Apr 22 Suicide rate in U.S. on the rise, with spike for girls age 10-14 By Laura Santhanam After more than a decade of decline, the suicide rate in the United States climbed 24 percent to 13 out of 100,000 people between 1999 and 2014 with men far outpacing women, according to new data from the National Center… Continue reading
Apr 21 Watch 1:27 Watch Prince wail on ‘While My Guitar Gently Weeps’ By PBS News Hour Prince, the legendary musician and songwriter, has died at the age of 57. At a 2004 appearance at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the artist played a guitar solo during a rendition of “While My Guitar Gently Weeps,”… Continue watching
Apr 21 Prince, music icon whose influence spanned 4 decades, dead at 57 By Kenya Downs, Corinne Segal Prince, whose unique blend of funk, soul, hip-hop and pop earned him top honors in music and millions of fans worldwide, died Thursday at 57. Continue reading
Apr 20 Watch 6:01 How the AP uncovered secret slavery behind the seafood in your supermarket By PBS News Hour An 18-month investigation into the use of slave labor in southeast Asia to bring seafood to American restaurants and supermarkets earned the Associated Press a Pulitzer Prize for Public Service. Since the report was made public, more than 2,000 slaves… Continue watching
Apr 20 Harriet Tubman to join Jackson on $20 bill; suffragists added to $10 By Kristen Doerer Harriet Tubman, an African American abolitionist who led hundreds of slaves to freedom on the Underground Railroad, will have her portrait placed on the front of the $20 bill. Continue reading
Apr 19 Watch 6:28 Washington Post honored for deep dive into fatal police shootings By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 18 Watch 8:38 Candidates tout ‘New York values’ ahead of crucial primary By PBS News Hour Voters in New York will cast their votes in the presidential primaries on Tuesday. Judy Woodruff talks to Tamara Keith of NPR and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report about the Empire State rivalry between Democratic candidates Hillary Clinton… Continue watching
Apr 18 Scorecard: Which candidate is the most authentic New Yorker? By Catherine Lucey, Associated Press NEW YORK -- In a rare, competitive New York presidential primary, three candidates are promoting their ties to the Big Apple. But who among them is the most authentic New Yawker?… Continue reading
Apr 17 Student removed from Southwest flight after making phone call in Arabic By Michael D. Regan A university student was recently removed from Southwest Airlines flight in California when another passenger became unnerved and reported him to the authorities after he conducting a telephone conversation in Arabic. Continue reading
Apr 17 Watch 9:26 As opioid epidemic worsens, rethinking how doctors are taught to treat pain By Melanie Saltzman, Christopher Booker, Saskia de Melker Pain is the most common reason that people go to the doctor. Yet physicians and medical students have limited training in pain management and prescribing opioids. As the nation suffers from an opioid epidemic, people within the medical field are… Continue watching