Nation Aug 31 Millions in Louisiana struggle with heat, loss of power in the aftermath of Ida Residents along the Gulf Coast are struggling after Hurricane Ida, which left at least five people dead. Soaring temperatures added to the struggles of more than a million people in and surrounding New Orleans who lost power and have no…
Nation Jul 29 Idaho ranchers torn between hunting and deterrents for gray wolves harming their livestock The grey wolf was once nearly hunted to extinction in the U.S. until the federal government put it on the endangered species list in 1974. 20 years later, it was successfully reintroduced to Idaho and Yellowstone. As pack numbers grew,…
Nation Jul 16 Raising the Future: What history can teach us about child care in the U.S. There’s a national debate brewing over child care in the U.S. sparked by decades of frustration over access and affordability—issues that have been exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic. To understand where things stand today, we decided to explore the history…
Health Jun 28 Living with diabetes was already difficult for children. COVID has made things worse For many families of kids with diabetes, returning to normal life as states reopen is not an option. A recent study from the University of South Alabama found diabetic kids’ average blood sugar levels increased during quarantine — likely due…
Education Jun 22 COVID ‘knocked the wind out of’ Navajo Nation, its colleges. Here’s how they’re recovering Many tribal colleges and universities are located in remote areas and often serve older and low-income American Indian students. Many lack access to basic necessities like internet and running water, making learning during the pandemic especially difficult. As Stephanie Sy…
Politics May 28 Their loved ones are ‘obsessed’ with QAnon conspiracies. It’s tearing their families apart A survey released by the Public Religion Research Institute this week found 15% of Americans believe a QAnon conspiracy that the government is controlled by a cabal of Satan-worshipping pedophiles. Just one in five Republicans fully reject the theory. For…
Arts Apr 16 Long excluded from country music, Black women are breaking through This weekend, Mickey Guyton will become the first Black woman to co-host the Academy of Country Music Awards. She was the only Black woman to be nominated for an award this year. But as Amna Nawaz reports, a number of…
Arts Apr 15 How these Black women are reshaping country music The PBS NewsHour spoke with seven Black women within country music on how they're making their voices heard in the industry.
Nation Mar 29 American renters hard-hit by pandemic juggle complicated assistance systems, eviction laws With 9.5 million Americans, or 17 percent of tenants, in the U.S. still behind on their rent according to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Biden administration on Monday extended a federal moratorium on evictions through the end of June. There…
Health Mar 12 The Longest Year: How COVID-19 has reshaped our lives Take a second to remember what your life was like one year ago. For most of us, it all feels like a distant memory. From how we work to how we learn, who we see and where we can go,…