Nation Oct 16 California to vote on legalizing recreational marijuana California, the first state to legalize medical marijuana 20 years ago, will vote in November on whether to legalize recreational use for people over the age of 21. With 39 million residents and the world’s 6th-largest economy, California’s status could…
Nation Oct 09 In Florida, cleanup begins after Hurricane Matthew Hurricane Matthew has been downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone after causing a trail of damage from Florida to North Carolina over the weekend, though it continues to flood the East Coast. At least 19 people in the U.S. have died…
Nation Oct 08 Hurricane Matthew brings damage along Atlantic coast Hurricane Matthew has weakened to a Category 1 storm but still remains a threat to the coast of Georgia and the Carolinas as it continues to crawl up the Eastern Seaboard. The storm has killed at least three people in…
Health Sep 18 Can technology help predict who will attempt suicide? Suicide is now the nation's tenth-leading cause of death, and the second-leading cause of death for Americans aged 15-34 years old. Top suicide researchers are developing new technological tools to help predict who is most at risk and save lives.
Science Aug 14 Can this project clean up millions of tons of ocean plastic? About 9 million tons of plastic are dumped into the world’s oceans every year -- enough to fill a football stadium 23 miles high. But a project dubbed the Ocean Cleanup aims to eliminate it with a method that researchers…
Nation Jul 30 Native community in Louisiana relocates as land washes away Isle de Jean Charles in Louisiana has lost 98 percent of its land to coastal erosion caused by sinking land and exacerbated by rising seas and increased storm surges. The tribal community that lives there will be the first to…
World Jun 26 Foreign-born workers in the UK share their fears for the future Uncertainty prevails in Britain after Brexit has left immigrants feeling vulnerable. The service sector, a large part of the British economy, is also a big employer of foreigners, which means these workers may be hit hard. Hari Sreenivasan reports from…
Health May 14 Beyond debt default and Zika, Puerto Rico struggles as trash piles up As Puerto Rico’s government grapples with an economic crisis, a Zika outbreak, and widespread landfill closures, another disaster is brewing -- trash on the island. Whenever it rains, several feet of black, contaminated water and trash flood the homes of…
Nation May 08 Why thousands of students are seeing Broadway smash ‘Hamilton’ This spring, 20,000 public high school students from low-income neighborhoods in New York City will get the opportunity to see “Hamilton,” the Broadway smash hit nominated this week for a record 16 Tony Awards. Students can see the show as…
Health Apr 17 As opioid epidemic worsens, rethinking how doctors are taught to treat pain Pain is the most common reason that people go to the doctor. Yet physicians and medical students have limited training in pain management and prescribing opioids. As the nation suffers from an opioid epidemic, people within the medical field are…