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Veronica Carter Public News Service ST. LOUIS — The more time spent in the car, the more experts say it can impact our mental and physical health. The average American spends more than 25 minutes commuting to and from work and school. It’s a little less in Missouri, where...
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Dennis Newman Public News Service PHOENIX – “We’re here for our Mom.” That’s the message from two Arizona teenagers who attended last night’s speech by President Trump. The mother, Guadalupe Garcia de Rayos, made headlines this month when she became one of the first people deported under Trump’s more...
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Mark Richardson Public News Service New research says state laws legalizing same-sex marriage have brought a reduction in suicide attempts among high-school students. The study particularly notes a decline in suicides among gay, lesbian and bisexual teenagers in those states, prior to the 2015 Supreme Court ruling upholding gay...
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Eric Tegethoff/Alfonso López-Collada Public News Service OTHELLO, Wash. – Los miembros del Congreso regresan a sus distritos durante un receso legislativo y la gente de todo el país está pidiéndole a sus representantes que tengan encuentros públicos para discutir el futuro de los cuidados de la salud. Sólo unos...
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Mike Clifford Public News Service Boston, MA – The question was made famous during the Watergate scandal: What did the president know and when did he know it? Now, just over three weeks into the Trump administration, some are asking the same question. National Security Advisor Mike Flynn’s apparent...
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Veronica Carter Public News Service Immigrant rights groups are stepping forward to help those affected by President Trump’s executive order barring entrance into the U.S. by refugees from seven predominantly Muslim countries. Lawrence Benito, CEO and executive director at the Illinois Coalition for Immigration and Refugee Rights, said people...
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Raoul Lowery Contreras Special to El Observador Thousands of Muslims striving to come to America can cancel their plane tickets at noon January 20. The largest immigrant cohort to the U.S., Mexicans, legally and illegally in the U.S. can start looking over their shoulders at noon January 20 because...
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Raoul Lowery Contreras Special to El Observador Mr. Trump, California’s Central Valley grapes, almonds and peaches are not being picked; in San Francisco, fast growing, booming new restaurants are being down-sized and fewer jobs being created; in Texas, the building boom has slowed and contractors are turning down contracts...
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Suzanne Potter Public News Service CARSON CITY, Nev. – The country’s first Latina U.S. Senator, Catherine Cortez Masto, was sworn into office on Tuesday representing the Silver State, a point of pride for Hispanic leaders in Nevada. The Democrat is the first female Hispanic senator ever, and one of...