Feb 27 Some states seek to deny transgender and nonbinary people’s rights by legally defining sex By Andrew DeMillo, John Hanna, Associated Press At least 13 states have proposed bills this year that seek to narrowly define sex or gender as binary. Continue reading
Feb 26 Watch 3:56 News Wrap: Trump appeals $454 million judgment in New York civil fraud case In our news wrap Monday, Donald Trump appealed the $454 million judgment in his New York civil fraud case, Ukrainian troops retreated again in the east as Russian forces pushed forward, Alexei Navalny supporters may try to hold a farewell… Continue watching
Feb 26 Watch 4:12 Trials show asthma drug helps reduce allergic reactions to certain foods By Geoff Bennett, Karina Cuevas, Nana Adwoa Antwi-Boasiako There's some relief for people with food severe allergies. A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine reports the drug Xolair allows people with allergies to tolerate higher doses of allergenic foods before developing a reaction after accidental… Continue watching
Feb 26 Watch 6:12 Afghan activist’s memoir details her inspirational fight to educate women By Amna Nawaz, Stephanie Kotuby, Alexa Gold When the Taliban roared back to power in Afghanistan in 2021, education activist Pashtana Durrani had some 7,000 girls enrolled in her organization. The schools were shuttered and Pashtana was forced to flee. She’s now living in exile in the… Continue watching
Feb 26 Watch 2:48 Researchers use AI to decipher ancient scroll buried in ash by Vesuvius eruption By Nana Adwoa Antwi-Boasiako Ancient scrolls that were buried in volcanic ash during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius are now being deciphered two thousand years later thanks in part to artificial intelligence. Martin Stew of Independent Television News reports from Oxfordshire, England. Continue watching
Feb 26 Don Henley testifies in case over handwritten drafts for ‘Hotel California’ and other songs By Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press Henley, the Grammy-winning co-founder of one of the most successful bands in rock history, is prosecutors' star witness in an unusual criminal trial. Continue reading
Feb 26 Strong winter storm and snow to hit the West while the Midwest gets unusual taste of summer By Michael Casey, Associated Press The National Weather Service says the winter storm will move across the Pacific Northwest Monday into Tuesday, creating near-blizzard conditions in some places with one to two inches of snow an hour over the Oregon Cascades and Northern Rockies Monday… Continue reading
Feb 25 Watch 2:42 News Wrap: Trump moves closer to GOP nomination with win in South Carolina In our news wrap Sunday, Trump scored a decisive victory in South Carolina’s Republican primary while Haley told supporters she is not giving up despite losing in her home state, there are signs of slow progress toward a new cease-fire… Continue watching
Feb 25 Watch 8:20 What a federal lawsuit filed by Florida means for low-income children’s health care By Ali Rogin, Andrew Corkery The end of pandemic-era protections has meant the end of Medicaid coverage for more than 17 million low-income Americans so far. Now, Florida is considering other changes to how it provides health insurance to children from low- to moderate-income families,… Continue watching
Feb 25 Watch 3:05 The story of Granny Hayden, a Black midwife who was born into slavery By StoryCorps Mary Stepp Burnette Hayden was born into slavery on a plantation in Black Mountain, North Carolina. She remained there after being freed in 1865, going on to become a midwife. In this animated feature from our partners at StoryCorps, Hayden’s… Continue watching