Mar 09 Watch 3:45 Medicaid cuts are 'going to affect everyone,' insurance CEO says By PBS News Hour Dr. Mario Molina of Molina Healthcare, an insurance executive whose business is focused on Medicaid patients, is concerned about the way the Republican plan to replace the Affordable Care Act will not only affect patients on Medicaid, but cause major… Continue watching
Mar 09 Watch 6:12 Stamping out smallpox is just one chapter of his Brilliant life story By PBS News Hour Larry Brilliant jokes that he doesn't live up to his last name, but he has lived a remarkable life, from his early days in the San Francisco hippie scene, to his work as one of the world’s leading disease fighters… Continue watching
Mar 09 Watch 4:38 When smart devices are always on, vulnerability may be a trade-off of convenience By PBS News Hour WikiLeaks' release of a trove of documents about the CIA's ability to breach smartphone and TV encryption was a revelation of potential vulnerabilities that surprised many. Hari Sreenivasan separates fact from fiction about their capabilities to take advantage of those… Continue watching
Mar 09 HUD could face $6 billion in cuts By Jennifer C. Kerr, Associated Press HUD Secretary Ben Carson reassured employees about the cuts under consideration, which would target community development block grants, public housing money. Continue reading
Mar 09 EPA environmental justice head resigns By Associated Press WASHINGTON — The head of the Environmental Protection Agency's office on environmental justice has resigned in protest over the Trump administration's proposal to slash funding for programs that help poor and minority communities nationwide. Mustafa Ali, an associate assistant EPA… Continue reading
Mar 09 Senate votes to end Obama school accountability rules By Maria Danilova, Associated Press Republicans argue the regulations were an example of federal overreach. Democrats said they provided important safeguards for vulnerable groups of students. Continue reading
Mar 09 Legal challenges to Trump's travel ban mount from U.S. states By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Martha Bellisle, Associated Press SEATTLE — Legal challenges against President Donald Trump's revised travel ban mounted Thursday as Washington state said it would renew its request to block the executive order and a judge granted Oregon's request to join the case. Continue reading
Mar 09 EPA chief: Carbon dioxide not primary cause of warming By Matthew Daly, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The new chief of the Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday he does not believe that carbon dioxide is a primary contributor to global warming, a statement at odds with mainstream scientific consensus and his own agency. Continue reading
Mar 09 Top U.S. hospitals promote unproven medicine with a side of mysticism By Casey Ross, Max Blau, Kate Sheridan, STAT The embrace of alternative medicine has been building for years. But an examination of 15 academic research centers across the U.S. underscores just how deeply these therapies have become embedded in prestigious hospitals and medical schools. Continue reading
Mar 09 WikiLeaks to help shield tech firms from CIA's hacking tools By Raphael Satter and Deb Riechmann, Associated Press WASHINGTON — WikiLeaks will work with technology companies to help defend them against the CIA's hacking tools, founder Julian Assange said Thursday. Continue reading