Oct 05 California governor signs right-to-die legislation By Judy Lin, Associated Press California will become the fifth state to allow terminally ill patients to legally end their lives using doctor-prescribed drugs after Gov. Jerry Brown announced Monday he signed right-to-die legislation. Continue reading
Sep 30 Watch 202 skydivers grab hands to smash a record By PBS News Hour In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, a look at two incredible events on opposite sides of the world. In China thousands witnessed a massive tidal bore, and in California more than 200 skydivers created two massive human snowflake… Continue watching
Sep 30 Watch Giving millions more access to care, Medicaid expansion strains California’s health system By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Sep 26 Watch 3:58 To fight climate change, California air regulators restore fuel-emission cuts By PBS News Hour California's Air Resources Board on Friday approved updates to a key climate change rule that requires oil producers to cut carbon pollution from gasoline and diesel fuels by at least 10 percent by 2020. California is the only the second… Continue watching
Sep 18 Video shows California police striking teenager after allegedly jaywalking By Margaret Sessa-Hawkins Footage emerged Thursday of police officers in Stockton, California, violently arresting a 16-year-old boy for allegedly jaywalking. Continue reading
Sep 16 Magnitude 8.3 earthquake strikes Chile; tsunami alerts issued across Pacific By News Desk A powerful magnitude 8.3 earthquake struck central Chile, just north of the capital city of Santiago, Wednesday, prompting tsunami warnings for the entire country. Continue reading
Sep 16 Watch 4:54 What made the West explode in flames By PBS News Hour The West’s potentially record-breaking wildfire season has burned more than 650,000 acres in California alone. Science correspondent Miles O’Brien joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the science behind the flames. Continue watching
Sep 15 Watch 8:37 News Wrap: Hungary arrests migrants under new laws By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, the Hungarian government declared a state of crisis as migrants continued to flood its borders but were met with a completed barrier fence. Also, the number of homes consumed by California's Valley fire increased to… Continue watching
Sep 14 Watch 5:31 News Wrap: Wildfires scorch hundreds of homes in Northern California By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, two wildfires swept across Northern California, destroying at least 400 homes and killing one. Also, in Afghanistan, Taliban fighters stormed a prison with a car bomb, allowing 355 prisoners to escape. 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