Apr 08 Watch Group gives cash aid to rural Kenyans, then studies its effects By Sam Weber, Melanie Saltzman Since it was founded in 2011, U.S.-based nonprofit GiveDirectly has given cash unconditionally to villagers in eastern Africa, particularly Kenya and Uganda. The nonprofit’s most recent project involves providing a basic income consisting of cash payments to every adult in… Continue watching
Apr 08 This community has slipped through the cracks of the U.S. health care system By Helen Branswell, STAT Thousands of people in this northwestern corner of Arkansas, many of them working poor, are from a faraway constellation of islands. In all but the fewest cases they will never be able to qualify for Medicaid or Medicare under current… Continue reading
Apr 07 Watch 12:17 Shields and Brooks on Trump’s Syria attack, Senate’s fierce partisanship By PBS News Hour Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including a U.S. strike on a Syrian military target after a deadly chemical weapons attack, reports of disarray and power struggles… Continue watching
Apr 07 An ‘Earth-sized’ telescope takes aim at the first-ever image of a black hole By Joshua Barajas For years, actual images of black holes have remained elusive. The Event Horizon Telescope might be changing that as you read these words. Continue reading
Apr 06 U.S. fires missiles into Syria in first attack on Assad regime By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press It was the first direct American assault on the Syrian government and Donald Trump's most dramatic military order since becoming president. Continue reading
Apr 06 Watch 9:42 Are the unprecedented demands of protecting the Trumps straining the Secret Service? By PBS News Hour The U.S. Secret Service has protected presidents and their families for more than a century. But rarely has it had to go so many places and protect so many people than it has for President Trump. John Yang speaks with… Continue watching
Apr 05 Watch 9:46 Why finding a solution to control Lyme disease isn’t simple By Miles O'Brien Ticks are by far the biggest disease vector in the U.S., and Lyme disease is the most common tick-borne illness in the northern hemisphere, causing neurological problems and even permanent cognitive and sensory impairment if not treated. Science correspondent Miles… Continue watching
Apr 05 WATCH: Astronaut John Glenn laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery By News Desk Glenn, the first American to orbit the Earth, died in December at age 95. Thursday would have been his 74th wedding anniversary with his widow, Annie Glenn. Continue reading
Apr 04 Watch 9:23 What we know about the chemical weapon attack in Syria By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 03 5 important stories that don’t have anything to do with politics By Erica R. Hendry, Iman Smith, Joshua Barajas, Laura Santhanam before the latest chapter in the Russian investigation threatens to wrestle control of the 24-hour news cycle, here are five important stories that may not have shown up in your Facebook feed. Continue reading