Aug 20 Watch 6:00 News Wrap: FDA to grant full approval to Pfizer's COVID vaccine next week By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Friday, The Food and Drug Administration is ready to grant full approval to Pfizer's COVID vaccine. A federal appeals court temporarily upheld the CDC's latest moratorium on pandemic evictions. San Francisco became the nation's first major… Continue watching
Aug 20 5 Stories: Why wildfires are raging in one of the coldest places on Earth, NASA's pretend mission to Mars and other stories you missed By Deema Zein, Julia Griffin NASA welcomes applications for yearlong simulated missions to Mars, new research suggests increased screen time during the pandemic is leading to more nearsightedness in kids and scientists say our metabolisms don’t slow down in middle age after all. Check out… Continue reading
Aug 19 Watch 5:08 News Wrap: Man behind Capitol bomb threat surrenders after 5 hour police standoff In our news wrap Thursday, a North Carolina man claiming to have a bomb in his truck parked outside the U.S. Capitol surrendered after a 5 hour standoff with police. COVID vaccinations in the U.S. hit their highest levels in… Continue watching
Aug 19 Watch 3:34 'Nearly every acre' in California has potential to burn, state fire official warns By Lisa Desjardins, Meredith Lee Hot, dry conditions continue to fuel over a dozen wildfires in California, mostly in the state's northern quarter. Fire officials said they were seeing a "generational destruction of forests." Six of the seven largest fires on record in California have… Continue watching
Aug 18 Watch 4:13 News Wrap: Caldor Fire ravages California's Grizzly Flats In our news wrap Wednesday, Northern California's Caldor Fire destroyed at least 50 homes in Grizzly Flats on Tuesday and threatened hundreds more. Remnants of Tropical Storm Fred blew into the Northeastern U.S. today, with warnings of mudslides and flash… Continue watching
Aug 18 Wildfire raging near French Riviera kills 2, injures 27 By Daniel Cole, Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press A wildfire near the French Riviera killed two people and was burning out of control Wednesday in the forests of the popular region, fueled by wind and drought. Continue reading
Aug 17 Watch 3:53 News Wrap: Tropical Storm Grace batters Haiti after deadly earthquake In our news wrap Tuesday, Tropical Storm Grace swept through Haiti, increasing suffering after Saturday's deadly earthquake. After crossing Haiti, forecasters say it will grow into a hurricane as it heads for Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula. Firefighters in Northern California labored… Continue watching
Aug 16 Watch 4:49 News Wrap: New York mandates COVID vaccines for all health care workers In our news wrap Monday, New York state will now require all health care workers, including staff at long-term care facilities, to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by September 27. Tropical Storm Fred regained strength with winds up to 65 miles… Continue watching
Aug 14 Russia's Putin urges stronger response to Siberian wildfires By Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday urged authorities to strengthen their efforts to fight wildfires across northeastern Siberia, calling the situation “unprecedented” as fires threatened people’s homes. Continue reading
Aug 13 Watch 5:06 News Wrap: Third vaccine dose recommended for people with weakened immune systems In our news wrap Friday, a CDC panel advised people with weakened immune systems should receive a third dose of COVID-19 vaccine for full protection. A federal judge struck down a challenge to the Biden administration’s eviction moratorium and more. Continue watching