The trickling sound of treated radioactive water flowing to an underground pool could be heard as media toured the Fukushima nuclear power plant, a week after the beginning of the release of wastewater from the plant into the Pacific Ocean. (August 28)…
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New crew arrives on International Space Station
Four new crew members arrived on the International Space Station on Sunday. The four, from the U.S., Denmark, Japan and Russia, are due to stay in orbit for six months. (Aug. 28)(AP video production by Rod Jussim)
AP-NORC Poll: Most US adults find Biden too old for office
According to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research there’s one thing Democrats and Republicans agree on when it comes to President Joe Biden: Majorities in both parties think he’s too old to be president. (Aug. 25…
US Commerce Sec. Raimondo visits China
U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo met with Chinese officials including her counterpart Wang Wentao on Monday in Beijing. (Aug. 28)
Stolen at birth: Chilean-American meets birth mother
After 42 years of not knowing the other existed, a U.S. veteran recently got to hug his Chilean birth mother for the first time months into a journey to reunite with his lost relatives and uncover the mysteries of his counterfeit adoption. (Aug. 25) (A…
Some US cities forgo police on mental health calls
U.S. communities are increasingly responding to nonviolent mental health crises with clinicians and EMTs or paramedics, instead of police. (Aug. 27) (AP Video by Thomas Peipert and Manuel Valdes)
DeSantis booed at vigil for racist killings in Florida
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was booed Sunday while attending a vigil for the fatal shooting of three Black people by a white man in Jacksonville. (Aug. 28)
Climate activists target luxury yachts, jets
Climate activists have declared war on luxury and wealthy lifestyles. It is the new climate claim after a controversial raid on museums last year. Protesters consider that high-class way of life pose a dangerous threat to the planet. (Aug. XX) (AP Vide…
Jacksonville Sheriff identifies victims of store shooting
A 21-year-old white man fatally shot three Black people in Florida with guns he bought legally despite once being involuntarily committed for a mental health exam, the local sheriff said Sunday. (August 27)
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Here’s the latest for Sunday, August 27th: Police say a white man shot and killed three in Florida; At least three marines are killed in aircraft crash on an island off of Australia; Russian authorities confirm the death of Wagner group chief Yevgeny P…