Current Events: Worker Retention, Tragedy in NYC, and Summer Affective Disorder

One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck off Russia’s east coast, setting off tsunami warnings in the U.S., Japan, and elsewhere. Reuters has the latest.

For years, the EPA has regulated greenhouse-gas emissions. Bloomberg News’s Ari Natter explains why the agency is now trying to change that — and what the consequences could be. 

Hearings on January’s deadly airline collision near D.C. are getting underway, the Washington Post reports. One of the issues is staffing: The FAA needs more staff, but the Post’s Ian Duncan reports that many new recruits are finding it hard to make it through training.

Plus, what we know about the gunman and victims in the New York City mass shooting, Ghislaine Maxwell offered to testify but wants immunity, and why we’re cooped up inside this summer.

Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.