Nation Jan 23 Community seeks answers after deadly Lunar New Year shooting in California Authorities in California are trying to determine the motive behind the shooting in Monterey Park that killed 11 people celebrating the Lunar New Year. It's the deadliest shooting the U.S. has seen since 19 children and two teachers were killed…
Nation Jan 12 Why calls for reform have not reduced the number of people killed by police More than 1,000 people died at the hands of law enforcement in 2022 and wide racial disparities persisted among those deaths. One of those killed last year was Amir Locke, who was shot by police in Minneapolis executing a no-knock…
Arts Dec 29 Photojournalists describe their experience documenting the biggest stories of 2022 We look back now on 2022 through the lenses of photojournalists. It was a year marked by the war in Ukraine, devastating natural disasters, American gun violence and deep political divisions. Four photographers spoke with us about the events they…
Nation Dec 23 Frigid temperatures create dangerous conditions for migrants gathering near border Just days before Christmas, the future of the pandemic-era policy known as Title 42 remains uncertain. The Supreme Court put a hold on its expiration date this week. Now thousands of migrants and communities along the southern border are caught…
Nation Nov 10 Formerly incarcerated face complicated path in aftermath of Hurricane Ian Hurricanes devastate vulnerable communities, but a group that’s often overlooked after disasters is the formerly incarcerated. William Brangham spoke with a woman whose home was destroyed by Hurricane Ian. She then found that her criminal record made it very hard…
Nation Oct 27 Floridians displaced by Hurricane Ian face decisions on how or if they will rebuild When Hurricane Ian hit the U.S., it was nearly a Category 5 storm and one of the strongest to ever make landfall in this country. In its aftermath, housing is an urgent problem, and hundreds of thousands of households have…
Politics Oct 13 Wisconsin’s close Senate race could determine control of Congress The midterm elections are less than a month away and a small handful of states will be critical in deciding the balance of the Senate. One of those states is Wisconsin, where Democratic Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes is looking to…
Nation Oct 04 WATCH: PBS NewsHour presents ‘Ricochet: An American Trauma’ The PBS NewsHour explores the swath of trauma gun deaths have left in their wake across America in: “Ricochet: An American Trauma.” The documentary was reported by correspondent William Brangham and produced by Sam Weber and Sam Lane.
World Sep 21 Puerto Rico begins hurricane recovery with most of island still without power and water Hurricane Fiona is expected to hit Bermuda hard as a Category 4 storm. But when it saturated Puerto Rico earlier this week, it did plenty of damage as a Category 1 storm and set back the modest progress made in…
Health Aug 23 Suicides from firearms prompt movement to address mental health stigmas When it comes to gun deaths in America, suicide is still the leading cause. William Brangham recently traveled to Colorado and Wyoming, the state with the highest suicide rate, to look at a movement to change the conversation around mental…