blackout of most thermal and hydroelectric power plants, and also affected ...