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1 week ago | 
pbs.org | Juliet Fuisz
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Audio The CDC reported 12 seasonal flu-related deaths of children this week, bringing the total number of pediatric flu deaths this season to 216 — the most in 15 years. Experts say one reason for this new record could be the plummeting flu vaccination rate among American children. John Yang speaks with Dr. Peter Hotez at Baylor College of Medicine to learn more. Watch Watch the Full Episode PBS NewsHour from May 03, 2025
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2 months ago | 
pbs.org | Juliet Fuisz
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Audio Trump’s shakeup of Washington reached the Pentagon on Friday as he fired several top military leaders, including Air Force Gen. CQ Brown as the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Trump selected retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Dan Caine to be the new Joint Chiefs chairman, a job that requires Senate confirmation. John Yang speaks with Eric Edelman for more.
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2 months ago | 
pbs.org | Juliet Fuisz
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Audio American officials are preparing for talks with Russia over ending the war in Ukraine, set to begin Monday in Saudi Arabia, with no clear indication yet that Kyiv will be involved. Meanwhile, European leaders are convening an emergency meeting in Paris in response to being shut out of early negotiations. Ali Rogin speaks with Kurt Volker, former U.S. special envoy to Ukraine, for more.
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Feb 8, 2025 | 
artscanvas.org | Ali Rogin |Claire Mufson |Juliet Fuisz
'The Power Pause' aims to rebrand what it means to be a stay-at-home mom For some women, leaving the workforce to care for children or family is a choice. For others, it’s a necessity.… Trump says he's naming himself chairman of the Kennedy Center, will dictate programming President Donald Trump says he is firing members of the board of trustees for the John F.
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Feb 8, 2025 | 
pbs.org | Juliet Fuisz
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Audio For some women, leaving the workforce to care for children or family is a choice. For others, it’s a necessity. But Neha Ruch, founder of Mother Untitled, doesn’t think a career pause means putting aside professional ambitions. Ali Rogin speaks with Ruch about what inspired her new book, “The Power Pause: How to Plan a Career Break After Kids — and Come Back Stronger Than Ever.”
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Feb 1, 2025 | 
pbs.org | Juliet Fuisz
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Audio There’s been another fatal plane crash, this one in Philadelphia, as officials are still investigating Wednesday’s deadly mid-air collision in Washington, D.C. that claimed 67 lives. Randy Babbitt, a former FAA administrator and commercial airline pilot, joins John Yang to discuss the search for answers and the state of aviation safety.
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Dec 8, 2024 | 
pbs.org | Juliet Fuisz
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Audio This past week, the White House detailed the scope of a massive Chinese hacking campaign that reaped information from American cell phone networks. But an HBO original documentary, “Surveilled,” says some governments use commercial spyware to monitor their own citizens. To learn more, John Yang speaks with Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist Ronan Farrow, who produced the documentary.
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Dec 1, 2024 | 
pbs.org | Juliet Fuisz
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Audio As he continues stocking his new administration with staunch loyalists, President-elect Trump on Saturday nominated Kash Patel to be FBI director. Patel claims that the FBI is part of what he calls the “deep state” conspiracy against Trump and his allies. NBC News reporter Ryan Reilly, who authored the book “Sedition Hunters: How January 6th Broke the Justice System,” joins John Yang to discuss.
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Nov 30, 2024 | 
pbs.org | Juliet Fuisz
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Audio Cesarean sections to deliver babies are among the most common surgical procedures in U.S. hospitals. A new study from the National Bureau of Economic Research found that Black women are almost 25 percent more likely than white women to have unnecessary C-sections, putting them at risk of surgical complications. John Yang speaks with New York Times investigative reporter Sarah Kliff to learn more.
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Oct 12, 2024 | 
artscanvas.org | John Yang |Juliet Fuisz |Kaisha Young
Inside the whimsical world of celebrated children's author Sandra Boynton Inside the whimsical world of author Sandra Boynton Blurb: If there's a toddler in your life, chances are you know… Art and science collide in enormous project at dozens of museums and galleries In 2011, some 60 art institutions in Southern California got together to create a region-wide art collaboration called Pacific Standard… 'The Boys of Riverside' chronicles school for the deaf's rise to state football champions...
