Nation Jan 18 How Americans are stepping up during the shutdown Four stories about people and organizations making a difference for their communities and furloughed workers.
Nation Jan 15 Shutdown takes a bite out of business in South Florida The gates are open at the Everglades National Park, but with no one to collect entry fees, business is drying up. The partial government shutdown couldn't come at a worse time for the region, which depends on tourists and is…
Making Sen$e Dec 03 In rural Appalachia, can health care become the new coal? Pikeville is a small city of 6,700 nestled in the mountains of eastern Kentucky--a rural area that has struggled to survive the decline of the coal industry. Now, local residents are pinning their futures on health care, which is desperately…
Politics Oct 29 How Florida voters are thinking ahead of Election Day Florida is yet again proving to be a swing-state election battleground. How do voters in the Tampa and St. Petersburg area see the midterms and other pressing issues? Judy Woodruff talks to five residents, ranging in age and political persuasion.
Science Sep 26 Why it will take more than basic recycling to cut back on plastic In the 70 years that plastic has been around, humans have created 9 billion tons of it -- most of which still exists. Are the existing strategies for tackling plastic pollution -- namely reusing and recycling -- really making any…
Health Sep 25 Plastic lasts more than a lifetime, and that’s the problem Around the world, waves of plastic are washing ashore and clogging landfills. Even though plastic pollution is now one of the largest environmental threats facing humans and animals, our appetite for the virtually indestructible material keeps growing. Amna Nawaz and…
Health Jul 24 Why do pregnant women get confusing guidance about alcohol? How much alcohol can cause fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, a difficult to diagnose condition, sometimes called an "invisible disability"? Doctors don't know. While official guidelines say no amount of alcohol is safe to drink during pregnancy, women often receive mixed…
Health Jul 23 Fetal alcohol disorders are more common than you think Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, a possible result from mothers drinking during pregnancy, has flown under the radar for decades. Now new conservative estimates published in The Journal of the American Medical Association show that anywhere from 1.1 to 5 percent…