President Donald Trump set his sights on his next major policy push—a Rescissions Bill that includes a provision to cut some funding to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), which oversees PBS and NPR. In a post on Truth Social, Trump threatened Republicans that they would lose his support or endorsement if they did not…
NPR cuts could silence one of the only news sources left for rural Louisiana – CBS News Watch CBS News A local public radio station in Shreveport, Louisiana, is one of the few sources of news left in the rural community. Karen Hua reports on the impact of trying to stay on the air when…
Before the sun comes up in Shreveport, Louisiana, Jeff Ferrell arrives at the city’s National Public Radio station and turns on the lights. Ferrell is the news director of Red River Radio and its only full-time news employee. He’s also the on-air host, field reporter, writer and sound editor. Everything that happens in KDAQ’s control…
President Trump on Thursday signed an executive order aiming to slash public subsidies to PBS and NPR as he alleged “bias” in the broadcasters’ reporting. The order instructs the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and other federal agencies “to cease Federal funding for NPR and PBS” and further requires that they work to root out indirect…
This story originally appeared on NPR. The number of people with dementia is expected to double in the next 40 years, according to a study out this week in the journal Nature. Researchers estimate about a million adults in the U.S. will have dementia by 2060 and the projected rates are higher for women and Black…