A growing number of Americans are relying on side jobs or freelance “gigs” for income. And while tech companies such as Uber and AirBnB make this type of independence more accessible, journalist Sarah Kessler writes in her book, “Gigged: The…
While Serena and Venus Williams, Sloane Stephens and Madison Keys represent America at the world’s top tennis tournaments, the men’s side has not seen a Grand Slam winner since Andy Roddick in 2003. Katrina Adams, the U.S. Tennis Association’s first-ever…
Summertime is peak season for Maryland’s prized blue crabs, known for their saltiness and jumbo lumps of meat. But this year, the industry’s mostly migrant workforce was cut by 35 percent. As the Department of Homeland Security processes a record…
In a bid to meet the demand for long-term care in the U.S., some states are turning to adult foster care to offer aging adults physical assistance and emotional support. NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent Joanne Elgart Jennings reports from Oregon…
More than 18 million Americans live in “extreme poverty,” according to a UN report that ranked poverty in the U.S. alongside some of the poorest areas in the world. The UN Special Rapporteur for Extreme Poverty paid a visit to…
More women in America die from pregnancy-related complications than in any other developed country in the world, and black women are most affected. NewsHour Weekend's Ivette Feliciano reports on one clinic in Memphis, Tennessee, where midwives are working to facilitate…
More than 5 million children in the U.S. have had a parent in prison at some point. In Indiana, where that number is 177,000, a mentoring program aims to bolster support for those children by connecting them with adults who…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X02BSr0W5rU From our partners at PBS Newshour Weekend: President Donald Trump signed an executive order last month pushing certain work requirements for access to social security programs like Medicaid. But lawmakers in Maine, which requires individuals work at least 20…
The U.S. has accepted more refugees than any country since 1980, but the Trump administration is now reversing course. Matt Katz reports for NewsHour Weekend, in partnership with public radio station WNYC, on the uncertainty faced by a married refugee…
The U.S. has accepted more refugees than any country since 1980, but the Trump administration is now reversing course. Matt Katz reports for NewsHour Weekend, in partnership with public radio station WNYC, on the uncertainty faced by a married refugee…