May 17 South Carolina governor signs bill banning transgender students from playing girls' sports By Jeffrey Collins, Associated Press South Carolina's Republican governor has quietly signed into law a bill that would ban transgender students from playing girls' or women's sports in public schools and colleges. Continue reading
May 12 Senate confirms Jerome Powell for second term as Fed Chair By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press The Senate on Thursday confirmed Jerome Powell for a second four-year term as Federal Reserve chair, giving bipartisan backing to Powell's high-stakes efforts to curb the highest inflation in four decades. Continue reading
May 11 Watch 8:29 Report details brutal treatment of Indigenous children attending U.S. boarding schools The federal government on Wednesday detailed for the first time the brutality and treatment Native American children suffered when they were forcibly moved into U.S. boarding schools during the course of 150 years. Deborah Parker, CEO of the National Native… Continue watching
May 10 Watch 5:29 News Wrap: Biden defends his economic policies amid rising inflation By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Tuesday, President Biden defended his economic policies in the face of the worst inflation in 40 years and said his proposal for taxing billionaires could bring down rising costs. Also, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen argued abortion… Continue watching
May 10 Watch 7:51 Colorado college reckons with a troubling legacy of erasing Indigenous culture By Hari Sreenivasan, Cat Wise Over the course of more than 100 years beginning in the 1800s, hundreds of thousands of Native American children in the U.S. were removed from their families, placed in federal boarding schools and forced to abandon their Native languages and… Continue watching
May 04 Watch 7:47 San Antonio, Texas tackles education inequality with free or reduced college tuition By Hari Sreenivasan, Cat Wise President Biden proposed providing two years of tuition-free community college after he took office, but the idea was dropped after congressional opposition. Yet efforts persist at the local and state level to boost college attendance. More than 400 such programs… Continue watching
May 03 Watch 2:26 News Wrap: White House deems Russia is wrongfully detaining American basketball star In our news wrap Tuesday, the Biden administration has determined that Russia is wrongfully detaining pro basketball star Brittney Griner, voters in Ohio and Indiana took to the polls, former President Trump's inaugural committee and business will pay $750,000 to… Continue watching
May 03 A visit to this market turns up Ramadan decorations and growing Muslim visibility in Michigan By Frances Kai-Hwa Wang Metro Detroit is home to the oldest, largest and most diverse Muslim American communities in the U.S. Only in recent years, however, have being visibly Muslim and publicly engaging in some of its practices, including fasting for Ramadan, become less… Continue reading
May 02 WATCH: White House press secretary Jen Psaki holds news briefing By News Desk and Associated Press White House press secretary Jen Psaki held a news briefing on Monday as President Joe Biden continues to consider student loan forgiveness and activists turn up the pressure for my debt relief. Continue reading
May 01 Watch 4:23 2022 National Teacher of the Year Kurt Russell discusses the joys and challenges his job By Geoff Bennett, Claire Mufson, Andrew Corkery The White House last week honored high school history teacher Kurt Russell from Oberlin, Ohio, who in April was named 2022 National Teacher of the Year. Geoff Bennett recently spoke with Russell about why he chose teaching, what inspires his… Continue watching