• News Wrap: Biden says U.S. military will airdrop humanitarian aid into Gaza

    News Wrap: Biden says U.S. military will airdrop humanitarian aid into Gaza

    Mar 01, 2024 11:45 PM EDT

    ... a new burst of gang warfare, a Colorado paramedic was sentenced to five years in prison in the death of Elijah McClain and officials in Texas say the biggest wildfire in state history has destroyed 500 homes. ... Geoff Bennett: In the day's other headlines: President Biden announced the U ...

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    Coping With Climate Change: 2 Texas Towns Struggle for Water

    Mar 22, 2012 10:33 PM EDT

    ... Yes, there is some government subsidies, but it's not enough. HARI SREENIVASAN: Already dry grass and brush turned into perfect kindling for the worst wildfire season in Texas history. The fires charred nearly four million acres, and firefighters were forced to use precious water to put those fires out ...

  • March 6, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode

    March 6, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode

    Mar 07, 2024 01:09 AM EDT

    ... Super Tuesday, setting up a rematch with Trump and President Biden. Then, we speak with White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on the eve of President Biden's State of the Union address. Plus, residents of Texas towns destroyed in wildfires struggle with loss and the road to recovery.

  • Extreme weather doesn’t usually motivate Americans to move. Here’s why

    Extreme weather doesn’t usually motivate Americans to move. Here’s why

    Oct 05, 2021 04:00 PM EDT

    Where extreme weather hits the hardest There are several different types of severe weather events, from the highly unusual blizzard that gripped Texas in February, to wildfires and hurricanes that occur every year but have grown more destructive and more frequent. All of the above can have devastating impacts on ...

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    What's Causing Unusually Hot Temperatures in U.S.?

    Jul 02, 2012 10:13 PM EDT

    ... hot and dry. But, you know, I mean, every year is somewhat exceptional. Last year, of course, there was heat waves and all kinds of wildfires in -- centered in Texas, Arizona, New Mexico. And it was extraordinarily hot in Oklahoma. The previous year, it was in Russia. In 2009, there ...

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    Wednesday, September 7, 2011

    Sep 08, 2011 12:20 AM EDT

    ... announce to the nation Thursday. Also, we sit down with White House Chief Counterterrorism Adviser John Brennan to discuss the strength of al-Qaida and crews in Texas race to battle raging wildfires. Finally, we get a report on security suspects at shopping malls and preview tonight's GOP debate.

  • At least 4 dead, hundreds of homes destroyed after wildfires sweep across Oklahoma and Texas

    At least 4 dead, hundreds of homes destroyed after wildfires sweep across Oklahoma and Texas

    Mar 17, 2025 01:13 PM EDT

    DALLAS (AP) — As Oklahomans assessed the devastation from wildfires that whipped across the state, damaging or destroying hundreds of homes, officials in both Oklahoma and Texas warned Sunday of an increased risk of fire danger in the coming week. “We’re going to be back into a critical area,” Oklahoma ...

  • Hundreds flee, building destroyed as wildfire spreads to trees near Texas apartments

    Hundreds flee, building destroyed as wildfire spreads to trees near Texas apartments

    Aug 09, 2023 06:54 PM EDT

    CEDAR PARK, Texas (AP) — A grass fire near Austin, Texas, spread into trees near an apartment complex and condominiums, destroying one of the buildings and forcing hundreds of residents from their homes. Two people suffered minor injuries in the 50-acre (20-hectare) fire that resulted in the evacuation of ...

  • Death toll rises to at least 37 after tornadoes, wildfires and dust storms ravage multiple U.S. states

    Death toll rises to at least 37 after tornadoes, wildfires and dust storms ravage multiple U.S. states

    Mar 16, 2025 11:34 PM EDT

    ... making another quick descent, she said. “I was crying. My legs were shaking. It was pretty scary,” she said. In Arkansas, officials confirmed three deaths. Wildfires and dust storms drive up the death toll Wind-driven wildfires caused extensive damage in Texas and Oklahoma and officials warned Sunday that parts ...

  • News Wrap: Police identify shooter who killed 8 at Texas outlet mall

    News Wrap: Police identify shooter who killed 8 at Texas outlet mall

    May 07, 2023 09:45 PM EDT

    In our news wrap Sunday, a gunman killed eight people at a mall in suburban Dallas, an SUV drove through a crowd at a bus stop in Brownsville, Texas, killing seven, more than 100 wildfires are forcing evacuations in western Canada, seven horses died in the days before the Kentucky ...