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Minneapolis Has A Bold Plan To Tackle Racial Inequity. Now It Has To Follow Through

Racial discrimination shaped the map of Minneapolis. Community groups are calling on the city to follow through on a new land use plan designed to address housing disparities and climate change.

Marion Austin used to visit her husband John Austin every day at The Pines, a nursing home in Rutland, Vt. Now, the couple of nearly 70 years is keeping in touch via FaceTime.

Elderly Couple Uses FaceTime To Stay Connected During Coronavirus Pandemic

An 88-year-old Vermont woman is using FaceTime each day with her 92-year-old husband because his nursing home has barred visitors due to the coronavirus pandemic. She worries he'll forget her.

Sister Bertha Lopez Chaves applies anti-inflammatory eyedrops to a migrant at a stadium in Mexico City where the caravan is resting. Her order is one of roughly 50 groups giving aid to the migrants in the Mexican capital. "We're just trying to deal with their basic needs so they can continue on," she says.

Health Care For The Migrant Caravan: Flu, Blisters But Definitely Not Smallpox

At a rest stop in Mexico City, adults are treated for respiratory and stomach bugs. Their feet are in bad shape. There's anxiety and fear among adults and children. But ... definitely no smallpox.

Abigail Spanberger, Democratic candidate for Virginia's 7th District in the U.S. House of Representatives, thanks supporters at an election night rally. Spanberger declared victory over Republican incumbent Dave Brat.

A Record Number Of Women Will Serve In Congress (With Potentially More To Come)

A record-breaking year of female candidates and nominees will culminate in a record-breaking number of female legislators on Capitol Hill next year.

Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein speaks at a news conference at the Chabad of Poway synagogue, Sunday, April 28, 2019, in Poway, Calif.

Rabbi Says Poway Shooting Victim's Funeral Will Be Most Difficult Of His Career

The congregants of a synagogue attacked Saturday vowed to move on a day after a gunman tore through their tight-knit community.

Storm clouds at San State University campus on July 23, 2019.

Dry Lightning Possible Throughout San Diego County Tuesday Morning

Temperatures are expected to cool off Tuesday in San Diego County, but monsoonal moisture will create a chance of dry lighting throughout the county Tuesday morning, according to the National Weather Service.

Rashema Melson gets a hug and has her photo taken with her cousin Anthony Young after the 2019 Georgetown University graduation ceremony.

Once A Homeless D.C. Teen, Now A Georgetown Graduate

In 2014, Rashema Melson was a homeless high school senior who was awarded a full scholarship to college. Now, she is a graduate of Georgetown University who hopes to return to help her community.

A flag flies in the charred rubble of a home burned in the Carr Fire, Saturday, Aug. 11, 2018, in Redding, Calif.

Science Says: Hotter Weather Turbocharges US West Wildfires

As temperatures rise in the U.S. West, so do the flames.

20 years after they were abandoned by their mother, Danny and Raymond Jacob still support each other through tough times.

Broken Places

Airs Monday, April 6, 2020 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV + Saturday, April 11 at 11 a.m. on KPBS 2 + PBS Video App

Icicles form on the walkway at North Avenue Beach of Lake Michigan in Chicago on Tuesday.

Polar Vortex Causes Midwest States Of Emergency As Cold Pushes Farther South

Wind chill warnings stretch from the Dakotas into Western Pennsylvania. Airlines have canceled thousands of flights, and the governors of Wisconsin, Michigan and Illinois have declared emergencies.

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