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Nation Sep 02

College athletes say ability to profit off their fame has been a ‘long time coming’

The college football season gets into full swing this weekend. Players are returning to the field for what they hope will be a more normal year after a COVID-plagued 2020 season. But there’s another difference for student athletes this year.

Nation Aug 20

Examining the politicization of school mask mandates in Florida’s Broward County

Students returned to school in a number of states this week amid a new surge of COVID cases and a fierce battle over mask mandates. Republican governors in states like Arizona and Texas have tried to stop school districts from…

Nation Aug 10

California prison inmates become a critical resource for fighting wildfires

The Dixie Fire, now the second-largest in California history, continues to burn northern parts of the state. It comes as California faces a shortage of firefighters, a scenario that's bringing new attention to a critical firefighting resource: prison inmates. William…

Nation Aug 03

Worsening wildfires in California’s wine country threaten low-wage farm workers

Wildfire season is here and in California alone, this year's fires have already burned more acres than at this time in 2020. In recent years, Sonoma County, north of San Francisco, where wine vineyards dot the landscape and tourism is…

Nation Jul 20

Californians scramble for fresh water as taps, wells run dry

The severe drought across the Western U.S. is already causing long term problems, exacerbated by the warming atmosphere driven by climate change. As William Brangham reports from California’s San Joaquin Valley, the demand for water has threatened the drinking supply…

Nation May 25

How Americans are reacting to George Floyd’s death one year later

PBS NewsHour reporters and producers traveled in recent months to places that have been flashpoints in the fight for racial equity. Hear from the people they interviewed and what they learned.

Nation May 21

How George Floyd’s image became an icon for artists and helped communities mourn

Next week marks the anniversary of George Floyd's killing in Minneapolis. His death at the hands of police touched off global protests and a worldwide artistic response. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports from Minneapolis for our series, "Race…

Arts May 13

The artist behind a George Floyd mural reflects on how it became a ‘ubiquitous icon’

Peyton Scott Russell's black-and-white mural of George Floyd's face became an iconic image amid the protests against racial injustice. The artist talks about how the large artwork came together and his mixed feelings about the global attention the mural received.

Nation Apr 09

Examining the microaggressions and ‘building blocks to extremism’ within the military

About 15 percent of the insurrectionists at the U.S. Capitol on January 6 were current or former members of the military. The military admits it has an extremism problem, but advocates say it hasn’t taken the necessary steps to tackle…

Nation Apr 01

Floyd’s girlfriend gives tear-filled testimony of his life on Day 4 of Chauvin trial

Prosecutors continued to lay out their case on day four of the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who is charged with second and third degree murder and manslaughter in the killing of George Floyd last May. Jurors…

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