Aug 14 Amazon recalls potentially hazardous solar eclipse glasses By Nsikan Akpan Amazon issued a recall for some eclipse glasses sold on its internet marketplace, but did not publicly list the offending vendors or brands. Continue reading
Aug 13 Watch 2:43 Charlottesville mayor blames Trump for violent weekend By PBS NewsHour As locals grappled with the aftermath of a white nationalist rally that left three people dead on Saturday, Mayor Michael Signer wasted no words on denouncing President Donald Trump for what he says is his culpability in the violence. But… Continue watching
Aug 13 Politicians criticize Trump for not explicitly rebuking white supremacists By Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press Democrats and some Republicans called on him to specifically denounce white supremacy and racially motivated hate by name. Continue reading
Aug 12 Watch 4:54 White nationalist rally brings clashes in Charlottesville By PBS NewsHour Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe declared a state of emergency in Charlottesville on Saturday as hundreds of white nationalists and alt-right activists clashed with police and counter-protesters. It was the second rally to protest the city’s plan to remove a statue… Continue watching
Aug 12 Three dead after white nationalist rally in Charlottesville By Kamala Kelkar A car plowed into a pool of people in the college town of Charlottesville, Va., on Saturday afternoon, killing one person and injuring several others in the aftermath of a white nationalist rally that turned violent before it was scheduled… Continue reading
Aug 11 Watch 3:34 What to do when you realize classic books from your childhood are racist By PBS NewsHour Do you have an old children’s book you love? Well, there’s a good chance that it might be racist, says kids’ author Grace Lin. She offers her humble opinion on how you can keep loving your favorite classics while acknowledging… Continue watching
Aug 10 Watch The economic reason this chicken producer gave up antibiotics By PBS NewsHour For decades, almost all factory-farmed chickens were raised on antibiotics. But low doses of “maintenance” antibiotics can spur bacteria to build resistance, creating superbugs. Economics correspondent Paul Solman and science correspondent Miles O’Brien report team up to examine why one… Continue watching
Aug 10 5 things you likely didn’t know about Guam By Amber Partida Despite coming to the center of attention in recent days, Guam remains a relatively isolated island known for little more than its U.S. military port. Continue reading
Aug 09 Watch 9:38 How industrial farming techniques can breed superbugs By Miles O'Brien As high-density, industrial-scale livestock farms have become fertile breeding grounds for disease, they’ve also become a major source of drug-resistant superbugs. Science correspondent Miles O’Brien and economics correspondent Paul Solman team up to report on how scientists are studying how… Continue watching
Aug 09 Social Security says I owe money for Medicare coverage I didn’t get. How do I appeal? By Philip Moeller A cautionary tale about how even the most straightforward Medicare applications can turn into nightmares. Continue reading