May 05 Photos: Why did the Kilauea volcano make a pink plume? By Nsikan Akpan Hours before the volcano erupted, it spewed a plume of pink ash hundreds of feet into the air. How come?… Continue reading
May 05 Watch 3:56 Pompeo faces immediate challenge to fill key State Department positions By PBS News Hour More than 70 positions, including ambassadors to Saudi Arabia and Turkey, remain open in the State Department, while several positions have nominees but await confirmation from the White House. Usually dominated by career diplomats, the Trump administration has overwhelmingly put… Continue watching
May 05 Watch 3:31 How ending their temporary protected status will impact Hondurans in the U.S. By PBS News Hour Nearly 57,000 Hondurans in the U.S. have 18 months to either return to their country or remain in the U.S. as undocumented immigrants. On Friday, the Trump administration announced its decision to phase out the temporary protected status granted to… Continue watching
May 05 Watch 5:54 By staging war games, NATO members prepare for cyber attacks By PBS News Hour The world’s largest live-fire cyber defense exercise is helping NATO members prepare for cyber warfare. Over the last eight years, 22 NATO and EU countries have been practicing the scenario of a cyber attack in Locked Shields, a war game… Continue watching
May 05 California’s Orange County could determine Congress control By Michael R. Blood, Associated Press Once considered conservative holy ground, Orange County is starting to look like a last stand for California Republicans. Continue reading
May 05 How Nellie Bly went undercover to expose abuse of the mentally ill By Dr. Howard Markel Nellie Bly's investigative work became a classic in the annals of psychiatry and a cogent warning against inhumane treatment of the mentally ill. Continue reading
May 05 Hawaii residents flee quakes, lava and gas as volcano erupts By Caleb Jones, Marco Garcia, Associated Press Many rural residents living on an erupting volcano in Hawaii fled the threat of lava that spewed into the air in bursts of fire. Continue reading
May 04 Watch 4:58 News Wrap: Unemployment rate hits lowest since 2000 By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, the unemployment rate slipped to 3.9 percent as U.S. employers added 164,000 jobs in April, according to the Labor Department. Also, President Trump says the details are set for his planned meeting with North Korean… Continue watching
May 04 Public support for marijuana is growing. Will lawmakers follow? By Jasmine Wright As of last month, lawmakers in at least 21 states had introduced legislation for recreational use. And 14 states are weighing medical pot proposals. Here's a look at what lawmakers are saying, at the state and federal levels. Continue reading
May 04 Kansas, Oklahoma approve religious veto on LGBT adoptions By Mitchell Willetts, Associated Press State lawmakers in Kansas and Oklahoma have approved legislation to grant protections to faith-based adoption agencies that cite their religious beliefs for not placing children in LGBT homes. Supporters of such measures argued that the core issue is protecting a… Continue reading