Jul 31 Watch: Skydiver sets world record for highest jump without a parachute By Michael D. Regan Skydiver Luke Aikins set a world record on Saturday becoming the first person in history to jump from a plane from 25,000 feet without a parachute or wing-suit in a California desert outside Los Angeles. Continue reading
Jul 31 Walrus beaching in Alaska might not be as harmful as it looks. Here’s why By Kamala Kelkar Federal authorities anticipate that as many as 35,000 Pacific walrus could rush the coastline of Alaska again this summer, if the sea ice in the Chukchi melts past deeper waters where walrus cannot forage. Scientists are trying trying to put… Continue reading
Jul 31 After Khan speech, pocket Constitution becomes best-seller By Corinne Segal, Daniel Moritz-Rabson A pocket version of the U.S. Constitution, selling for $1, reached the Top 10 best-selling book list on Amazon Saturday afternoon. Continue reading
Jul 30 Watch 25:12 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode July 30, 2016 By PBS News Hour On this episode for Saturday, July 30, Trump and Clinton continue to make their case to voters after the conventions, and Florida officials express concerns following revelations that Zika-carrying mosquitoes have reached the United States mainland. Later, see how a… Continue watching
Jul 30 Watch 4:04 CDC confirms first local transmission of Zika in Florida By PBS News Hour Health officials have confirmed the first transmissions of the Zika virus by mosquitoes on the U.S. mainland. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said this week that four people have been infected in the Miami area, but no Zika-carrying… Continue watching
Jul 30 GOP voting restrictions struck down in three states By Michael D. Regan North Carolina, Wisconsin and Kansas all saw state laws affecting voters nullified or limited by respective courts. Continue reading
Jul 30 Watch 4:19 How effective were the DNC and RNC? By PBS News Hour With the end of the DNC and RNC, a new stage in the presidential election is set to begin. NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent Jeff Greenfield joins Hari Sreenivasan to recap the conventions and their effects on the campaigns for Hillary… Continue watching
Jul 30 Watch 10:03 Native community in Louisiana relocates as land washes away By Saskia de Melker, Melanie Saltzman Isle de Jean Charles in Louisiana has lost 98 percent of its land to coastal erosion caused by sinking land and exacerbated by rising seas and increased storm surges. The tribal community that lives there will be the first to… Continue watching
Jul 30 Nearly four years after massacre, Sandy Hook builds new school By Omar Etman Three and a half years after a shooter opened fire inside Sandy Hook Elementary School, killing 20 students and six staff members, a new school building with heightened security will welcome students back. Continue reading
Jul 30 Hot air balloon carrying 16 people crashes near Austin, Texas By News Desk The hot air balloon crash happened around 7:40 a.m. local time, and the Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the scene. Continue reading