Aug 22 Watch 3:32 More firefighters battle growing California blazes With more than 550 fires burning across California, three clusters of fires in Northern California are causing the most damage. So far, more than 900,000 acres have been scorched and more than 100,000 people are under evacuation orders. In some… Continue watching
Aug 22 Watch 5:04 States prepare for voting by mail as Election Day approaches Despite the postmaster general’s recent testimony to Congress affirming USPS’s ability to handle mail-in voting in the upcoming elections, President Trump has continued to attack the validity of some ballots sent by mail. Audrey Kline, National Policy Director at the… Continue watching
Aug 22 Watch 9:16 The public health crisis you may not know about: snakebites By Benedict Moran, Jorgen Samso Over 100,000 people die every year from snakebites, and another 450,000 suffer life-altering injuries. The World Health Organization has labeled snakebites an epidemic, and reports that only half of the anti-venom needed globally is currently being produced. Special correspondent Benedict… Continue watching
Aug 22 AP FACT CHECK: What the Dems didn’t say, and what Trump did By Calvin Woodward, Hope Yen, Chris Rugaber, Associated Press Joe Biden and fellow Democrats spun an assortment of facts to their benefit in their national convention. Meanwhile President Donald Trump flooded the zone with falsehoods, some so apparent that anyone with access to the internet could see the folly… Continue reading
Aug 22 Reinforcements arriving to help in deadly California fires By Olga R. Rodriguez, Janie Har, Associated Press Firefighters and aircraft from 10 states began arriving in California Friday to help weary crews battling some of the largest blazes in state history as weekend weather threatened to renew the advance of flames that have killed six people and… Continue reading
Aug 16 Lightning sparks new wildfires across California By Associated Press A rare summer thunderstorm brought lightning that sparked several small blazes in Northern California on Sunday and stoked a huge forest fire that has forced hundreds of people from their homes north of Los Angeles. Continue reading
Aug 16 Watch 5:05 100 years after women’s suffrage, work remains in achieving equality By PBS NewsHour This week it will be 100 years since the 19th Amendment was passed, giving women in America the hard-fought right to vote. With COVID-19 disproportionately affecting women, especially women of color, progress on several fronts including wage equality has been… Continue watching
Aug 16 Watch 10:56 How Black immigrant Mainers are fighting COVID-19 By Kira Kay Despite low rates of COVID-19 infections, Maine has the largest racial disparity of infection rates in the country. Special Correspondent Kira Kay reports that Black immigrant Mainers have been disproportionately affected and that state aid needed to fight the virus… Continue watching
Aug 16 Police: At least 18 shot, with 4 dead, across Cincinnati By Associated Press At least 18 people were shot, including four killed, as gunfire erupted in several places around the city overnight, authorities said Sunday. Continue reading
Aug 16 House Dems summon postal leaders to hearing on mail delays By Aamer Madhani, Matthew Daly, Associated Press The Democratic-run House on Sunday demanded that leaders of the U.S. Postal Service testify at an emergency oversight hearing Aug. 24 on mail delays as concerns grow that the Trump White House is trying to undermine the agency during the… Continue reading