Mar 31 Watch 2:25 News Wrap: 2 Palestinians killed, journalists injured in Israeli strike at Gaza hospital In our news wrap Sunday, an Israeli strike killed two Palestinians at a tent camp in central Gaza, Israelis held the biggest anti-government protest since the war began, Ukraine’s Zelenskyy marked the second anniversary of Russian forces leaving the Kyiv… Continue watching
Mar 31 Watch 6:26 Why more Americans are saying religion is losing influence in public life By John Yang, Harry Zahn, Lana Green In a new survey released by the Pew Research Center, 80 percent of respondents said religion’s role in public life is shrinking in America. That’s the highest proportion in two decades of asking the question. John Yang speaks with Gregory… Continue watching
Mar 31 Watch 10:09 What to know about Georgia’s controversial approach to expanding Medicaid By John Yang, Sam Weber, Kaisha Young Since Medicaid was created 60 years ago, it’s been expanded again and again. Now, it’s the U.S. government’s biggest public health insurance program. For our series “America’s Safety Net,” John Yang reports on efforts to expand it even further with… Continue watching
Mar 31 20 years ago, people thought Google’s Gmail launch was an April Fool’s Day joke By Michael Liedtke, Associated Press Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin loved pulling pranks every April Fool's Day. As a result, the release of Gmail with what sounded like a preposterous amount of storage capacity 20 years ago was believed to be one of… Continue reading
Mar 30 Watch 2:18 News Wrap: UN military observers, interpreter injured in blast on Israel-Lebanon border In our news wrap Saturday, three UN observers and a Lebanese interpreter were wounded in an explosion near the border between Lebanon and Israel, Ukrainian President Zelenskyy fired more top aides in his ongoing government reshuffle, Peruvian President Boluarte’s home… Continue watching
Mar 30 Watch 8:43 As America’s population ages, women shoulder the burden as primary caregivers By Ali Rogin, Claire Mufson, Satvi Sunkara Currently, 1 in 6 Americans is older than 65, a number that’s projected to rise to 1 in 4 by 2050. As older Americans’ needs for medical care and other support grow, women bear the biggest part of the burden… Continue watching
Mar 30 Watch 6:45 What’s at stake for Americans at risk of losing Medicaid as unwinding continues By John Yang, Sam Weber, Kaisha Young Medicaid is the nation’s largest health insurance program, covering nearly 80 million people, or more than 1 in 5 Americans. For many people who have low incomes or a disability, or who are either very young or very old, it’s… Continue watching
Mar 30 Watch 5:15 Centenarian Bennie Fleming reflects on her dedication to a life of service By Michelle San Miguel, Barbara Dury and Justin Kenny, Rhode Island PBS Weekly For our “Hidden Histories” series as Women’s History Month draws to a close, Rhode Island PBS Weekly’s Michelle San Miguel introduces us to Bennie Fleming, a 100-year-old woman who embodies what it means to live a life of service —… Continue watching
Mar 30 Crews carefully start removing 1st section of collapsed Baltimore bridge from river By Serkan Gurbuz, Jeffrey Collins, Associated Press Teams of engineers are working Saturday on the intricate process of cutting and lifting the first section of twisted steel from the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Maryland,… Continue reading
Mar 30 How can bridges be protected from ship collisions? A civil engineer explains By Sherif El-Tawil, The Conversation In an interview, University of Michigan civil engineer Sherif El-Tawil explained how often ships collide with bridges, what can be done to protect bridges from collisions. Continue reading