Newscasts
PNS Daily Newscast - June 19, 2019
President Trump kicks off his reelection campaign. Also on today's rundown: a Maryland clergyman testifies in Congress on reparations for slavery; and how a reinstated travel ban will affect cultural crossovers between the United States and Cuba.
Daily Newscasts
Environment
Friday, June 14, 2019
GALVESTON, Texas – Almost a decade after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, government agencies are still spending millions of dollars to restore the Gulf Of Mexico.
The Open Ocean Trustee Implementation Group is planning to spend about $130 million over the next seven years to study, restore and manage deep-sea habitat ...Read More
Friday, June 14, 2019
By Nick Pedone/Broadcast version by Mary Schuermann Kuhlman
Reporting for the Kent State-Ohio News Connection Collaboration
To help protect the environment, three Ohio communities have passed bans on single-use plastic bags, but now state legislators are trying to keep the bans from going into effect.
Orange Village ...Read More
Health and Wellness
Friday, June 14, 2019
SEATTLE – The physical recovery after a heart attack can be grueling, but a person's emotional and mental recovery can be just as intense – and in some cases, even more trying.
About four years ago, Sara Hoffman was on a flight from Seattle to Mexico for her wedding when she suffered a heart attack known as a "widow maker" because of ...Read More
Wednesday, June 12, 2019
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Illinoisans are being encouraged to join a global observance this week that celebrates a critical part of modern medicine. Every two seconds, a person in the United States needs blood, and World Blood Donor Day is an opportunity to thank the unpaid donors who roll up their sleeves to help save lives.
Kirby Winn ...Read More
Social Issues
Monday, June 17, 2019
SEATTLE – Washington state still has more progress to make on child well-being, according to a new report.
The Annie E. Casey Foundation's 2019 KIDS COUNT Data Book ranks the Evergreen State 16th overall in its measure of how children are doing in four categories: economic well-being, education, health, and family and community ...Read More
Monday, June 17, 2019
SANTA FE, N.M. – New Mexico is once again ranked 50th out of the 50 states for child well-being in the 2019 KIDS COUNT Data Book, compiled by The Annie E. Casey Foundation.
But children's advocates see opportunities for improvement.
The rankings are based on four factors – economic well-being, education, health ...Read More
