Wednesday, September 9, 2026
USA/HIV— By Zamone Perez, producer, Alabama News Service, bureau of Public News Service. Despite major strides in HIV treatment and prevention, a new report shows a large portion of the country lacks awareness of these medical advances. The “State of HIV Stigma” report by the Los Angeles-based LGBTQ+ rights organization GLAAD found that fewer Americans feel comfortable around family […]
Tuesday, September 8, 2026
USA/School supplies— By Mark Richarson, produer, Michigan News Connection, bureau of Public News Service. Back-to-school season brings new classes, new routines and new bills. This fall, many parents across the country face higher prices for supplies, clothes, food and transportation. The pressure hits especially hard in Michigan, where education advocates said a full school year will cost families close to […]
Sunday, September 6, 2026
Sunday Feature/Curing Diseases— By Mike Moran, producer, Iowa News Service, bureau of Public News Service. Kinesiology researchers in Iowa are studying how space travel affects astronaut muscle atrophy and using that knowledge to treat neuromuscular diseases on Earth. Despite taking measures to counteract atrophy, an astronaut can lose as much as 20% of muscle mass on short spaceflights […]
Saturday, September 5, 2026
USA/National parks— By Eric Galatas, producer, Wyoming News Service, bureau of Public News Service. Grand Teton, Yellowstone and other national parks saw visitation numbers back at pre-pandemic highs this summer. At the most popular parks, visitors had to navigate long lines, noise, packed parking lots and throngs of other tourists. Michael Childers, author of the new book “The Mountains Are […]
Tuesday, September 1, 2026
USA/Homelessness— By Chrystal Blair, producer, Nebraska News Connection, bureau of Public News Service. Nebraskans facing a financial setback can soon get help before it pushes them into homelessness. The University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Center on Children, Families and the Law is one of 10 organizations taking part in a pilot project for a national initiative called “Right at […]
Saturday, August 29, 2026
USA/finances— By Danielle Smith, producer, Keystone State News Service, a bureau of Public News Service. Americans are struggling to keep up with their payments as changes to the federal student loan system resulting from President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act take effect. One in five borrowers, or nearly 9 million Americans, is in default. Jessica Newell, a middle […]
Friday, August 28, 2026
Entertainment/Social Media— By Freda Ross, producer, Texas News Service, a bureau of Public News Service. Excessive social media use could be harmful for people in their late teens and early 20s. A report from a team at the University of Texas Health-Houston School of Behavioral Health Sciences found higher social media use is associated with increased levels of anxiety, […]
Wednesday, August 26, 2026
CA/Healthcare— By Suzanne Potter, producer, California News Service, a bureau of Public News service. The cost of healthcare in California keeps rising every year and on Aug. 26, the board for the state Office of Healthcare Affordability will look at proposals designed to bend the spending curve. Over the past two years, the state established cost growth targets for hospitals, as well […]
Monday, August 24, 2026
USA/Finances— By Edwin J. Viera , producer, New York News Connection, a bureau of Public News Service. The Care Disconnect survey showed most Americans do not understand how much caring for an older loved one or a child can cost the average family. Also, the survey concluded people have misconceptions about how government-funded senior care works. People think Medicare […]
