Sep 24 Watch 5:18 Why unexpectedly high ambulance bills are still a problem in the U.S. By Ali Rogin, Laura Santhanam, Kaisha Young In a medical emergency, you want to get to a hospital as quickly as possible. But what happens when the cost of that transportation is hundreds or thousands of dollars, even with insurance? NewsHour health reporter Laura Santhanam joins Ali… Continue watching
Sep 24 Watch 4:16 The life of Lydia Mendoza, the 1st queen of Tejano music By John Yang, Claire Mufson For Hispanic Heritage Month, as part of our “Hidden Histories” series, we look back on the life of Lydia Mendoza, a Mexican American singer whose music bridged styles and cultures to tell the stories of the working class. Continue watching
Sep 24 Weakened Ophelia poses flood risk in parts of Northeast as new storm brews in the Atlantic By Laura Ungar, Jonathan Mattise, Associated Press After being downgraded from a tropical storm, Ophelia on Sunday still threatened parts of the Northeast with coastal flooding, life-threatening waves and heavy rain from Washington to New York City, the National Hurricane Center said. Continue reading
Sep 24 An Afghan man’s denied asylum case offers a glimpse into U.S. immigration court By Julie Watson, Associated Press The case of an Afghan man who represented himself in U.S. immigration court offers a rare look in that system's proceedings. A Texas judge denied him asylum and ordered him deported. But experts who reviewed a transcript of the April… Continue reading
Sep 23 Watch 2:55 News Wrap: Tropical Storm Ophelia drenches communities along Atlantic Coast In our news wrap Saturday, Tropical Storm Ophelia made landfall in North Carolina, the family of a Black high school student suspended for his hairstyle is suing Texas Gov. Abbott and Attorney General Paxton, car dealers may soon feel ripple… Continue watching
Sep 23 Watch 7:04 College hopefuls face changing admissions landscape after Supreme Court ruling By John Yang, Kaisha Young This fall is the first college application season in which schools are prohibited from considering race and ethnicity when making admissions decisions, after June's landmark Supreme Court ruling. Sandy Baum, a senior fellow at the Urban Institute's Center on Education… Continue watching
Sep 23 Watch 6:18 Rollout of driverless cabs in select U.S. cities raises safety questions By Ali Rogin, Winston Wilde If you call a taxi in some U.S. cities, the car that picks you up might not have a driver. Self-driving “robo-cabs” are generating a lot of interest and controversy, and major technical questions remain. Aarian Marshall, a staff writer… Continue watching
Sep 23 Watch 6:59 Why cricket is having a resurgence in popularity in America By Amna Nawaz, Ryan Connelly Holmes Cricket was once one of the most popular sports in the United States, until baseball became entrenched as America’s game during the Civil War. Now, the sport that was first played in England is seeing a resurgence across the pond,… Continue watching
Sep 23 Texas Gov. Abbott, AG Paxton sued by family of Black student suspended for his hairstyle By Juan A. Lozano, Associated Press The family of a Black high school student in Texas who was suspended over his dreadlocks filed a federal civil rights lawsuit Saturday against the state's governor and attorney general, alleging they failed to enforce a new law outlawing discrimination… Continue reading
Sep 23 Who is Lachlan Murdoch, heir apparent of Rupert Murdoch’s media empire? By David Hamilton, Associated Press Rupert Murdoch announced that in November he’ll step down as the head of his two media companies: News Corp. and Fox Corp. His son Lachlan Murdoch will become the chair of News Corp. while remaining chief executive and chair at… Continue reading