Jan 29 Watch 7:36 Psychiatrist advocates for reforming U.S. approach to gun safety By William Brangham, Sam Lane Already this year, there have been more than 3,000 firearm deaths in the U.S., according to the Gun Violence Archive. Dr. Jonathan Metzl, director of Medicine, Health and Society at Vanderbilt University and author of the new book, “What We’ve… Continue watching
Jan 29 Dying thief who stole ruby slippers from the Judy Garland Museum in 2005 gets no prison time By Steve Karnowski, Associated Press Seventy-six-year-old Terry Jon Martin stole the slippers in 2005 from the Judy Garland Museum in the late actor's hometown of Grand Rapids, Minnesota. Martin's attorney says he had gone straight but wanted to pull off "one last score."… Continue reading
Jan 29 Georgia House votes to revive prosecutor oversight panel as Democrats warn it would target Fani Willis By Jeff Amy, Associated Press Georgia House members have passed a bill that would revive a commission with powers to discipline and remove prosecutors. But Democrats warned that Monday's vote was aimed at disrupting Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis' prosecution of Trump. Continue reading
Jan 29 X blocks some Taylor Swift searches as deepfake explicit images circulate By Associated Press Sexually explicit and abusive fake images of Swift began circulating widely last week on X. It's made her the most famous victim of a scourge that tech platforms and anti-abuse groups have struggled to fix. Continue reading
Jan 28 USA Hockey will require neck laceration protection for players under 18 starting Aug. 1 By Stephen Whyno, Associated Press USA Hockey is mandating neck laceration protection for all players under the age of 18, the latest development in the wake of the death of a player in England from a skate to the neck that has reignited the debate over cut-proof gear in… Continue reading
Jan 28 10 tips for reading a Supreme Court case if you’re not a lawyer By Ilisabeth S. Bornstein, The Conversation In a year when the Supreme Court deals with many high-profile cases, a professor who teaches law to undergraduates describes how to read the court’s opinions. Continue reading
Jan 28 Watch 2:56 News Wrap: 3 U.S. troops killed in drone attack on military base in Jordan In our news wrap Sunday, three Americans were killed in Jordan by a drone strike that the U.S. blames on an Iran-backed militia, negotiators are discussing a new hostage release deal that would pause Israel’s offensive in Gaza for two… Continue watching
Jan 28 Watch 5:58 A Black physician’s memoir looks at the legacy of medical racism in America By John Yang, Kaisha Young Dr. Uché Blackstock has seen firsthand how medical racism shapes health care in America. She's dedicated her career to work at the intersection of medicine, health equity and systemic racism. Her new memoir, "Legacy: A Black Physician Reckons with Racism… Continue watching
Jan 28 Watch 5:09 How Montanans are banding together to preserve an iconic American landscape By Stan Parker, Montana PBS In Montana, an unlikely group of allies is working together to preserve a unique prairie ecosystem, and at the same time, help their own rural economies. Montana PBS’s Stan Parker reports from one of the planet’s last remaining intact grasslands. Continue watching
Jan 28 Biden says Iran-backed militia behind drone strike that killed 3 U.S. troops, injured 25 in Jordan By Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Joe Biden said Sunday that the U.S. “shall respond” after three American troops were killed and dozens more were injured in an overnight drone strike in northeast Jordan near the Syrian border. Biden blamed Iran-backed militias for the first… Continue reading