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PBS News Special: CBS News Vice Presidential Debate Simulcast

Sep 25, 2024 Stream live on PBS 6 or NPR 89.1, October 1 starting at 6 p.m.
Closeup of a beam scale in New York, April 3, 2018.

Obesity rates hold steady, but severe obesity is on the rise

Sep 25, 2024 According to new government research, about 4 in 10 Americans have obesity overall and about 1 in 10 have severe obesity.
A worker packs avocados at a plant in Uruapan, Michoacan state, Mexico, Feb. 9, 2024.

U.S. to hand over pest inspections of Mexican avocados to Mexico

Sep 25, 2024 California avocado growers are fuming about a U.S. decision to halt inspections of Mexican orchards by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
A bilingual English/Spanish vote sign outside a precinct in Arizona.

Poll shows most Hispanic Americans support abortion access

Sep 23, 2024 A new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research shows that a solid majority of this diverse population — believe abortion should be legal in most or all cases.
Head Brewmaster Tobias Zollo poses behind non alcoholic beer at the Weihenstephan brewery in Freising, Germany, Friday, Sept. 20, 2024.

Alcohol-free beer is gaining popularity, even at Oktoberfest

Sep 23, 2024 This year marked the first time an alcohol-free beer garden opened in Munich.
Governor Katie Hobbs discusses water issues with Willcox Mayor Mike Laws. September 5, 2024.

“This aquifer is our Colorado River”: Rural residents struggle when corporate farms drill deep for water

Sep 20, 2024 From the Governor to the Attorney General, Arizona officials grapple with saving rural water supplies.
Billboards such as this one caught Kyle Cook's eye and prompted him to write an article for Rocky Mountain PBS in Denver, Colorado.

Fact Check AZ: Is The Epoch Times really '#1 trusted news'?

Sep 19, 2024 The news outlet's shadowy ownership structure and suspect reporting make it a questionable resource.
Fisherman on Venice Pier taking a photograph of the Supermoon blue blood moon with partial lunar eclipse, Venice, Florida taken on January 31, 2018.

A celestial trifecta: What to know about Tuesday’s lunar eclipse

Sep 17, 2024 Stargazers will be in for another celestial treat Tuesday night as three cosmic events will occur at the same time during the full moon.
Mariachis perform at the Santa Cruz Nature and Heritage Festival.

Hispanic Heritage Month puts diversity and culture at the forefront

Sep 15, 2024 It has been more than 50 years since Hispanic Heritage Week was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson. President Ronald Reagan expanded it to a month in 1988.
The Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park on Thursday, Aug. 31. 3% of the Colorado River's base flow comes from perennial springs throughout the its watershed.

The Grand Canyon is experiencing one of its deadliest stretches in years

Sep 13, 2024 At least 16 people have died at the Grand Canyon this year, putting the park on pace to eclipse its average of 17 deaths per year.
The Securities and Exchange Commission has announced that they are charging Keurig Dr Pepper over inaccurate claims made by the company about the recyclability of its disposable K-Cup pods.

Keurig misled the public over claims its K-Cup pods are 100% recyclable, the SEC says

Sep 12, 2024 Questions over whether the single-use, hard-to-recycle plastic Keurig K-Cups are environmentally friendly have hovered over the company for years.

How to eat more like a vegetarian — even if you're not one

Sep 12, 2024 If you're a meat lover, these tips can help you dial back your meat intake and explore new flavors.
An irrigation ditch using reclaimed water in Marana, AZ. September 2023.

Never closer and never farther away: The fight over updating Arizona's rural groundwater law

Sep 11, 2024 How a group that was formed to fight the problem resulted in two competing bills, neither of which made it out of the legislature.
The University of Arizona was the first four-year public university in the state of Arizona to be federally recognized as a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI).

US higher education advocates welcome federal support for Hispanic-serving institutions

Sep 9, 2024 Federal education advocates say colleges and universities that serve higher than average Hispanic student populations are vital to the goals of educational equality and economic opportunities.
This map shows an area of land identified by locals as the 15 Circles. State data still shows this land as being leased by Fondomonte, the Saudi-backed alfalfa farmers.

Hedge funds and foreign farms get water, rural Arizonans get empty wells

Sep 4, 2024 A Saudi presence in La Paz County is already well known. So who else is using the area's water?

A photographer captures life in America’s last remaining old-growth forests

Sep 3, 2024 NPR interviewed David Herasimtschuk about his efforts to educate people about the importance of preserving these ancient forests.

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