Mar 14 Arizona's privatized prison health care has been failing for years. A new court case could change that By Justin Stabley In 2015, an Arizona trial revealed countless stories of medical neglect within the state's prison facilities. But six years later, with no significant signs of improvement, a judge has reopened the case and is expected to make a decision this… Continue reading
Mar 14 Watch 3:46 News Wrap: Iran defends missile strikes near U.S. consulate in northern Iraq In our news wrap Monday, Iran defended firing missiles that landed near a U.S. consulate in northern Iraq on Sunday, a more contagious version of the omicron variant called BA.2 spread to additional cities in China, President Biden's Federal Reserve… Continue watching
Mar 14 Watch 4:02 How a housing shortage is straining communities in rural Alaska By Erin McKinstry, Alaska Public Media Adequate housing has been a consistent problem in rural Alaska and the COVID-19 pandemic has made living there even more difficult. Alaska Public Media’s Erin McKinstry reports on the housing problem from the city of Shaktoolik. Continue watching
Mar 14 March Madness brings back pre-pandemic energy By Eddie Pells, Associated Press College basketball fans hungering for a return to normal this March should feel happy. Continue reading
Mar 14 2 years after Breonna Taylor was killed, her family and supporters continue to push for justice By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, Associated Press Breonna Taylor’s family has joined with demonstrators and other supporters to honor the two-year anniversary of the Black woman’s passing in a botched police raid. Continue reading
Mar 11 Ohio police officer cleared in shooting of 16-year-old Ma'Khia Bryant By Andrew Welsh-Huggins, Associated Press Ohio prosecutors have announced that a grand jury declined to charge the police officer who fatally shot 16-year-old Ma'Khia Bryant last year. Continue reading
Mar 11 Texas judge blocks investigations of transgender youth's parents By Andrew DeMillo, Associated Press District Judge Amy Clark Meachum issued a temporary injunction Friday preventing the state from enforcing Republican Gov. Greg Abbott's directive that compels the Department of Family and Protective Services to investigate. Continue reading
Mar 11 Wisconsin crime lab destroys Kyle Rittenhouse rifle By Associated Press Rittenhouse's attorneys and prosecutors agreed in January that the gun would be destroyed. Rittenhouse's attorneys has said Rittenhouse didn't want someone to buy it as a trophy. Continue reading
Mar 11 Watch 5:41 News Wrap: The world marks 2 years since COVID-19 was officially declared a pandemic By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Friday, the world marked two years since COVID-19 was officially declared a pandemic, the Texas Supreme Court rejected a challenge to the nation's toughest abortion law, arrests of migrants inside the U.S. have fallen sharply in… Continue watching
Mar 11 Watch 12:55 Capehart and Abernathy on the domestic impact of Russia's invasion in Ukraine By PBS NewsHour Jonathan Capehart and Gary Abernathy, both columnists for The Washington Post, join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including the financial squeeze Americans are feeling amid sanctions on Russia and whether new laws in Florida on race and… Continue watching