Nation Feb 27 More pregnant women face life-threatening sepsis in wake of strict abortion laws In the years since the Supreme Court overturned the right to abortion and since Texas instituted one of the country’s strictest abortion bans, the state has seen an increased rate of sepsis among women who lost their pregnancies in the…
Nation Feb 11 UN AIDS agency says HIV infections could soar worldwide if U.S. drops support More than 20 years ago, the U.S. became the leader in the worldwide fight against HIV/AIDS. The Bush administration initiative Pepfar was the largest health commitment made by a nation to combat a single disease. But Trump's cuts have thrown…
World Feb 07 Displaced Gazans return to face shattered homeland and uncertain future President Trump said he is in “no rush to do anything” in Gaza. Earlier this week, he talked about the need for Palestinians to leave Gaza and for the United States to take over the area and develop it. Also…
Nation Feb 04 The history and legacy of birthright citizenship in the U.S. On his first day in office, President Trump signed an executive order to end universal birthright citizenship and limit it at birth to people with at least one parent who is a permanent resident or citizen. A federal judge put…
Nation Jan 27 Fear spreads in immigrant communities as raids and deportations escalate One of the biggest questions as President Trump’s second term begins is just how wide and quickly his administration will conduct mass deportations of undocumented immigrants. Those operations got underway this weekend in Chicago and other cities around the country.
Nation Jan 23 Meet the small team behind the Watch Duty app giving life-saving wildfire updates Ever since the deadly wildfires began in Los Angeles two weeks ago, residents have largely turned to one app for the most up-to-date information. It’s called Watch Duty and Stephanie Sy spoke to two members of the small team that…
Nation Jan 22 How incarcerated firefighters are helping battle the blazes around Los Angeles The fire danger in Southern California is far from over. As crews continue their battle, incarcerated firefighters part of a long-running state program are on the frontline. Supporters say the program offers a pathway out of prison, but critics say…
Politics Jan 20 Trump returns to office and kickstarts ambitious and controversial agenda Donald Trump has returned to office as the 47th president of the United States. His second term kickstarts an ambitious, and controversial, agenda that will bring mass deportations, aggressive tariffs on imports from competitors and allies alike, and a promise…
World Jan 15 Los Angeles officials face tough questions about preparedness and firefighting strategy It’s been more than a week since two of the most destructive wildfires in California history broke out within hours of each other in Los Angeles. Both blazes remain active and uncontained, and Angelenos again held their breath while firefighters…
Nation Jan 14 ‘Everything we know is gone’: Fire victims face devastated communities, uncertain future Unprecedented warnings about wind conditions have residents around the Los Angeles area on high alert again as firefighters work to control major blazes that have destroyed communities and taken at least 24 lives. Mayor Karen Bass issued an executive order…