Dec 01 Watch 6:03 On World AIDS Day, a look at inequalities and treatment advances By PBS NewsHour New medical treatment for HIV is helping the nearly 38 million people living with the virus globally. On World AIDS Day, Celeste Watkins-Hayes, a professor at Northwestern University and author of “Remaking a Life: How Women Living with HIV/AIDS Confront… Continue watching
Dec 01 New Orleans police leader: 'Senseless' shooting wounds 10 By Associated Press Hours later in another part of town, another shooting killed two men and wounded two others. Continue reading
Dec 01 House panel to vote on Ukraine report as Trump mulls defense By Hope Yen, Associated Press The House impeachment inquiry enters a pivotal stage this week, with investigators planning a vote Tuesday to approve their report making the case for President Donald Trump’s removal from office as he decides whether to mount a defense before a… Continue reading
Dec 01 Moving cross country, winter storm takes aim at Northeast By Associated Press The National Weather Service issued winter storm warnings and predicts heavy snow and freezing cold in swaths of New England and New York. Continue reading
Nov 30 Watch 8:59 New York's Mohawk tribe works to restore their culture By PBS NewsHour For decades, Native American children were forcibly removed from their families and lands to attend boarding schools where English was mandatory and their own languages were forbidden. But in 1979, a small Mohawk tribe in upstate New York formed The… Continue watching
Nov 30 AP Fact Check: Trump's Ukraine defense collides with facts By Calvin Woodward, Hope Yen, Associated Press In recent days, President Trump has cried foul in ways angry and profane as Democrats set the stage for House Judiciary Committee hearings likely to produce articles of impeachment. A review of rhetoric on this and other matters over the… Continue reading
Nov 29 Watch 8:13 Investigation raises alarm about handling of worker fatality at Indiana Amazon facility By Will Evans, Reveal Our research into never-before-public injury records from 23 Amazon warehouses across the country indicates most had injury rates higher than the industry average. One particular incident in Indiana raises questions about how regulators and government officials deal with potential safety… Continue watching
Nov 29 Watch 7:24 How these Massachusetts farmers are turning manure and food waste into power By Allison Aubrey, NPR According to the Natural Resources Defense Council, about 204 million pounds of turkey meat will be thrown away this Thanksgiving. That’s an estimated $293 million worth. As we continue our look at innovative solutions to food waste across the country,… Continue watching
Nov 29 View our complete coverage of food waste By Allison Aubrey, NPR In the U.S., 30 to 40 percent of food produced never makes it to a dining table. Much of that waste ends up in landfills. But some companies are pursuing new techniques to reduce and redistribute surplus -- plus process… Continue reading
Nov 29 Evacuation order lifted with Texas chemical plant fire 'contained' By Paul J. Weber, Associated Press “We are in a position to say it’s contained. We feel comfortable with the efforts that have been made by our firefighters,” Jefferson County Judge Jeff Branick said at a news conference. Continue reading