Sep 18 Watch 5:11 Why 15,000 nurses went on strike in Minnesota Nurses in Minnesota organized the largest strike of private sector nurses in U.S. history this past week, with 15,000 nurses walking off the job for three days. And while the pandemic pushed many nurses to the brink, some say the… Continue watching
Sep 18 Watch 4:12 How farmers are using cover crops to absorb carbon emissions By Dana Cronin, Illinois Public Media The concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere today is more than 50 percent higher than it was during the pre-industrial era. In an effort to fight climate change, many industries are grappling with how to reduce or offset their… Continue watching
Sep 17 Watch 7:17 Jackson water crisis exposes consequences of aging infrastructure By Geoff Bennett, Winston Wilde, Andrew Corkery, Juliet Fuisz Jackson, Mississippi's boil water notice was lifted Thursday, nearly seven weeks after a failure at the city's main water treatment plant left residents without access to clean running water. But many residents say problems with Jackson's water system have persisted… Continue watching
Sep 17 Watch 6:55 Why low-income families are struggling to afford diapers By Ali Rogin, Claire Mufson, Solveig Rennan The high cost of diapers is an often invisible part of poverty in America. Although more than 5 million babies and toddlers in the U.S. live in low-income families, most government programs don't provide diapers or funding to purchase them. Continue watching
Sep 17 Flood-hit areas of Pakistan threatened by 'second disaster' of disease, WHO warns By Zarar Khan, Associated Press The World Health Organization raised the alarm Saturday about a “second disaster" in the wake of the deadly floods in Pakistan this summer, as doctors and medical workers on the ground race to battle outbreaks of waterborne and other diseases. Continue reading
Sep 16 Watch 4:12 Mother and child sit down for candid conversation about vaccine hesitancy By Becky Wandel and Rawan Elbaba, Student Reporting Labs At a time when misinformation is rampant, the NewsHour's Student Reporting Labs is producing a series of conversations called "Moments of Truth" that explore why people believe false information and what causes them to change their minds. This is a… Continue watching
Sep 16 West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice signs strict abortion ban into law By Leah Willingham, Associated Press West Virginia is now the second state to enact a law prohibiting the procedure since the U.S. Supreme Court's June ruling to end the constitutional protection of the procedure. Continue reading
Sep 16 Decades of systemic racism seen as root of Jackson Mississippi water crisis By Drew Costley, Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press A boil-water advisory has been lifted for Mississippi's capital, and the state will stop handing out free bottled water on Saturday. But the crisis isn't over. Many blame systemic racism as the root cause. Continue reading
Sep 15 Watch 5:32 Conservative states continue to restrict abortion following overturn of Roe v. Wade By William Brangham Conservative states continue to pass laws that restrict abortions. There are 14 states where bans are in effect and West Virginia will soon have a near-total abortion ban signed into law. Mary Ziegler, a law professor at the University of… Continue watching
Sep 15 WATCH: U.S. health officials warns monkeypox could mutate to resist antiviral drug By Matthew Perrone, Mike Stobbe, Associated Press U.S. health officials are warning against overuse of the lone drug available to treat monkeypox, saying that even a small mutation in the virus could render the pills ineffective. Continue reading