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Ariz. Supreme Court upholds 1864 law banning most abortions
S2024 E101 - 6m 6s
Arizona will soon be the latest state with a near-total abortion ban after the state Supreme Court revived a 160-year-old law. The law provides no exceptions for rape or incest. Doctors who perform abortions could face criminal prosecution and prison time, though the Democratic attorney general says she will not prosecute. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Carter Sherman of The Guardian.
News Wrap: EPA cracks down on chemical plant pollution
S2024 E101 - 5m 16s
In our news wrap Tuesday, the Environmental Protection Agency is cracking down on pollution from chemical plants, Norfolk Southern has agreed to pay $600 million to settle a lawsuit over last year's train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, and the parents of Ethan Crumbley, the teenager who killed four of his Michigan schoolmates in 2021, have been sentenced to up to 15 years in prison.
Johnson fights to hold speaker job among divided GOP
S2024 E101 - 4m 20s
Congress arrived back in Washington with a long list of priorities for House Speaker Mike Johnson to accomplish and a razor-thin margin to get it done. Lisa Desjardins reports.
Rwanda marks 30 years of reconciliation after genocide
S2024 E101 - 8m 43s
Rwanda is holding observances to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the genocide in that East African nation that took one million lives. Rwanda has won praise for rebuilding efforts, but democratic backsliding and conflict just outside its borders have raised concern over the country’s future stability. Fred de Sam Lazaro reports. A warning, this story discusses and has imagery of genocide.
Rahm Emanuel on building military cooperation with Japan
S2024 E101 - 8m 41s
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and the president of the Philippines, Ferdinand Marcos, will meet with President Biden on Wednesday for a trilateral summit. The Biden administration has been improving military cooperation with Asian countries as a means to counter China's increasingly assertive behavior. Geoff Bennett discussed more with U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel.
'Quiet on Set' directors on exposing abuse at Nickelodeon
S2024 E101 - 7m 44s
Nickelodeon helped shape pop culture for decades. But a docuseries is exposing the toxic culture behind some of the iconic children’s shows of the 90s and 2000s. As young viewers flocked to the channel for beloved programs, sexual abuse and harassment were rampant behind the scenes. Amna Nawaz discussed more with “Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV” directors Emma Schwartz and Mary Robertson.
Appalachian cultural hub faces recovery after floods
S2024 E101 - 8m 20s
In the summer of 2022, historic flooding in eastern Kentucky washed away homes and entire communities, claiming more than 40 lives. It also devastated an important cultural hub for the larger region, Appalshop, home to a large archive of Appalachian history and culture. Jeffrey Brown first brought us Appalshop’s story in 2018 and recently returned for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.
King Charles presented with banknotes bearing his portrait
S2024 E101 - 2m
British King Charles was presented with the new banknotes of his reign. The king, who is being treated for an undisclosed cancer, received the notes bearing his portrait at a brief ceremony at Buckingham Palace. Chris Ship of Independent Television News reports from London.
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