Amelia Urry, associate editor at The Grist, discusses the recent report by NASA which found 2017 was the warmest year on record, second only to 2016.
We discuss the finding that the five warmest years ever on Earth have all occurred since 2010. Urry talks about the reasons behind the Earth's warming and what this means for the study of climate science going forward.
A former organizer of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group was sentenced on Thursday to 17 years in prison for spearheading an attack on the U.S. Capitol to prevent the peaceful transfer of power from Donald Trump to Joe Biden after the 2020 presidential election.
Former President Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty and waived arraignment in the case accusing him and others of illegally trying to overturn the results of the 2020 election in Georgia.