May 10 Watch 7:49 A highly contagious strain of bird flu plagues farmers across the U.S. By William Brangham, Sam Weber The U.S. is in the midst of its worst deadly bird flu outbreak in years. Millions of poultry and wild birds have been killed. And although the risk to human health is low, the impacts have trickled down to consumers. Continue watching
May 10 Baby formula shortage vexing parents, prompts White House response By Matthew Perrone, Heather Hollingsworth, Associated Press On Monday, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said the Food and Drug Administration was “working around the clock to address any possible shortages."… Continue reading
May 10 For widows in Africa, COVID-19 stole husbands, homes, future By Krista Larson, Chinedu Asadu, Associated Press In many African countries, the pandemic has created larger populations of widows as men are more likely to die of COVID-19. Widowhood has long befallen great numbers of women there. Continue reading
May 10 Shanghai doubles down on COVID restrictions as monthslong lockdown continues By Ken Moritsugu, Associated Press The city of Shanghai is doubling down on pandemic restrictions after a brief period of loosening up, frustrating residents who were hoping a more than monthlong lockdown was finally easing as the number of new cases falls in China's largest… Continue reading
May 09 Watch 3:15 News Wrap: Ferdinand Marcos Jr. scores landslide victory in Philippines presidential race In our news wrap Monday, the son of one-time Philippines dictator Ferdinand Marcos scored a landslide victory in the country's presidential election, Sri Lanka's prime minister resigned after weeks of protests, the death toll continues rising in Havana, Cuba after… Continue watching
May 09 Watch 7:38 Lawyer in a landmark abortion rights case discusses a potential Roe reversal A leaked early draft of a coming Supreme Court decision suggests Roe v. Wade could be struck down. The landmark decision established the constitutional right to abortion and the last major challenge to it came in a 1992 case called… Continue watching
May 09 How poor dental care in prison makes reentry harder for formerly incarcerated people By Justin Stabley After leaving prison, the consequences of missing treatment fall on those formerly incarcerated individuals, since so few dental care resources are available, adding more expenses, more stress and more challenges to an already difficult transition to life outside. Continue reading
May 09 Even as COVID cases fall, Shanghai lockdown continues to tighten By Associated Press Authorities in Shanghai have again tightened anti-virus restrictions, just as the city was emerging from a month of strict lockdown due to a COVID-19 outbreak. Continue reading
May 06 Watch 8:35 Exploring the complicated history of abortion in the United States By John Yang, Lorna Baldwin, Maea Lenei Buhre, Sam Lane, Layla Quran, Sam Weber In the leaked Supreme Court draft opinion striking down Roe v. Wade, Justice Samuel Alito writes that the nation has had an “unbroken tradition” of criminalizing abortion. But as John Yang reports, the history is much more complicated. Continue watching
May 06 Tennessee governor signs bill strictly regulating medication abortions By Kimberlee Kruesi, Associated Press Republican Gov. Bill Lee has signed legislation that will strictly regulate the dispensing of abortion pills, including imposing harsh penalties on doctors who violate them. Continue reading