Nation Jul 28 In Branson, Missouri, employers vie for Puerto Rican workforce Seasonal industries across the country are facing labor shortages this summer because the federal government cut the number of visas it issues to temporary migrant workers. To compensate, cities like Branson, Missouri, known as the "Las Vegas of the Midwest,”…
Health Jun 08 Opinion: Suicide by a loved one is a different type of grief Surviving someone who died by suicide is a horrible club. Many of us are members.
Education May 22 Should high schools worry about what students do after graduation? This city says yes Chicago has a new plan to make sure kids pursue a college degree or have another viable career path after high school. By 2020, in order to get a diploma from Chicago public schools, a student will have to prove…
Education May 15 How faculty mentors can help first-generation students succeed A new initiative by the University of California system uses first-generation faculty to guide first-generation students, with the goal of decreasing dropout rates. As part of our series Rethinking College, Hari Sreenivasan visits UCLA to see how the program is…
Education May 08 The next generation of African-American doctors finds success and support at this university Xavier University, a small, historically black college in New Orleans, manages to graduate more African Americans who go on to become medical doctors than any other undergraduate institution in the country -- a fact that's even more striking given a…
Education May 01 Filling in this perception gap can help low-income students succeed For many students at LaGuardia Community College in New York, making it from the first day of school to graduation is a struggle. And they’re not alone. Part of this national problem? We don't have a good idea of who's…
Nation Apr 09 How should Facebook change to protect privacy? Facebook and its founder, Mark Zuckerberg, will face a grilling on Capitol Hill Tuesday. The company has been in damage control mode since news broke about a major breach of Facebook users’ personal information. Hari Sreenivasan reports and William Branham…
World Mar 26 Yemenis ‘struggling to live day to day’ at third anniversary of conflict with Saudi Arabia In Yemen, what started out as a civil war has escalated into a regional power struggle, with a devastating humanitarian crisis affecting many millions. Hari Sreenivasan speaks with journalist Iona Clark, who has reported on and lived in Yemen for…
Nation Feb 05 How decades of Houston development add up to rising flood risk Houston is 627 square miles of urban development, highways, office parks, strip malls and neighborhoods -- and it keeps growing farther and farther out. Five months ago, Hurricane Harvey devastated the Texas coast, dropping more than 50 inches of rain…
Politics Feb 02 We annotated the full Nunes memo on the Russia probe Despite the partisan fight over its release, the memo also contains some information about the FBI’s work that was not previously made public. Here’s an annotated version of the memo, with analysis and context provided by PBS NewsHour staff.