Apr 21 Top EPA advisers challenge long-standing air pollution science, threatening Americans’ health By Richard E. Peltier, The Conversation On April 11, an important scientific advisory group submitted recommendations to EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler that propose new and dangerous ways of interpreting findings on the health effects of air pollution. Continue reading
Apr 21 As Russia probe began, Trump called on NSA spy chief for help By Deb Riechmann, Susannah George, Associated Press Two months before special counsel Robert Mueller was appointed in the spring of 2017, President Donald Trump picked up the phone and called the head of the largest U.S. intelligence agency. Trump told Mike Rogers, director of the National Security… Continue reading
Apr 21 Outrage after some French protesters urge police suicides By Associated Press With French police suicides on the rise, Paris authorities are investigating yellow vest protesters who encouraged police to kill themselves. Continue reading
Apr 21 A look at Sri Lanka’s troubled recent history marked by war By Associated Press Here is a look at a long and troubled history marked by ethnic and religious divides after a series of blasts in and outside Sri Lanka’s capital on Easter Sunday, blamed on religious extremists, recalled the worst days of the… Continue reading
Apr 21 Easter Sunday bomb blasts kill more than 200 in Sri Lanka By Bharatha Mallawarachi, Krishan Francis, Associated Press More than 200 people were killed and hundreds more wounded in eight bomb blasts that rocked churches and luxury hotels in or near Sri Lanka's capital on Easter Sunday — the deadliest violence the South Asian island country has seen… Continue reading
Apr 20 Watch 9:38 Stability gives Baghdad a chance at a cultural renaissance By Simona Foltyn Baghdad is experiencing a phase of rare stability that is allowing the community to rebuild its art scene. Iraq's capital city was a beacon for artists whose world-renowned works were supported by a sizable middle class. While decades of war… Continue watching
Apr 20 Watch 5:05 ‘Midwinter’ combines music and art at Chicago museum By Christopher Booker, Connie Kargbo, Sam Weber For three nights in February, the Art Institute of Chicago in partnership with Pitchfork opened its doors for “Midwinter." The event is billed as an “unprecedented art and music experience," with more than 30 eclectic acts performing inside the museum. Continue watching
Apr 20 AP FACT CHECK: Trump team’s distortions on Mueller report By Calvin Woodward, Hope Yen, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Special counsel Robert Mueller all but boldfaced this finding in his report on the Russia investigation: No exoneration for President Donald Trump on whether Trump criminally obstructed justice. But Trump and his aides are stating that Mueller’s report… Continue reading
Apr 20 Watch 3:41 Twenty years after Columbine, what’s changed and what hasn’t Today marks 20 years since the Columbine High School shooting near Denver, Colorado, where two students killed 12 classmates and a teacher before turning their guns on themselves. As members of the community gathered Saturday for a day of remembrance,… Continue watching
Apr 20 Anti-government protests resume against Serbia’s populist leader By Associated Press Several thousand people turned out for an anti-government protest in Belgrade on Saturday, a day after Serbia's populist President Aleksandar Vucic held a mass rally in an apparent bid to counter months of street demonstrations against him. Continue reading