Nov 19 Watch 9:28 With new work requirement, thousands lose Medicaid coverage in Arkansas By Catherine Rampell, Leah Nagy, Jason Kane A major initiative of the Trump administration has been adding work requirements to benefit programs for the poor, now including Medicaid. This year, Arkansas became the first state to roll out the requirement. As a result, more than 12,000 people… Continue watching
Nov 19 Watch 7:26 40 years later, Rep. Speier looks back on surviving Jonestown This weekend marked the 40th anniversary of the Jonestown massacre, in which more than 900 followers of Jim Jones were victims of a cult mass murder-suicide in Guyana. Among the survivors was Jackie Speier, now a Democratic congresswoman from California. Continue watching
Nov 19 Trump’s refugee director is changing jobs By Associated Press Scott Lloyd, the head of the Trump administration's Office of Refugee Resettlement who oversaw shelters for unaccompanied immigrant minors, will move to a new role at the Center for Faith and Opportunity Initiatives, said the Department of Health and Human… Continue reading
Nov 19 7 easy ways to give back this holiday season By Larisa Epatko As the holidays approach, we look at some simple ways to contribute to charitable efforts in your community and bring others a little cheer. Continue reading
Nov 19 U.S. closes busiest Mexico border crossing for several hours By Yesica Fisch, Julie Watson, Associated Press The United States closed off northbound traffic for several hours at the busiest border crossing with Mexico to install new security barriers on Monday, a day after hundreds of Tijuana residents protested against the presence of thousands of Central American… Continue reading
Nov 19 Rain could complicate search for victims of California wildfire By Sudhin Thanawala, Associated Press About 1,000 names remain on a list of people unaccounted for more than a week after the fire began in Butte County about 140 miles north of San Francisco, authorities said. Continue reading
Nov 19 Bloomberg gives ‘unprecedented’ $1.8 billion to Johns Hopkins to boost financial aid By Associated Press The Baltimore university said the contribution — the largest ever to any education institution in the U.S. — will allow Johns Hopkins to eliminate student loans in financial aid packages starting next fall. Continue reading
Nov 19 If you cook Thanksgiving turkey, be careful amid salmonella outbreak By JoNel Aleccia, Kaiser Health News Federal health officials have identified no single source of the outbreak of Salmonella Reading, which has sickened at least 164 people in 35 states during the past year. Continue reading
Nov 18 Watch 8:28 Storytelling is this former lifer’s gift By Joanne Elgart Jennings Troy Williams did his time -- 18 years of a life sentence in California prison -- and he survived by using his experiences as bases for podcasts, videos and other valuable documentation on the inside. Continuing these pursuits after an… Continue watching
Nov 18 Watch 3:15 All eyes on Florida as GOP clinches election marathon By PBS News Hour Ballot recounts of the Senate and Governor races in Florida ended this weekend with Republicans winning both seats, though questions remain about counting procedures and why the state was once again among the last to declare results. POLITICO’s Marc Caputo… Continue watching