Health Feb 14 Social media companies face legal scrutiny over deteriorating mental health among teens A national survey by the CDC sounded a new alarm about teens in crisis. It shows nearly 30% of teenage girls said they considered dying by suicide, and three out of five girls said they felt persistently sad or hopeless.
Nation Feb 13 Museum of Lost Memories helps reunite misplaced family mementos with their owners A digital museum dedicated to the idea of lost memories is the result of one man's extraordinary efforts to return neglected or misplaced family mementos to their owners. Special correspondent Christopher Booker reports from New York for our arts and…
Nation Jan 16 Will climate change lead to more intense weather events? While California continues to be inundated by storms and millions of residents remain under flood watches, western New York is still recovering from last month’s historic blizzard that dumped more than four feet of snow on Buffalo. Laura Barrón-López examines…
Politics Jan 06 Where Jan 6. prosecutions stand two years after Capitol attack Two years on from the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, Congressional Correspondent Lisa Desjardins reports on where efforts to hold those responsible stand.
Nation Dec 28 Western New York digs out of snow as winter storm death toll rises The great blizzard of 2022 is passing into the history books, but its legacy lingers on the ground and in the air. Confirmed deaths from the storm topped 60 with more than half of those in western New York state.
Nation Dec 12 Jail treats inmates with substance abuse issues to break the cycle of recidivism It's estimated that up to 65% of the U.S. prison population has an active substance use disorder. When these inmates are released, studies have shown that many will return to using and be arrested again within a few years. Stephanie…
Politics Nov 18 Parents with criminal histories struggle to regain custody of children Many formerly incarcerated people lose their rights as parents, and some argue that the situation was made worse by the Adoption and Safe Families Act, signed into law 25 years ago. Geoff Bennett reports on the challenges many face after…
Politics Nov 17 How a criminal justice reporter built trust with prisoners to highlight conditions inside A criminal justice reporter is using her background to build trust with men and women behind bars and to highlight conditions inside prisons. Special correspondent Christopher Booker reports from Texas for our series, “Searching for Justice.”…
Arts Oct 20 California ends cruising ban that targeted Chicano low-rider culture For decades, many cities in California have enacted bans against cruising, where people parade their custom-built low-rider cars on city streets. But recently there’s been a push to overturn those ordinances, which many argue have been used to unfairly target…
Nation Oct 17 Search and rescue teams stretched thin with more Americans hitting the outdoors Across the nation, search and rescue teams are mostly made up of a patchwork of volunteers often overseen by local sheriff’s departments. But many of these teams are now struggling to keep up as more Americans than ever are hitting…