Jul 20 Watch 10:19 Supreme Court decision on Roe sets off alarm bells in the LGBTQ community By John Yang When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and 50 years of precedent on abortion rights, Justice Thomas suggested the court should also reconsider other cases like the decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide. This spurred the U.S. House to… Continue watching
Jul 20 Watch 8:28 Survivors of Aurora, Colorado, mass shooting still haunted 10 years later By William Brangham, Frank Carlson, Sam Lane, Sam Weber Ten years ago today, a gunman opened fire in a crowded movie theater in Aurora, Colorado, killing 12 and wounding 70 people. At the time, it was one of the worst mass shootings in the country’s history, and sparked familiar… Continue watching
Jul 20 Watch 8:06 New ATF Director Steve Dettelbach on gun violence in America By PBS NewsHour For the first time in seven years, the federal government has a Senate-confirmed director in charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the agency better known as ATF. Steven Dettelbach was recently sworn in as its leader… Continue watching
Jul 20 Watch 8:17 Mother of journalist murdered by ISIS discusses how the U.S. handles hostage situations President Biden this week signed an executive order to improve efforts to free more than 60 U.S. nationals held hostage or who are wrongfully detained abroad. Diane Foley's son was an American journalist kidnapped in Syria in 2012 and killed… Continue watching
Jul 20 Rudy Giuliani ordered to testify in Georgia 2020 election probe By Kate Brumback, Associated Press A judge in New York has ordered Giuliani to appear next month before a special grand jury in Atlanta that's looking into whether Trump and others illegally tried to interfere in the 2020 election in Georgia. Continue reading
Jul 20 Appeals court allows Georgia abortion law to take effect By Kate Brumback, Jeff Amy, Associated Press A federal appeals court has overturned a lower court ruling and said Georgia's restrictive 2019 abortion law could take effect immediately. Continue reading
Jul 20 How extreme heat affects young athletes By Jessica R. Murfree, Natasha Brison, The Conversation Summer sports camps and pre-season training often have kids running hard in high heat and humidity. The combination can be deadly. Continue reading
Jul 19 Watch 6:33 News Wrap: Russia’s assault on Ukraine’s cities kills scores of civilians In our news wrap Tuesday, Russia targets Ukraine's cities killing scores of civilians, Russian President Putin meets with Iran's leaders amid sanctions, the WHO issued new warnings about super-infectious COVID subvariants, a CDC panel is considering who should receive a… Continue watching
Jul 19 Watch 8:51 Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo discusses the U.S. chip shortage The Senate on Tuesday moved forward to boost semiconductor production in the U.S. as a chip shortage continues to impact the everyday lives of Americans. It’s part of a broader push to entice chip manufacturers to the U.S. and address… Continue watching
Jul 19 Watch 6:47 Why overdose deaths spiked among people of color during the pandemic A CDC report finds overdose deaths rose significantly for people of color from 2019 to 2020. The synthetic opioid fentanyl is largely to blame, combined with a disruption in treatment and prevention programs during the pandemic. Dr. Edwin Chapman, who… Continue watching