Dec 11 Watch 6:26 News Wrap: House opens debate on bill to lower prescription drug costs In our news wrap Wednesday, the House opened debate on a Democratic bill to lower prescription drug costs through government negotiations. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi appealed for bipartisan support, but Sen. Mitch McConnell said he won’t bring the bill up… Continue watching
Dec 10 Witnesses recall horror of deadly New Zealand volcano eruption By Nick Perry, Associated Press Survivors of the eruptions suffered serious burns, witnesses who helped some of the victims said. Continue reading
Dec 09 Watch 6:57 News Wrap: Putin and Zelensky have 1st one-on-one meeting In our news wrap Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky held their first one-on-one meeting. It came in Paris, after the two met with French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel for broader talks… Continue watching
Dec 09 5 dead, dozens missing in New Zealand volcano eruption By Mark Baker, Nick Perry, Associated Press Police said the site was still too dangerous hours later for rescuers to search for the missing. Continue reading
Mar 27 Watch 8:55 As planet warms, scientists explore ‘far out’ ways to reduce atmospheric CO2 By Miles O'Brien The U.S. government estimates that the consequences of climate change are already costing the country hundreds of billions of dollars. But even if we stopped using fossil fuels immediately, the globe would continue to warm due to an existing buildup… Continue watching
Jun 18 Laze, vog and other volcano vocabulary inspired by Kilauea By Nsikan Akpan, Julia Griffin Kilauea's eruptions have exposed the guts of our planet in ways previously unseen, and along the way, inspired a number of volcanology terms. Continue reading
Jun 09 Grim task as forensic experts ID Guatemala volcano victims By Sonia Pérez D., Associated Press Forensic experts worked to identify the dozens of bodies charred beyond recognition by the eruption of Guatemala’s Volcano of Fire. Continue reading
Jun 07 At Guatemala volcano, weather and danger hinder search By Mark Stevenson, Sonia Pérez D., Associated Press SAN MIGUEL LOS LOTES, Guatemala — Troublesome rain and more volcanic activity are hindering search and rescue efforts around Guatemala's Volcano of Fire, but when teams have been able to work in the hardest hit areas the death toll has… Continue reading
Jun 04 What made Guatemala’s Fuego Volcano eruption so deadly? By Nsikan Akpan Guatemala's 12,000-foot Volcano of Fire has erupted on and off since 2002. Despite active monitoring, Sunday's eruption caught residents by surprise. Here's why. Continue reading
Jun 04 Watch 4:06 News Wrap: White House asked whether Trump believes he is above the law In our news wrap Monday, President Trump argued he has an "absolute right to pardon" himself in the Russia Investigation. He also claimed that the appointment of special counsel Robert Mueller to head the Russia probe was "totally unconstitutional" but… Continue watching