Health Aug 05 Residents say Love Canal chemicals continue to make them sick Forty years ago this week, President Jimmy Carter declared Love Canal a national health emergency when the small community near Niagara Falls, New York, learned that their homes and school were built on 22,000 tons of chemicals. Today, many residents…
Arts Jul 08 Artist communities thrive along the disappearing Salton Sea California’s Salton Sea was once hailed as a miracle in the desert. Located about 40 miles south of Palm Springs, it’s the state’s largest inland body of water. But today, the sea is no longer the early 20th century fishing…
Nation Jun 24 Tony Hawk turns 50 — and he has a trick for every year To celebrate his 50th birthday, American skateboarding icon Tony Hawk recently performed 50 of the tricks he created that helped catapult the sport into becoming a social and cultural phenomenon. NewsHour Weekend's Christopher Booker talks to Hawk about his legacy,…
Arts Jun 02 Growing advocacy and awareness bringing accessible design to more people than ever Years of advocacy in the disability community along with technological advances have spurred the creation of more products for people with a range of abilities. NewsHour Weekend's Megan Thompson talks to New York City's Digital Accessibility Coordinator about the importance…
Nation May 13 Mentoring program connects children of incarcerated parents with support More than 5 million children in the U.S. have had a parent in prison at some point. In Indiana, where that number is 177,000, a mentoring program aims to bolster support for those children by connecting them with adults who…
Nation May 12 In one Indiana prison, a program allows incarcerated moms to raise their newborns The U.S. incarcerates women at a higher rate than any other country and a majority of these women are mothers. Most women who are incarcerated are separated from their children, but a unique prison program at the Indiana Women’s Prison…
Politics Apr 21 ‘Every issue is a women’s issue’ — Why these Republican women are running for office Seventy-five women are running for office in the Indiana state legislature, double the number that did in 2014, and the number of GOP women running for office has risen from 15 to 23. In a deep red state where women…
Nation Mar 24 Youth voices take center stage at March for Our Lives Students across the country flooded into the streets on Saturday to call for stricter gun control laws in the wake of the Parkland school shooting that killed 17 people in Florida last month. Among the tens of thousands who rallied…
Arts Mar 11 At giant NYC art fair, a look at what matters to artists today The massive Armory Show convened in New York City this week, bringing together nearly 200 art galleries from 31 countries and drawing art admirers from around the world. Hari Sreenivasan talks with Nicole Berry, the fair’s executive director, about some…
Arts Mar 10 The brilliant mind of Hollywood legend Hedy Lamarr The actress Hedy Lamarr captivated audiences during the 1930s and 1940s in films like "Algiers" and "Ziegfeld Girl" and became known as an iconic beauty. "Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story," a new documentary, showcases her overlooked achievements in technology, including…