Politics Jun 21 WATCH: Jan. 6 committee explores the Trump campaign ‘plot’ to seat fake electors In a video played during the hearing, investigative counsel Casey Lucier explained how, according to testimony, people close to Trump began to organize fake electors in the weeks after the election.
Nation Jun 08 911 dispatchers are in short supply. In Missouri, cities are grappling with how to provide coverage without them Every second matters during an emergency, says April Heinze, 911 operational director for the National Emergency Number Association (NENA), and not having enough people to answer calls means those seconds waiting add up quickly.
Politics Jun 07 How states are preparing for a Supreme Court decision that could overturn Roe v. Wade The U.S. Supreme Court is soon expected to issue what could be a momentous decision upending abortion rights. Last month, a leaked draft revealed the conservative justices were preparing to overturn Roe v. Wade, leaving abortion regulation to the states.
Politics May 25 We asked every senator what action should be taken on guns. Here’s what they said In the wake of recent shootings, we asked every sitting U.S. senator: What action, if any, do you think should be taken on guns following the school shooting in Texas?…
Nation May 21 What Native American children endured at one Missouri boarding school For the first time, the U.S. government released a report this month detailing the abuse and mistreatment of Native children who were forcibly sent to boarding schools in the 1800s. NewsHour’s St Louis community reporter Gabrielle Hays, who has been…
Nation May 05 How humanitarian parole works, and why so many Afghan families are waiting to be reunited The number of Afghans in the U.S. applying for this parole has skyrocketed since the fall of Kabul, and many families like Shah’s have yet to be accepted or denied. Shah’s sister is one of at least 45,000 people who…
Education Apr 28 Researchers unearth the painful history of a Native boarding school in Missouri In Missouri, nearly two centuries ago, the Jesuits forcibly moved six enslaved Black people to the St. Louis area to help build their forthcoming institutions. That same year, they also laid the groundwork for a “plan for “the civilization of…
Economy Mar 17 Rising rents squeeze Americans across the country We've talked about inflation a lot lately and how it's at a 40-year high. But rising rents are a part of that calculation. In many places around the country, rents have been climbing for months, far above the lows of…
Nation Mar 04 6 months after arriving in U.S., Afghan evacuees still worry about the families they left behind About six months after the evacuation, about 84,600 Afghan nationals have arrived in the United States. Many face not only settling into a new life but also the added stress of loved ones stuck overseas.
Nation Feb 16 How businesses are handling vaccine rules with no federal mandates In the absence of federal rules, employers across the country have found themselves navigating vaccine politics as state, local and national decision-makers offer their own, sometimes conflicting, guidelines.