Oct 10 Watch 6:17 News Wrap: Zelenskiy denies Trump tried to blackmail him In our news wrap Thursday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy denied President Trump sought to blackmail him over military aid to Ukraine. Zelenskiy also vowed that his country would investigate whether Ukraine interfered in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Meanwhile, Apple… Continue watching
Oct 10 Watch 7:56 Why California residents are ‘frustrated’ with PG&E over planned power outage The power is still out across a wide swath of Northern California. Officials from utility company PG&E are conducting a planned blackout to reduce the risk of wildfire from high winds mixing with dry weather. But anger is building among… Continue watching
Aug 16 Watch 7:10 How people of Kashmir are reacting to India’s crackdown Nearly 4 million people in Kashmir have been confined to their homes in a total communications blackout since Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi stripped the primarily Muslim state of its semi-autonomous status 13 days ago. Amna Nawaz reports and talks… Continue watching
Jun 17 South American countries emerge from blackout but cause still unknown By Luis Andres Henao, Paul Byrne, Associated Press The outage, which hit Argentina and neighboring countries, ignited questions about preparedness and lack of investment in the power system. Continue reading
Jul 31 Indian Power Being Restored Slowly After Massive Grid Failures Indian porters push a parcels cart over railway tracks near a web of high voltage line feeders at a train station in New Delhi on July 31, 2012. A massive power failure hit India for the second day running… Continue reading
Jul 31 Watch World’s Biggest Power Blackout in Human History Strikes India The second day of India's power grid failures were worse than the first. Nearly 1900 miles of India went dark, an area that is home to nearly half of India's 1.2 billion citizens. Judy Woodruff reports how the blackout is… Continue watching
Jul 10 Watch 10 Questions with Wikipedia Founder Jimmy Wales 10 Questions with Wikipedia Founder Jimmy Wales… Continue watching
Jan 17 Watch A World Without Wikipedia: For SOPA, Websites Threaten a Midnight Blackout Beginning midnight Wednesday, some major Internet companies could go dark for 24 hours as part of an online protest against the Stop Online Piracy Act, or SOPA. Ray Suarez discusses the planned blackout with Ben Huh, the CEO of a… Continue watching
Aug 02 Watch Nationwide Heat Wave Strains U.S. Power Grid Utility companies warned Wednesday that rising demand may place a strain on the nation's power grid over the next few days. An expert discusses the impact of the heat wave on electricity demand and ways to conserve energy. Continue watching
Aug 14 Electricity Blackout Hits Major U.S., Canadian Cities Massive power outages hit several major cities in the United States and Canada Thursday afternoon including New York, Toronto and Detroit, apparently from a power failure in upstate New York or Canada. Continue reading