Nation Mar 17 Report outlines how to prevent abuse and neglect to save children’s lives As many as eight children die daily in the United States after their parents or caregivers abuse or neglect them, but a plan released today could help protect thousands of young lives.
Politics Mar 01 What matters most to Super Tuesday voters? More than one quarter of voting-age Americans can go to the polls in the 2016 presidential race today. But what are Super Tuesday voters talking about?…
Health Feb 29 One family’s lonely struggle against their child’s rare disease “You have to learn about the illness,” she said. “You have to figure out how to explain it to every person you meet every day.”…
Nation Feb 26 Mass shootings are already far ahead of last year’s pace So far in 2016, 49 mass shootings in the United States have left 73 people dead and 178 wounded, according to data collected from a Reddit thread that chronicles gun violence through crowdsourcing news reports.
Politics Feb 09 What do New Hampshire voters care about? New Hampshire voters often pride themselves on their ability to pick presidents, but who are these voters and how do they compare to the rest of the United States?…
Politics Feb 01 Data reveals what matters most to Iowa this election Iowans today cast some of the first votes that will go on to decide America’s next president. But how well Iowa predict who’s going to win the election, what issues matter to Iowans most, and does this Midwestern state reflect…
World Jan 26 What’s at stake when corruption looms unchecked More countries worldwide gained ground in their fight against corruption than lost footing last year, but a new index for 2015 says there is still a long way to go.
World Jan 22 How one woman defies caste discrimination in India After an Indian student committed suicide to protest caste discrimination, one woman finally decided to reveal who she really is.
Nation Jan 14 Fewer teen moms could help slow U.S. population growth More women are waiting longer to have kids, according to new analysis of a decades-long trend that could signal a slowdown in the U.S. population growth.
Politics Jan 12 What issues did Obama talk about the longest in his State of the Union? For less than one hour, President Barack Obama stood before Congress and the country and delivered a prepared speech that was less than 5,500 words, much shorter than his average of nearly 7,000 words over the years. The NewsHour analyzed…