Newscasts
PNS Daily Newscast - February 19, 2019
President Trump draws a red line with Venezuela’s military authorities. Also on the Tuesday rundown: A judge in the U.S. is sued for calling ICE to detain a bridegroom. Plus, a look at how raising the federal minimum wage could help workers of color.
Daily Newscasts
Environment
Monday, February 18, 2019
MISSION, Texas — Conservation groups are already challenging the Trump administration over its declaration of a national emergency to build border walls in Texas and other states.
The Center for Biological Diversity, Defenders of Wildlife and Animal Legal Defense Fund filed suit Friday over President Donald Trump's plan to bypass Congress ...Read More
Thursday, February 14, 2019
PHOENIX – A new poll shows an overwhelming majority of Arizonans support the growing use of clean and renewable energy in the state.
The survey, from the Arizona Public Interest Research Group Education Fund, found that voters see those issues as important to growing jobs and the Arizona economy.
Diane Brown ...Read More
Health and Wellness
Monday, February 18, 2019
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The new Democratic leadership in Congress is investigating why the Department of the Interior stopped a major study of the health impacts of mountaintop removal and other surface mines.
After researchers found much higher rates of cancer, birth defects and other health problems near surface mines, the U.S ...Read More
Monday, February 18, 2019
SEATTLE – Advancements in cardiac care are giving patients and doctors a reason to celebrate this Heart Month.
New methods for treating heart diseases and failure are helping folks live longer, fuller lives.
Dr. Scott Haugen, program chief of cardiology at Kaiser Permanente Washington ...Read More
Social Issues
Monday, February 18, 2019
HARRISBURG, Pa. – A Pennsylvania judge who detained a Guatemalan immigrant on his wedding day now faces a federal lawsuit.
Alex Parker, a lawful permanent resident, and his then-fiancée, a U.S. citizen, went to court in Cumberland County in 2017 to get married.
But despite being presented with valid identification ...Read More
Monday, February 18, 2019
AUSTIN, Texas — The number of Texans age 65 and over is expected to double by 2030, and advocacy groups say increased investments by the state would help ensure they are protected from exploitation.
It's estimated that older adults in the U.S. are exploited for tens of billions of dollars each year ...Read More
