World Aug 16 Security expert analyzes fallout of Trump's alignment with Putin after their summit Efforts to end the war between Russia and Ukraine are shifting next week to the White House, where Trump will meet with Ukraine’s Zelenskyy. Their talks come as Trump aligns himself with Putin, dropping his demand for a ceasefire and…
Health Aug 16 How a White House plan to overturn a key EPA regulation threatens children's health In July, the Trump administration proposed revoking a landmark 2009 finding that’s been the basis for EPA regulation of greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act. If the proposal is finalized, experts warn that it could jeopardize the health…
Nation Aug 13 Trump decries crime rates, but his administration has slashed prevention efforts President Trump moved to take over policing in Washington, D.C. to “rescue our nation’s capital from crime," but the data doesn’t back up many of his claims. Murder and violent crime dropped significantly across the U.S. last year, a trend…
World Aug 10 Netanyahu lashes out at critics of plan to occupy Gaza City as condemnation mounts In the face of mounting international condemnation, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu defended his plan for a military occupation of Gaza City. At a news conference Sunday, he lashed out at what he called a “global campaign of lies,” while the…
Nation Aug 10 Why new college graduates are facing one of the toughest job markets in a decade New college graduates are facing one of the most challenging markets for entry-level jobs in a decade. PBS News asked recent grads about their job searches, and John Yang speaks with Christine Cruzvergara, chief education strategy officer at Handshake, for…
Nation Aug 09 New study highlights 'grave, growing' danger of plastic pollution to world's health In Geneva, negotiators from 175 nations are trying to hammer out the first-ever legally binding treaty on plastic pollution. The urgency of the talks was underscored this week by a new study published in The Lancet. It calls plastics a…
Nation Aug 09 'When It All Burns' recounts a historic megafire season with the elite Los Padres Hotshots The Gifford Fire in Southern California has reached “megafire” status, burning an area bigger than Atlanta. Megafires, which burn more than 100,000 acres, have become increasingly common in recent years. A new book, “When It All Burns: Fighting Fire in…
Nation Aug 09 What Jen Pawol's debut means for the future of women umpires in Major League Baseball Saturday in Atlanta, Jen Pawol took the field as the first woman to umpire a regular-season game in Major League Baseball’s nearly 150-year history. She was on the bases this afternoon for both games of a doubleheader between the Miami…
Science Aug 09 How radioactive rhino horns could help save the species from poachers The black market trade in rhino horns is driving the species to near extinction. Now, scientists at a rhino orphanage in the Bushveld of South Africa are trying to protect them from poaching in a rather surprising way. John Yang…
Politics Aug 08 How Trump's census plan could reshape congressional maps President Trump’s call to exclude those without legal status from the census could reshape the country’s congressional districts. But opponents argue that it would violate the 14th Amendment’s requirement that the allocation of congressional seats be determined by “counting the…