Dec 19 Watch 3:36 News Wrap: Paralyzing cyberattack ‘WannaCry’ traced to North Korea, says U.S. By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Tuesday, the U.S. has charged that North Korea was the perpetrator of a widespread cyberattack that affected computer systems worldwide last May. Also, crews continue to work to clear the wreckage of the Amtrak derailment that… Continue watching
Dec 09 How smoke from California’s fires is harming the most vulnerable By John Upton, Climate Central, Kate Wheeling, Pacific Standard Tens of thousands of homeless in Southern California are struggling to escape smoke as wildfires tear through the region. Continue reading
Dec 08 Watch 2:36 Officials warn fires burning across Southern California could get worse if wind picks up By PBS NewsHour At least a half dozen blazes are burning across Southern California. The largest one, which has swept across Ventura County, has burned at least 430 homes and other buildings. To the south, a fire that ignited Thursday in San Diego… Continue watching
Dec 05 Watch 3:22 News Wrap: Kirstjen Nielsen confirmed to lead Homeland Security By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Tuesday, the Senate voted 62 to 37 to confirm Kirstjen Nielsen to lead the Department of Homeland Security. Nielsen served under the previous chief, John Kelly, before he moved to the White House as chief of… Continue watching
Nov 12 Should energy companies shut off power during windstorms to prevent fires? By Lauren Sommer, KQED Science A Southern California utility routinely powers down sections of the grid during extreme winds. Continue reading
Oct 22 Incarcerated women risk their lives fighting California fires. It’s part of a long history of prison labor By Kamala Kelkar As many as 1,600 trained inmates have fought California's recent wildfires, the latest chapter in a long history of prison labor. Continue reading
Sep 16 Watch 54:34 PBS NewsHour full episode September 16, 2015 By PBS NewsHour Wednesday on the NewsHour, what to expect from the second 2016 Republican debate. Also: the science behind the rampant wildfires in the West, senior intelligence officials are accused of altering reports on the Islamic State, India’s “Henry Ford” of heart… Continue watching
Sep 13 Wildfires trigger emergency declaration and evacuations in California By Carey Reed California's Gov. Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency in Lake and Napa counties Sunday, as a rapidly growing wildfire blazed a path of destruction. Continue reading
Oct 25 Watch House Passes Revised Children’s Health Insurance Bill The U.S. House passed a revised version of legislation aimed at expanding the State Children's Health Insurance Program Thursday, but not by the two-thirds margin necessary to override a promised presidential veto. Continue watching