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PBS NewsHour’s next hour-long special Searching for Justice: Life after Lockup focuses on the many challenges individuals face after incarceration — from reconnecting with family, to finding work and housing, to staying out of prison or jail. The special follows…

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The White House is facing questions about President Biden’s statement this week that Russia’s campaign in Ukraine was “genocide,” a claim he later walked back. But what constitutes genocide, and what’s the impact of the president’s words? John Bellinger, who…

More than 70 million Americans have an arrest or criminal record that in many cases prevent them from getting housing, work and reconnecting with their families after incarceration. Those challenges are the subject of a NewsHour documentary premiering Wednesday on…

Alopecia, an auto-immune disease that causes hair loss, was brought center stage at the Oscars, when actor Will Smith slapped comedian Chris Rock over a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith, who suffers from the condition. We hear from…

It is often said that truth is the first casualty in any war. Propaganda, disinformation and outright lies have always been dependable tactics to win hearts and minds. But in a world more connected than ever by technology, it is…

In a survey conducted by the Brennan Center last month, three-quarters of local election officials said they think threats against them have increased. One in six say they have personally been threatened because of their work. In Maine, a new…

In our news wrap Wednesday, the CDC extended a COVID mask requirements for air travel and public transit for two more weeks, the head of the WHO said Ukraine gets far more attention than those suffering in non-white nations, police…