Oct 04 Majority of Americans doubt young people will be better off than their parents, AP-NORC poll finds By Cora Lewis, Associated Press While most Americans say having a good standard of living is important, more than half believe it's unlikely younger people today will have a better life than their parents, according to a new poll. Continue reading
Oct 04 Thousands of California wells dry up amid megadrought By Terry Chea, Associated Press As California's drought deepens, more rural communities are running out of water. Continue reading
Oct 04 Analysis: How disasters like Hurricane Ian can make inequality worse By Anna Rhodes, Max Besbris, The Conversation Research on Hurricane Harvey found that flood insurance and strong social networks were key factors in determining how quickly people recovered, regardless of socioeconomic status. Continue reading
Oct 04 WATCH: Race, Redemption and Reentry - A PBS NewsHour Special By Geoff Bennett The PBS NewsHour's chief Washington correspondent and PBS News Weekend anchor Geoff Bennett will host a live conversation on Thursday, October 6 at 7 p.m. on race, redemption and reentry. Continue reading
Oct 04 WATCH: PBS NewsHour presents 'Ricochet: An American Trauma' By William Brangham, Sam Lane, Sam Weber The PBS NewsHour explores the swath of trauma gun deaths have left in their wake across America in: “Ricochet: An American Trauma.” The documentary was reported by correspondent William Brangham and produced by Sam Weber and Sam Lane. Continue reading
Oct 04 Judge dismisses charges against 7 people in Flint water crisis By Ed White, Associated Press A judge has dismissed charges against seven people in the Flint water scandal, including two former state health officials blamed for deaths from Legionnaires' disease. Continue reading
Oct 04 Thousands still without power in Florida as Hurricane Ian rescues continue By Rebecca Santana, Associated Press Hurricane Ian may be long gone from Florida, but the job of restoring power and searching for anyone still inside flooded or damaged homes pressed on Tuesday. Continue reading
Oct 04 The Onion files Supreme Court brief defending parody posts By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The satirical site The Onion has some serious things to say in defense of parody. Continue reading
Oct 04 U.S. job openings fell in August, potentially calming inflation By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press The number of available jobs in the U.S. plummeted in August compared with July, a sign that businesses may pull back further on hiring and potentially cool chronically high inflation. Continue reading
Oct 03 Watch 7:18 Recovery efforts still in full force days after Hurricane Ian's landfall By William Brangham, Shoshana Dubnow People in southwestern Florida continued to struggle Monday with recovery efforts and, in some cases, getting their basic needs after Hurricane Ian. Power is still out to more than half a million homes and businesses in the state and the… Continue watching