Jul 03 Watch 4:38 The effort to ban hairstyle discrimination nationwide By Gabrielle Hays, Casey Kuhn CROWN Act Day is celebrated on July 3 in honor of the date when legislation prohibiting discrimination based on hair texture or style was first passed at the state level. NewsHour Communities correspondent in St. Louis Gabrielle Hays reports on… Continue watching
Jul 03 When CROWN acts stall in states, cities step in to ban hair discrimination By Gabrielle Hays Though more than 20 states across the country have passed CROWN Act legislation in recent years, Missouri has not. Still, cities in the state have enacted their own policy. Continue reading
Jul 03 U.S. maternal deaths more than doubled over 20 years. Here’s who fared the worst By Laura Ungar, Associated Press A new study published Monday in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that Black mothers died at the nation’s highest rates, while the largest increases in deaths were found in American Indian and Native Alaskan mothers. Continue reading
Jul 03 New workplace accommodations for pregnant people are now in effect. Here’s what they cover By Chabeli Carrazana, The 19th The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, which is now in effect, requires employers provide accommodations to pregnant workers for everything from pregnancy through the postpartum period, including time off to recover. Continue reading
Jul 03 How to stay cool and safe during a heat wave By Rio Yamat, Associated Press Scorching heat across the U.S. already has caused more than a dozen deaths in Texas alone and led to mounting misery from the Pacific Northwest to the South. And the official end of summer is still months away. Continue reading
Jul 03 Balitmore police search for suspects after deadly weekend block party shooting By Juliet Linderman, Associated Press Police in Baltimore say more than one person is suspected of opening fire during a holiday weekend block party in Baltimore that killed two and wounding 30 others, many of them under 18. Continue reading
Jul 03 U.S. passport application backup causes uncertainty, thwarts plans for would-be travelers By Laurie Kellman, Rebecca Santana, David Koenig, Associated Press With family dreams and big money on the line, passport seekers describe a slow-motion agony of waiting, worrying, holding the line, refreshing the screen, complaining to Congress, paying extra fees and following incorrect directions. Continue reading
Jul 02 EPA faces lawsuit from 10 states over emissions standards for residential wood-burning stoves By Associated Press Attorneys general from 10 states plan to sue the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, saying its failure to review and ensure emissions standards for residential wood-burning stoves has allowed the continued sale of appliances that could worsen pollution. Continue reading
Jul 02 Watch 2:04 News Wrap: Baltimore party ends in tragedy with deadly gun violence In our news wrap Sunday, overnight shootings at a Baltimore block party and Wichita nightclub have left two dead and dozens injured, more than 700 protestors were arrested during a fifth straight night of violent riots over the fatal police… Continue watching
Jul 02 Watch 7:21 What the Supreme Court’s latest term tells us about its future direction By John Yang, Andrew Corkery The U.S. Supreme Court ended its term this past week with the six conservative justices again flexing their supermajority to make big changes in law and society. Marcia Coyle, the PBS NewsHour’s Supreme Court analyst, joins John Yang to discuss… Continue watching