Jan 13 Watch 6:38 How a veteran at retelling true stories took on 'Patriots Day' By PBS News Hour “Patriots Day” recounts the 2013 Boston marathon bombing and subsequent manhunt. Although the film is not a documentary, it aims to stay very true to the real events. For director Peter Berg, it’s his third film based on a story… Continue watching
Jan 06 Watch 7:50 Can the seafood industry get Americans to eat local fish? By PBS News Hour Off the coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, there’s not much cod left, but there’s plenty of dogfish. It’s a creature most Americans have never heard of, much less consumed. Instead, Americans are eating imported tuna, salmon and shrimp, in a… Continue watching
Oct 30 Pot legalization movement seeks first foothold in Northeast By Bob Salsberg, Associated Press Advocates for recreational marijuana believe "yes" votes in New England would perhaps build momentum toward ending federal prohibitions on the drug. Continue reading
Oct 29 As record number of states vote on marijuana, public health questions remain By Shayla Love, STAT The states that currently have legalized marijuana in some form represent ongoing experiments in public health. Continue reading
Sep 20 Watch 9:05 How a Massachusetts couple saved thousands from Nazi death camps By PBS News Hour It started with a school project: Interview someone with moral courage. For Artemis Joukowsky, it became an enduring project to explore the life of his grandparents, Waitstill and Martha Sharp, who helped more than 2,000 people avoid deportation to Nazi… Continue watching
Aug 22 Watch 3:04 Meet the couple on a mission to end hunger in their town By PBS News Hour The idea started at David and Alicia Blais’ dinner table: what if they could end hunger in their town? Their traveling trailer delivers meals to 200-300 people a night, motivated by the memory of their son, Daniel. Special correspondent Tina… Continue watching
May 25 Warren, Trump trade barbs on housing crisis, tax returns By Eugene Mason Sen. Elizabeth Warren is stepping up her attacks against Donald Trump, calling him a “small, insecure money-grubber.”… Continue reading
Feb 23 Watch 8:07 State governments strive to curb epidemic of fatal opioid abuse By PBS News Hour Abuse of opioids such as heroin, oxycontin and methadone led to 28,000 deaths last year, according to federal agencies. Many states are taking steps to combat the epidemic, but proposed solutions have attracted their own share of controversy and criticism. Continue watching
Dec 08 Watch 6:20 Why Salem bought in to witchcraft hysteria By PBS News Hour In 1692, the colonial town of Salem, Massachusetts, became caught up in a fervor over alleged witchcraft. In her new book “The Witches,” Stacy Schiff explores what led a group of Puritans to execute 19 people. She sits down with… Continue watching
Nov 22 Watch 3:55 Massachusetts drops Common Core test, will develop own student evaluations By PBS News Hour Massachusetts, a state considered a leader in education reform, decided last week to reject the Parcc test based on Common Core standards--a test still used in several other states. Instead, the state will develop its own exams to measure student… Continue watching