Dec 12 Watch 7:37 News Wrap: Firefighters race to protect neighborhoods from massive Thomas fire By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, the Thomas fire, with flames hundreds of feet high, became the fifth largest fire in California's history, spreading from Ventura County to the coastal ridges near Santa Barbara. Also, federal terrorism charges were filed against… Continue watching
Dec 12 San Francisco Mayor Edwin Lee dies suddenly at 65 By Janie Har, Associated Press Mayor Ed Lee, who oversaw a technology-driven economic boom in the city that brought with it sky-high housing prices, died suddenly early Tuesday at age 65. Continue reading
Dec 09 Watch 24:55 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode December 9, 2017 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, Dec. 9, officials confirm the first death related to wildfires that continue to ravage Southern California. And two Palestinians were killed by an Israeli airstrike after President Trump formally recognized Jerusalem as Israel's capital. Also,… Continue watching
Dec 08 California struggles to breathe after year of climate-fueled wildfires By John Upton, Climate Central, Barbara Feder Ostrov, Kaiser Health News From Puget Sound to Disneyland and east over the Rockies, Americans have coughed and wheezed, rushed to emergency rooms and shut themselves indoors this year as pollution from wildfires darkened skies and rained soot across the landscape. Continue reading
Dec 07 Watch 6:33 Wind-driven fires force California evacuations, turn homes to ash By PBS News Hour Wildfires are burning out of control along the Southern California coast. Out of four fires on Thursday, the biggest and most destructive blazed its way down to the beach in Ventura County, closing parts of a major freeway. At least… Continue watching
Dec 06 Watch 6:45 News Wrap: House votes down Trump impeachment resolution By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, the House killed a resolution to impeach President Trump, a proposal offered by a Texas Democrat who accused the president of proposing bigotry and racism. Most Democrats voted with Republicans. Also, Donald Trump Jr. spent… Continue watching
Dec 06 Extreme winds are fueling uncontrollable fires in Southern California. Here's what we know By Rashmi Shivni Massive wildfires that burned across Southern California on Wednesday have destroyed hundreds of homes, closed schools and set off mass evacuations. Continue reading
Nov 25 Bannon-sponsored candidates often picked for Trump loyalty By Scott Bauer and Thomas Beaumont, Associated Press As Steve Bannon drafts his team of challengers to the old guard, the new guard is increasingly aligned not by ideology, but by its history of support for the president. Continue reading
Nov 23 Praying mantis hanky-panky is way weirder than you think By Joshua Cassidy, KQED Science As it turns out, when a male mantis loses his head, it doesn’t mean he loses the urge to procreate. You read that right. Continue reading
Nov 21 Watch 7:28 In John Adams' new Gold Rush opera, cultures clash with a tragic ending By Jeffrey Brown, Jaywon Choe, Mike Fritz For contemporary composer John Adams, it was three notes that launched his latest opera: the sound of a pick axe “chipping away at stone.” Premiering at the San Francisco Opera, "Girls of the Golden West," a collaboration with director Peter… Continue watching