Jan 22 Watch 8:43 The shifting battle over abortion rights 50 years after Roe By John Yang, Lorna Baldwin, Claire Mufson Fifty years ago today, the Supreme Court's ruling in Roe v. Wade gave constitutional protection to the right to seek an abortion. But after a different Supreme Court overturned Roe last year, ending a pregnancy is now a crime in… Continue watching
Jan 20 Watch 5:34 COVID casts shadow over Lunar New Year celebrations in China By Richard Kimber Medical experts predict China could see tens of thousands of deaths a day over the Lunar New Year holiday. Since the dismantling of the government’s zero-COVID policy, many have been anxious about the wave of infections that have swept through. Continue watching
Jan 20 Biden's first 2 years in office, by the numbers By Associated Press President Joe Biden notches two years in office on Friday. That represents 730 days since his inauguration. The story of the first half of Biden's term — at least by the numbers — is a mixed bag. Continue reading
Jan 20 North Dakota rejects bill that considers $1,500 fine for using pronouns other than those assigned at birth By Trisha Ahmed, Associated Press Republican Sen. David Clemens, of West Fargo, says he hopes the bill will discourage schools from “promoting transgenderism.” Reed Eliot Rahrich, who identifies as transgender, says the proposal is an “affront to human rights” for transgender people and state-funded employees. Continue reading
Jan 20 How this law reshaped medical billing, and what challenges remain for patients By Laura Santhanam Experts say the bipartisan No Surprises Act was a rare victory for patients and the public against exploitative health care costs, but that challenges remain. Continue reading
Jan 19 Watch 11:07 A look at the environmental and health effects associated with gas stoves By Miles O'Brien, Will Toubman There's been a heated debate lately about gas stoves and potential government regulation. The fire was lit last week after a member of a federal consumer agency suggested the government might ban them in newly built homes. That was quickly… Continue watching
Jan 19 Watch 3:16 A Brief But Spectacular take on improving community health outcomes near urban highways Amy Stelly is an urban planner, designer and artist in New Orleans where her family has lived for four generations. She has been fighting to remove the Claiborne Expressway, a highway that the Biden administration has called “an example of… Continue watching
Jan 19 Religious leaders file lawsuit to block Missouri's abortion ban By Jim Salter, Associated Press The lawsuit was filed Thursday in St. Louis is one of many challenges to restrictive abortion laws that conservative states have enacted since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June. Continue reading
Jan 18 Watch 4:43 News Wrap: Report shows new signs of easing inflation In our news wrap Wednesday, there are fresh signs that inflation is easing as U.S. wholesale prices slowed again, some major California roadways remained closed after weeks of storms and flooding and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing coalition suffered… Continue watching
Jan 18 Watch 6:38 Recent shootings involving children raise concerns over their access to guns By William Brangham, Courtney Norris, Dorothy Hastings In the last few weeks, the country has seen several harrowing events where very young children have had access to loaded guns and in two cases, shot themselves or others. It’s again raised questions about the responsibilities of adult gun… Continue watching