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Politics Jul 29

Far-right supporters of Trump’s election lies vie for office in Arizona

Arizona voters head to the polls Tuesday to cast ballots in the state's primaries. Leading Republican candidates in some key contests have doubled down on far-right conspiracies denying the results of the 2020 election. Stephanie Sy reports on how these…

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Phoenix tries to offset rising temperatures that pose health risks to the most vulnerable

Last year set a record for heat-related deaths in the United States, and this year is already shaping up to be worse in terms of high temperatures. Stephanie Sy reports from Phoenix in Maricopa County, Arizona, which has been at…

Education Jun 22

Missouri becomes latest state to use COVID relief to support underfunded schools

Schools across the U.S. are getting some much-needed upgrades from the COVID relief package known as the American Rescue Plan. That's true in Missouri, where the state legislature decided how to allocate the federal money just weeks before it was…

Arts May 16

Young playwrights use the theater to confront the trauma of gun violence

In 2021, more than 1,500 children and teenagers in the United States were killed by gunfire. Activists across the country are working to shed light on that issue through a series of plays written and performed by young adults, many…

Nation Apr 29

Three decades after Rodney King’s beating, police reform in Los Angeles remains elusive

Thirty years ago on Friday, parts of Los Angeles erupted in unrest after a jury acquitted four White Los Angeles police officers over the videotaped beating of Rodney King, a Black motorist. Stephanie Sy revisits the fallout from the assault…

World Apr 05

Hundreds of thousands of stateless people are living in legal limbo in the U.S.

Conflicts, wars, and other geopolitical crises around the world have left millions of people without a country. They are called “the stateless," and their plight is finally being recognized by the Biden administration. Stephanie Sy reports.

Nation Apr 04

Ancient footprints in New Mexico raise questions about when humans inhabited North America

When humans first populated North America and how they arrived has long been a matter of spirited debate. A recent study detailing what archeologists believe are the oldest known footprints in the United States is sparking new questions and upending…

Arts Mar 18

Los Angeles exhibit features work of video art pioneer Ulysses Jenkins

An exhibition in Los Angeles is bringing the work of a groundbreaking video artist to the attention of a new generation. Jeffrey Brown has the story for our arts and culture series, "CANVAS."…

Arts Jan 17

New museum aims to showcase history of creative labor by actors of color

The Academy of Motion Pictures is best known for the Oscars, and for the controversy in recent years about the lack of diversity in its ranks and awards. Now the organization has opened a new museum in Los Angeles —…

Arts Jan 13

Married MacArthur ‘geniuses’ explore border policy and immigration

Last year’s MacArthur Fellow recipients were among the most diverse since the foundation started giving the so-called “genius” awards 40 years ago. Two of the recent grantees are married Latino filmmakers, looking at migration and U.S. border policy. Jeffrey Brown…

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