Oct 22 Incarcerated women risk their lives fighting California fires. It’s part of a long history of prison labor By Kamala Kelkar As many as 1,600 trained inmates have fought California's recent wildfires, the latest chapter in a long history of prison labor. Continue reading
Oct 22 Psychological first aid must be part of disaster relief By Alani Gregory, STAT The danger of natural disasters lies not only in the tremendous loss of life and property, but also in the psychological toll they take on survivors. Continue reading
Oct 22 Funeral held for U.S. soldier at center of Trump fight By Terry Spencer, Associated Press Sgt. La David Johnson and three comrades died Oct. 4 in Niger when they were attacked by militants tied to the Islamic State. Continue reading
Oct 21 NAACP names new leader for more active future By Jesse J. Holland, Associated Press The NAACP turned to an insider Saturday to help bring the nation's oldest civil rights organization back to prominence. Continue reading
Oct 21 Gorsuch: Civility doesn’t mean suppressing disagreement By Associated Press Gorsuch tells a conference of lawyers meeting near the high court that he's worried that college students with unpopular views aren't "able to express themselves."… Continue reading
Oct 21 Appeal for hurricane aid backed by former presidents raises $31 million By Will Weissert, Associated Press All five living former U.S. presidents attended a concert Saturday night in a Texas college town, raising money for relief efforts from Hurricane Harvey. Continue reading
Oct 20 Watch 6:02 After two devastating hurricanes, U.S. Virgin Islands’ ‘hurt is very real’ By PBS News Hour Hurricane-battered infrastructure and limited electricity have taken a toll on the tourism-driven economy of the U.S. Virgin Islands. Home to 100,000 Americans, the islands took a hit from both hurricanes Irma and Maria at their peaks within a span of… Continue watching
Oct 20 Watch California housing shortage adds stress for now-homeless fire victims By PBS News Hour Nearly two weeks since the deadly wildfires in Northern California broke out, evacuees are making their way back to find that thousands of homes have been destroyed. But the housing shortage in the region that predated the wildfires is making… Continue watching
Oct 20 LISTEN: Appeals court temporarily blocks immigrant teen’s abortion access By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press A federal appeals court in D.C. has blocked an undocumented immigrant girl from getting an abortion for now. Hear the courtroom arguments, which took place earlier Friday. Continue reading
Oct 20 WATCH: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers gives update on Puerto Rico By Corinne Segal The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is expected to hold a briefing on Puerto Rico at 1:15 p.m. ET. Watch the updates here. Continue reading