Politics Mar 07 Read Sen. Katie Britt’s full response to the State of the Union In her prepared remarks, Britt claimed “the country we know and love seems to be slipping away,” blamed the border crisis on the current president and rebuffed Biden’s economic agenda.
Politics Mar 07 WATCH: Biden urges GOP to overcome politics on immigration reform during his 2024 State of the Union “Get this bill done. We need to act now,” Biden said, adding that Trump — whom Biden did not name — has discouraged Congress from making progress on an immigration deal during the presidential campaign.
Politics Mar 07 WATCH: Biden promises to restore Roe v. Wade as the ‘law of the land’ in his 2024 State of the Union In his last State of the Union address before the general election, President Joe Biden pledged to restore abortion protections after the Supreme Court’s decision in 2022 to overturn Roe v. Wade.
Health Mar 01 Alcohol-related deaths in U.S. jumped 29 percent in 5 years. Here’s why, according to experts Experts are urging the U.S. to intervene as new federal data show nationwide deaths tied to alcohol use rose 29 percent in just five years, with the COVID pandemic "most likely" a main cause of the increase.
Nation Mar 01 CDC director on new COVID guidance ending 5-day isolation The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has changed its COVID guidance for when people need to isolate, return to school or work and get a booster shot. It's part of broader recommendations on respiratory illnesses. CDC Director Dr. Mandy…
Health Mar 01 CDC shortens official COVID quarantine guidance The nation is “in a different place” with the COVID pandemic than it was four years ago, said Dr. Mandy Cohen, who directs the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, with wider access to treatments and prevention strategies. These new…
Health Feb 25 How vaccine hesitancy is contributing to rising rates of measles and COVID Vaccines have been proven to be an effective weapon against many diseases. Measles, for instance, was declared eliminated from the U.S. in 2000, and more recently, vaccines helped curb the spread of COVID. But both of those diseases are on…
Health Feb 23 Measles cases are rising in the U.S. Here’s why misinformation about the vaccine persists today Disrupted by the COVID pandemic and misinformation, measles vaccination among schoolchildren has declined dangerously, data show, resulting in a growing number of outbreaks.
Health Feb 21 New study sheds light on ripple effects of overdose deaths Since 2000, 1.1 million people have fatally overdosed in the United States, and a new study helps quantify the profound depth of suffering.
Politics Feb 07 Americans are increasingly worried about immigration and national identity, poll shows A fifth of Americans said neither the Republican Party nor Democratic Party did a good job in handling immigration, a sense of dissatisfaction that has worsened in recent years, according to the latest PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll.