May 27 Watch 9:50 Why many combat veterans are still suffering, years after the fight ended On average, 20 U.S. military veterans daily die by suicide, and suicides among active duty personnel are increasing. A number of treatments for veterans with depression and post-traumatic stress disorder exist, but they have drawbacks. Special correspondent Mike Cerre looks… Continue watching
May 27 Watch 8:23 For Arlington’s Old Guard, the mission is to honor, and the standard is perfection Arlington National Cemetery is well known as the final resting place for fallen U.S. soldiers. Less famous is the elite unit that performs the funerals for these military heroes: The Old Guard, the Army’s oldest active duty regiment. Sen. Tom… Continue watching
May 27 Watch 5:33 How Wyoming manages to keep its rural schools open By Student Reporting Labs The one-room schoolhouse may seem like a distant memory from U.S. history, but about 200 of them still exist today, including Wyoming’s tiny Valley Elementary School. It has only six students, but in Wyoming, education funding is redistributed so that… Continue watching
May 27 Texas lawmakers approve safe gun storage program opposed by NRA By Jim Vertuno, Associated Press Lawmakers in gun-loving Texas have quietly gone around the National Rifle Association by slipping language into a massive spending bill that would fund a $1 million public safety campaign on gun storage. Continue reading
May 27 Bill Buckner, baseball player remembered for World Series error, dies at 69 By Associated Press Buckner, a star hitter who became known for making one of the most infamous plays in major league history, died Monday. Continue reading
May 27 WATCH: Memorial Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery The ceremony is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. ET. Watch it here. Continue reading
May 26 Watch 10:06 Amid drought, Phoenix plans for a future with less water By Hari Sreenivasan, Connie Kargbo, Sam Weber As the Colorado River's flow declines mostly due to overuse and climate change, water supplies in seven states are imperiled by potential shortages. That includes Arizona, which recently passed legislation outlining steps it would take if water from the river… Continue watching
May 26 Watch 5:33 American towns under cyberattack from an NSA-built software By PBS NewsHour Over the last few weeks, the city of Baltimore essentially went offline after a cyberattack was followed by a ransom demand which the city refused to pay. According to the New York Times, ‘EternalBlue’, the software that wreaked havoc in… Continue watching
May 26 Bart Starr, QB who led Packers to greatness, dies at 85 By Arnie Stapleton, Associated Press Bart Starr was an ordinary quarterback until teaming with Vince Lombardi and serving as the catalyst for the powerhouse Green Bay Packers teams that ruled the 1960s and ushered in the NFL as America's most popular sport. Continue reading
May 26 Teva settles with Oklahoma for $85 million in opioid case By Associated Press One of the drugmakers named in Oklahoma's lawsuit over the opioid crisis has agreed to a settlement in which it will pay the state $85 million. Continue reading