Oct 07 Watch 10:48 Ohio sues big pharma over increase in opioid-related deaths By Melanie Saltzman In May, Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine, citing the rising death toll from opioid overdoses in his state, sued five pharmaceutical companies, accusing them of playing down the risks of painkiller addiction. Ohio is the largest of 10 states that… Continue watching
Oct 07 Watch 3:05 Puerto Rico’s power struggles predate Hurricane Maria By PBS News Hour Hurricane Maria destroyed Puerto Rico’s grid, but the U.S. territory's power provider was in deep financial trouble and known for neglecting outages before the storm struck last month. Jessica Resnick-Ault, a reporter with Reuters who investigated the bankrupt utility company,… Continue watching
Oct 07 Rallies in Barcelona and Madrid call for talks on Catalonia independence By Kamala Kelkar Nearly one week after Spanish police tried to violently shut down Catalonia’s vote to become independent from the country, thousands of people rallied in Madrid and Barcelona on Saturday in a more peaceful show of support and opposition. Continue reading
Oct 01 Watch 4:45 As small hints of normal life return, Puerto Rico faces a colossal task to rebuild By PBS News Hour As more troops and materials arrive in Puerto Rico, relief workers are struggling to distribute desperately-needed supplies. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump praised the federal aid response on Sunday, a day after he drew ire for attacking the mayor of San… Continue watching
Oct 01 Watch 3:51 The military promised to crack down on sexual assault. Have they? By PBS News Hour A senior air force officer would have faced up to seven years in prison and a requirement to register if a sex offender if the U.S. military had not let him avoid criminal charges for sexual abuse by making him… Continue watching
Oct 01 Volunteers are helping Puerto Rico from home, with a map anyone can edit By Corinne Segal While island officials continued to call for aid this week, organizations delivering relief are asking for help with a lesser-known resource: map data. Continue reading
Oct 01 Watch 9:01 Supreme Court to hear case testing the limits of partisan gerrymandering By Sam Weber, Laura Fong In the 2012 elections, Republicans in Wisconsin won 60 of the 99 Assembly seats, despite Democrats having a majority of the statewide vote. The disparity lead to the federal lawsuit Gill v. Whitford, in which plaintiffs alleged that voting districts… Continue watching
Oct 01 The psychological toll of natural disasters — and how mainland Puerto Ricans are coping By Kamala Kelkar “We feel guilty that we're not there experiencing what our family members and their kids are experiencing."… Continue reading
Oct 01 O.J. Simpson released from Nevada prison on parole By Corinne Segal Former football star O.J. Simpson was released from a Nevada state prison on parole early Sunday after nine years of serving time for charges related to an armed robbery in 2007. Continue reading