Emily Carpeaux

Aug 9, 2024 | pbs.org | Emily Carpeaux

It's been ten years since 18-year-old Michael Brown was shot and killed by an officer in Ferguson, Missouri. His death at the hands of police sparked massive protests and put the city in the national spotlight. News Hour communities correspondent Gabrielle Hays returned to Ferguson to see what’s changed a decade later.

Aug 12, 2023 | pbs.org | Nicole Ellis |Casey Kuhn |Cat Wise |Emily Carpeaux

John Yang: The federal government has been using COVID relief funds to support child care programs across the country. But that funding is set to expire at the end of September. Ali Rogin reports on how states are bracing for the looming crisis. Ali Rogin: Child care advocates are sounding the alarm and searching for solutions as federal funding gets closer to running out.

Jul 17, 2023 | pbs.org | John Yang |Emily Carpeaux |Sam Weber

PBS NewsHour For many years, police use of force against people of color, especially Black Americans, has been under intense scrutiny. Tasers, also known as conducted electrical or energy weapons, may be ranked below guns on the spectrum of police force, but using them has resulted in deaths. John Yang reports. A warning: some images in this report may disturb viewers.

Feb 2, 2022 | pbs.org | Larry Neumeister |Jeffrey Brown |Emily Carpeaux

Jul 28, 2021 | pbs.org | Courtney Vinopal |Amna Nawaz |Murrey Jacobson |Emily Carpeaux