World Apr 19 Russian forces escalate attacks on Eastern Ukraine Russian forces made a push into the contested Donbas region today, attacking the cities, broad farm lands and mining towns of the Eastern part of Ukraine. As President Joe Biden pledges more artillery support and the UN secretary general called…
Education Apr 19 Fewer Black men are enrolling in community college. This state wants to change that Even before the pandemic, higher education had an enrollment problem. The last few years have made it worse. That’s particularly true for community colleges, where enrollment dropped 13 percent since 2019. The number was 21 percent for Black men. As…
Politics Apr 18 Why both climate activists and the oil industry are unhappy with Biden’s new drilling leases Facing rising prices, the Biden administration is forging ahead with a plan to sell new leases for oil and gas drilling on a small portion of federal land. Some climate activists say President Biden is breaking his campaign promise to…
Health Apr 06 Oklahoma Legislature bans most abortions following a national trend The Oklahoma Legislature has passed a sweeping ban on abortions in the state, marking the latest in a national trend of red states implementing restrictive abortion laws. NewsHour's Adam Kemp reports from Oklahoma City, and Mary Ziegler, author of "Abortion…
World Apr 05 Hundreds of thousands of stateless people are living in legal limbo in the U.S. Conflicts, wars, and other geopolitical crises around the world have left millions of people without a country. They are called “the stateless," and their plight is finally being recognized by the Biden administration. Stephanie Sy reports.
Nation Apr 04 Ancient footprints in New Mexico raise questions about when humans inhabited North America When humans first populated North America and how they arrived has long been a matter of spirited debate. A recent study detailing what archeologists believe are the oldest known footprints in the United States is sparking new questions and upending…
Nation Mar 31 Slapping incident at the Oscars sparks difficult but important conversations Four days after the shocking events at this year's Oscars, the fallout is not over yet. The Academy of Motion Pictures, Arts and Sciences says it is considering disciplinary action against Will Smith. Author and film critic Eisa Nefertari Ulen,…
Health Mar 30 Inconsistent data masks the pandemic’s toll on Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders As COVID-19 swept across the United States it became clear that the virus disproportionately affected certain racial and ethnic groups. But the outsized impact of the pandemic on one community -- Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders -- has been largely…
Economy Mar 22 Russia’s war in Ukraine disrupts worldwide food prices and supply The Black Sea region straddling Russia and Ukraine is known as the “breadbasket of Europe” because of the bounty from its fertile soil. But since the Russian invasion farmers have left those fields for safety or to take up arms,…
World Mar 10 Why Russia is using increasingly brutal tactics in Ukraine Russia's attack against Ukraine has intensified in recent days and become more indiscriminate, with scores of Ukrainian civilians killed and vast swaths of infrastructure, residential and commercial buildings destroyed, including hospitals and schools. Michael Kofman, senior fellow for Russian studies…