Jul 18 Texas trooper’s accounts of bloodied and drowning migrants on U.S.-Mexico border unleashes criticism By Acacia Coronado, Associated Press Nicholas Wingate sent an email this month giving accounts of migrants that were left bloodied from razor-wire barriers and fainting in triple-digit temperatures. Continue reading
Jul 15 Watch 8:54 People in prison struggle to survive unrelenting heat without air conditioning By John Yang, Andrew Corkery, Azhar Merchant, Satvi Sunkara The extreme heat scorching much of the country is particularly brutal for incarcerated Americans. In Texas, more than two-thirds of prisoner living areas lack air conditioning. Earlier in 2023, an effort to include funding for prison air conditioning in the… Continue watching
Jul 04 Watch 2:16 Fourth of July celebrations marred by mass shootings in several U.S. cities By Amna Nawaz, Jonah Anderson This Fourth of July has brought all of the annual festivities and fireworks. But it's all happening in the shadow of more mass shootings, including two Monday night in Philadelphia and Fort Worth, Texas. President Biden branded the attacks "tragic… Continue watching
Jul 04 3 dead and 8 injured in Texas after Fort Worth festival shooting By Jamie Stengle, Associated Press Authorities in Texas say three people were killed and eight people were injured when gunfire erupted following a local festival. Continue reading
Jul 03 Watch 6:57 First cases of malaria transmitted in U.S. in decades prompt concerns By William Brangham, Dorothy Hastings For the first time in 20 years, malaria has been locally transmitted within the U.S. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has identified five cases, four in Florida and one in Texas. William Brangham spoke with infectious disease epidemiologist… Continue watching
Jun 29 Watch 6:43 Texas power grid struggles with system-wide stresses caused by brutal heat wave By William Brangham, Courtney Norris A record heat wave, and its connections to climate change, are highlighting again the growing concerns around America’s electrical grid and whether it can withstand the added stress. In Texas, which operates its own electrical grid, power demand hit an… Continue watching
Jun 29 Police release video of officer killing a neo-Nazi gunman at Allen, TX mall mass shooting By Associated Press Police have released video footage of an officer killing a neo-Nazi gunman and quickly ending a mass shooting that left eight people dead and seven others wounded at a Dallas-area shopping mall. Continue reading
Jun 26 Watch 4:43 Dangerous heat wave plagues southern U.S. with 45 million people under heat advisories By Geoff Bennett, Courtney Norris Texas is entering its third week of a record-breaking heat wave where the heat index could top 120 degrees. And the sweltering weather is not limited to Texas. At least 45 million Americans across the southern U.S. were under heat… Continue watching
Jun 25 Watch 1:23 News Wrap: Extreme heat wave blankets Texas, southern states In our news wrap Sunday, more than 40 million people are expected to experience dangerous heat in the southern U.S., and the Coast Guard announced that it ended search and rescue operations for the Titan submersible and is shifting its… Continue watching
Jun 22 Watch 3:46 News Wrap: Tornado kills 4 in small Texas town In our news wrap Thursday, a tornado killed four people and ripped apart homes and businesses in the small Texas town of Matador, Tropical Storm Bret is closing in on the islands of the eastern Caribbean, President Biden defended calling… Continue watching