Oct 02 Saving the babies of the opioid epidemic By Laura Santhanam On bad days, five new babies are born in withdrawal from opioids at Cabell County-Huntington Hospital in southern West Virginia. In the neonatal therapeutic unit, there are zero unoccupied beds, but staff can’t turn the infants away. On one week… Continue reading
Oct 02 seventysomething: Sometimes you don’t want to put on a happy face By Susie Kaufman We seventysomethings were born into the thick of mid-century striving and compliance, every day another opportunity to be good and do good. Continue reading
Oct 02 WATCH: Trump calls Las Vegas shooting an ‘act of pure evil’ By Joshua Barajas Trump also said he plans to travel to Las Vegas on Wednesday to meet with the families of the victims, as well as local law enforcement officials and first responders. Continue reading
Oct 02 Updated: Gunman kills at least 58 people at concert in Las Vegas By Larisa Epatko Late Sunday night, a gunman opened fire at a country music festival on the Las Vegas strip, killing at least 58 people and injuring nearly 500 others. Continue reading
Oct 01 Trump dedicates golf tournament trophy to hurricane victims in Texas, Florida and Puerto Rico By Associated Press Earlier Sunday, Trump dismissed those he calls "politically motivated ingrates" who've questioned his administration's commitment to rebuilding Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria. Continue reading
Oct 01 Watch 4:45 As small hints of normal life return, Puerto Rico faces a colossal task to rebuild By PBS News Hour As more troops and materials arrive in Puerto Rico, relief workers are struggling to distribute desperately-needed supplies. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump praised the federal aid response on Sunday, a day after he drew ire for attacking the mayor of San… Continue watching
Oct 01 Watch 3:51 The military promised to crack down on sexual assault. Have they? By PBS News Hour A senior air force officer would have faced up to seven years in prison and a requirement to register if a sex offender if the U.S. military had not let him avoid criminal charges for sexual abuse by making him… Continue watching
Oct 01 Volunteers are helping Puerto Rico from home, with a map anyone can edit By Corinne Segal While island officials continued to call for aid this week, organizations delivering relief are asking for help with a lesser-known resource: map data. Continue reading
Oct 01 Supreme Court opens pivotal term with Trump nominee in place By Mark Sherman, Associated Press Disputes over a wedding cake for a same-sex couple and partisan electoral maps top the Supreme Court's agenda in the first full term of the Trump presidency. Continue reading
Oct 01 The psychological toll of natural disasters — and how mainland Puerto Ricans are coping By Kamala Kelkar “We feel guilty that we're not there experiencing what our family members and their kids are experiencing."… Continue reading