Feb 15 Quest for blood pressure cuff highlights inequality By Rachel Bluth and Capital News Service The doctor told Sharlene Adams to get a blood pressure cuff, so Adams set out to buy one. For Adams, who lives in West Baltimore, that meant four bus rides, a stop for a doctor's signature, two visits to a… Continue reading
Feb 15 A tale of two Baltimores plays out in devastating medical care disparities By Jay Hancock, Kaiser Health News Baltimore residents have little more confidence in the medical system intended to heal them than in the criminal justice system intended to protect them. Continue reading
Dec 16 Watch 4:24 How will mistrial affect other Freddie Gray prosecutions? By PBS News Hour The trial for the first officer charged in the death of Freddie Gray has ended in a mistrial. The jury deliberated for 15 hours over three days before a judge in Baltimore declared a hung jury in the case against… Continue watching
Dec 16 Watch Freddie Gray’s stepfather: We are not upset with jury By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 16 Watch 10:10 Baltimore mayor responds to mistrial in first Freddie Gray case By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 16 Judge declares mistrial in first Freddie Gray officer case By Joshua Barajas After nine hours of deliberation over the past two days, jurors were dismissed after a deadlock Tuesday in the trial of one of six police officers charged with the death of Freddie Gray, the 25-year-old black man who sustained a… Continue reading
Dec 15 Watch Baltimore braces as Freddie Gray jury wrestles with a deadlock By PBS News Hour The jury in the first trial on the death of 25-year-old Freddie Gray returned after two days of deliberations to say they are deadlocked. Gray’s fatal injuries while in Baltimore police custody exposed deep cracks in the city’s criminal justice… Continue watching
Dec 14 VIDEO: Before Freddie Gray, there was Tyrone West By PBS News Hour Tyrone West died in police custody in Baltimore in the summer of 2013. The officers who arrested West were cleared of wrongdoing, but since Freddie Gray's death, West's case is receiving more interest from the public. Filmmaker Kobie Brown profiles… Continue reading
Dec 02 Watch News Wrap: Iran worked on nuclear weapons prior to 2009, says IAEA By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, the International Atomic Energy Agency reports that the Iranians did work on nuclear weapons prior to 2009, despite denials. The activities were reportedly limited to planning and testing basic components. Also, the first of six… Continue watching
Nov 30 Watch News Wrap: Heavy smog blankets Chinese cities, New Delhi By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, choking smog filled the air in Chinese cities, prompting pollution warnings. In New Delhi, visibility was down to a mere 200 yards due to the smog. Also, jury selection began for the first of six… Continue watching