Health Jul 20 Texas women testify in lawsuit claiming abortion restrictions put their lives in jeopardy Texas women seeking to block a portion of their state’s abortion law are in court this week testifying the strict restrictions put their lives in jeopardy. The lawsuit is believed to be the first filed by women directly impacted by…
Nation Jul 18 Despite owning rights to Colorado River, tribes largely cut off from accessing water A little-known fact about the Colorado River is that American Indian tribes own rights to about a quarter of the river. In reality, for most tribes, they are only “paper rights” not amounting to water they can use. Stephanie Sy…
Education Jul 11 Schools and students face difficult battle to close learning gaps worsened by pandemic Billions of dollars were funneled to school districts across the U.S. to help them make up for learning loss from the pandemic. But new research shows that even with that extra money, school districts are still struggling to close the…
Nation Jul 10 Eastern U.S. hit with flooding as heat wave drags on in West and South Extreme weather is making an impact from one end of the country to the other. Ferocious heat and heavy rains persisted Monday and millions of Americans were left to cope and clean up. Stephanie Sy reports on flooding in the…
Health Jul 06 Blood test can identify risk for preeclampsia, the leading cause of maternal death The Food and Drug Administration has approved a blood test that can identify pregnant women at severe risk for preeclampsia, a high blood pressure disorder that can develop during pregnancy and is a leading cause of maternal death worldwide. Roughly…
Nation Jul 04 New podcast examines sugar industry’s political power and mistreatment of workers Sugar plays an outsized role in what many eat every day with the average American consuming more than 100 pounds in a year, according to the USDA. The multi-billion dollar sugar business is the subject of the new podcast "Big…
World Jun 20 New round of violence erupts between Palestinians and Israelis in West Bank There was more violence Tuesday in the occupied West Bank as Israeli settlers were shot and killed by Palestinian gunmen. It followed a bloody raid by Israeli forces and is raising fears of escalation. Stephanie Sy reports.
World Jun 14 Battle for power in Sudan reignites conflict in Darfur Intense fighting rages on between Sudan’s armed forces and the rebel forces. Hundreds of civilians have been killed during two months of combat, nearly two million people have fled their homes and hundreds of thousands have escaped to neighboring countries.
World Jun 14 Group of orcas attack and sink vessels off Iberian Peninsula A small group of orcas is causing a lot of damage to boats off the Iberian Peninsula. Last month, killer whales rammed a boat continuously for over an hour, managing to remove the rudder. In another incident, three orcas repeatedly…
Nation Jun 09 Movement to return land taken from Black and Indigenous people in the U.S. gains momentum As cities and states across the country consider various forms of reparations, California has led the way in returning land to the descendants of the dispossessed. This includes African Americans and Native Americans. But as Stephanie Sy reports, the wealth,…