Mar 29 Watch 5:17 Psychologist’s advice on how to speak with children about gun violence By Amna Nawaz, Karina Cuevas Once again, parents and caregivers around the country are considering how they want to talk to children about gun violence following the mass shooting at the Covenant School in Nashville. For an important perspective on that, Amna Nawaz spoke with… Continue watching
Mar 29 Watch 9:05 The health care challenges pregnant women of color face in rural areas By Stephanie Sy and Gabriel Roy, Global Health Reporting Center A CDC report shows maternal deaths nearly doubled over three years, with over 1,200 deaths in 2021. Rural communities, where maternal mortality is almost double urban rates, struggle to access lifesaving maternal healthcare. With support from the Pulitzer Center and… Continue watching
Mar 29 Watch 6:42 Why North Carolina is investing in expanded Medicaid access By Geoff Bennett, Ian Couzens North Carolina became the latest in a growing number of states to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. Gov. Roy Cooper signed the bill into law marking a major victory for Democrats in their efforts to expand federally assisted… Continue watching
Mar 29 Watch 6:57 More states consider bills limiting which bathroom trans people can use By Laura Barrón-López, Dorothy Hastings, Joshua Barajas In 2016, North Carolina was in the spotlight when it became the first state to pass a bill barring transgender people from using bathrooms consistent with their gender identity. Recently, Idaho, Iowa and Arkansas have passed their own bathroom bills… Continue watching
Mar 29 Watch 14:02 The long-lasting impact of the U.S. invasion of Iraq By Amna Nawaz, Dan Sagalyn Twenty years ago, thousands of American troops were racing across the deserts of Iraq toward Baghdad to depose Saddam Hussein. It led to a near-decade of civil war and occupation, no discovery of weapons of mass destruction, the deaths of… Continue watching
Mar 29 GOP lawmakers override Kentucky governor’s veto of transgender bill By Bruce Schreiner, Associated Press Republican lawmakers in Kentucky have swept aside the Democratic governor's veto of a bill regulating some of the most personal aspects of life for transgender young people. Continue reading
Mar 29 Arkansas bill criminalizing trans people’s bathroom access revamped By Andrew DeMillo, Associated Press An Arkansas bathroom bill that had been criticized as the most extreme in the country has been revamped to address concerns it would criminalize transgender people using public restrooms matching gender identity. Continue reading
Mar 29 Narcan just got over-the-counter approval. Here’s what you need to know By Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved selling naloxone without a prescription, setting the overdose-reversing drug on course to become the first opioid treatment drug to be sold over the counter. Continue reading
Mar 29 Reparations could cost California more than $800 billion, economists estimate By Janie Har, Associated Press Economists for a California task force on potential reparations for Black residents estimate payouts could reach more than $800 billion for harm caused by policing and housing discrimination. Continue reading
Mar 29 WATCH: Former Starbucks CEO defends labor practices during Senate hearing By Dee-Ann Durbin, Associated Press Schultz denied the company has broken the law and said Starbucks is appealing those charges. He said Starbucks respects workers' right to unionize, but believes the company already provides its workers with industry-leading wages and benefits. Continue reading