Jan 04 Immigration among the top concerns in 2019, poll shows By Nicholas Riccardi, Hannah Fingerhut, Associated Press As much of the U.S. government remains shut down over President Donald Trump's insistence on funding for his border wall, nearly half of Americans identify immigration as a top issue for the government to work on this year. Continue reading
Jan 03 Watch 6:58 Former CIA officer says Whelan doesn't fit the profile of U.S. intelligence Russia has detained Paul Whelan, a former U.S. Marine, on charges of espionage. Whelan's family says he was traveling for a wedding. The arrest comes weeks after accused Russian agent Maria Butina agreed to cooperate with U.S. prosecutors. John Sipher,… Continue watching
Jan 03 Watch 9:25 Could socialist policies give American women better lives? By Paul Solman Socialism is becoming increasingly appealing among young Americans who value universal health care, free public college and living wages. In her new book, “Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism,” Kristen Ghodsee argues that implementing socialist concepts would make women’s… Continue watching
Jan 02 Watch 4:08 Another border clash as thousands of migrants wait in Mexico, 'in limbo' Chaos erupted again at the U.S.-Mexico border Monday, as border patrol officers fired tear gas at migrants they say were throwing rocks. Meanwhile, other migrants reportedly tried to cross the border. U.S. officials say no children were harmed. For context… Continue watching
Jan 02 Watch 8:17 Racing to understand the polio-like illness paralyzing kids By Amna Nawaz, Jason Kane For the past few years, a rare polio-like illness has been striking otherwise healthy children, often after a mild respiratory illness or fever. Cases of acute flaccid myelitis, or AFM, reached record-high numbers in 2018, and doctors still cannot pinpoint… Continue watching
Jan 01 Watch 6:24 How upcoming state laws could make it to Washington next As the calendar turned to 2019 this week, new laws are taking effect, and new state legislatures are looking to push even more changes. In some states, these measures will address gun safety, roll back business licensing regulations and legalize… Continue watching
Jan 01 Watch 7:06 Will drug companies be held accountable for America's opioid epidemic? The nation’s opioid crisis was declared a public health emergency in 2017 and received new funding this past October. But rampant addiction led to some 40,000 overdose deaths in the U.S. last year, and 2019 could see the culmination of… Continue watching
Jan 01 Watch 3:34 The stories student reporters want to see in 2019 By Student Reporting Labs Participants from the NewsHour’s Student Reporting Labs, a project that teaches young reporters about journalism and media literacy, share what they’d like to see from the media in 2019. Continue watching
Jan 01 U.S. fires tear gas across Mexico border to stop migrants By Associated Press U.S. authorities fired tear gas into Mexico during the first hours of the new year to repel about 150 migrants who tried to breach the border fence in Tijuana. Continue reading
Jan 01 WATCH: NASA shares latest on New Horizons' mission Ten hours after the middle-of-the-night encounter 4 billion miles away, flight controllers in Laurel, Maryland, received word from the spacecraft late Tuesday morning. Continue reading