Health May 24 What you should know about rapid antigen tests Katelyn Jetelina, who writes the Your Local Epidemiologist newsletter about the science of the pandemic, offered some advice about the best times and ways to use this tool. …
Nation Apr 26 WATCH: Madeleine Albright’s funeral at the Washington National Cathedral World leaders and U.S. political and foreign policy elite paid their respects Wednesday to the late Madeleine Albright, the child refugee from war-torn Europe who rose to become America's first female secretary of state.
Health Apr 13 People with alopecia share their stories: ‘Hair does not define any of us’ Alopecia, an auto-immune disease that causes hair loss, was brought center stage at the Oscars, when actor Will Smith slapped comedian Chris Rock over a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith, who suffers from the condition. We hear from…
Economy Apr 12 WATCH: How student loan debt disproportionately hurts Black borrowers Americans, in total, owe nearly $1.75 billion in student loan debt, with more than 44 million people owing, according to a 2020 NAACP report.
Politics Apr 07 WATCH: What happens now that Ketanji Brown Jackson has been confirmed to the Supreme Court? “This is a bit of an unprecedented situation, according to Supreme Court historians, in that she has a long wait," PBS NewsHour National Correspondent John Yang said.
Economy Mar 16 WATCH: Why are gas prices so high and how long could they stay this way? The average prices of retail gasoline has risen 25 percent in the past two months and nearly 70 percent since President Joe Biden came into office. But what's to blame for skyrocketing gas prices? The COVID pandemic, inflation, the Russian…
Nation Mar 08 On International Women’s Day, UN report details the gender discrimination women still face On International Women’s Day, we take a closer look at the state of women and girls worldwide. Michelle Milford Morse, the United Nations Foundation’s vice president for girls and women strategy, joins NewsHour's Nicole Ellis to discuss the agency’s new…
World Mar 08 WATCH: Taking a look at the state of gender inequality on International Women’s Day On International Women's Day, PBS NewsHour is taking a closer look at the state of women and girls worldwide.
Politics Mar 01 WATCH: What to expect from Biden’s first State of the Union address Ahead of the President Joe Biden’s first State of the Union address, PBS NewsHour’s Digital Anchor Nicole Ellis discusses how the president will speak to those issues in a series of conversations with the NewsHour’s William Brangham, Lisa Desjardins and…
Politics Mar 01 What to watch in Biden’s 2022 State of the Union When President Joe Biden delivers his first State of the Union address tonight, it will be to a nation in the throes of different crises.