Stephen Fee
New York
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Forced Landing Of Jet In Belarus Constitutes Grave Threat To Journalists And Writers Worldwide
Extraordinary detention of Belarusian exiled blogger Raman Pratasevich is a brazen threat to media freedom and writers worldwide (New York, NY) — As international outcry continues over the forced landing of a commercial flight over Belarus to capture blogger and journalist Raman Pratasevich, PEN America and its network of allies around the world are issuing a call for his immediate release—and for the international community to take action against the grave threat this act represents for all...
In Tornado Alley, using drones to pinpoint severe weather
More than 100 tornadoes touched down in Oklahoma last year, and a new multi-million-dollar grant to four universities in the heart of Tornado Alley may lead to better information about where and when severe weather may strike. NewsHour's Stephen Fee reports from Oklahoma. STEPHEN FEE: They may look like toys, but these small planes flying high above Oklahoma State University in Stillwater may one day help weather forecasters predict storms and save lives.
The Cherokee Nation wants to reverse the ‘silent epidemic’ of hepatitis C
In Oklahoma, the Cherokee Nation has waged war against hepatitis C. With infection rates among Cherokee Indians nearly five times higher than other racial or ethnic groups in the U.S., the group has become the first community in the country and one of only a few in the world to set a goal of completely eliminating the virus from its population. The virus, which is most commonly transmitted through the sharing of needles, can lead to liver damage, cancer and even death.
How the Cherokee Nation plans to reverse the 'silent epidemic' of hepatitis C
In Oklahoma, the Cherokee Nation has waged war against hepatitis C. With infection rates among Cherokee Indians nearly five times higher than other racial or ethnic groups in the U.S., the group has become the first community in the country and one of only a few in the world to set a goal of completely eliminating the virus from its population. The virus, which is most commonly transmitted through the sharing of needles, can lead to liver damage, cancer and even death.
In Tornado Alley, using drones to pinpoint severe weather
STEPHEN FEE: They may look like toys, but these small planes flying high above Oklahoma State University in Stillwater may one day help weather forecasters predict storms and save lives. Oklahoma State, along with four other universities, won a $6 million National Science Foundation grant to develop small weather-sensing drones. Professor James Jacob is the project’s principal investigator.
Solo rower completes voyage from North America to Australia
For seven months, 53-year-old John Beeden rowed his 20-foot long boat, named “Socks II”, sometimes fifteen hours a day. On Sunday, he set foot on dry land in northeast Australia for the first time in 209 days. “To be the first person to achieve something on this scale is incredible, really,” Beeden said. “I haven’t processed it yet.” Beeden left San Francisco on June 1, and covered some 7,400 nautical miles across the Pacific Ocean, occasionally meeting with resupply boats along the way.
New 'Star Wars' storms box office
“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” — the seventh installment in the wildly popular film and merchandise phenomenon — topped box office records Friday night. Walt Disney Company projected the film could earn $215 million before the weekend ends, eclipsing the record-setting domestic premiere of “Jurassic World” in June.
What I learned reporting in the wake of Paris's deadliest hours since WWII
Last Friday evening, I was getting ready to leave the newsroom in New York, looking forward to a do-nothing weekend, when the first reports of the Paris attacks began coming in. Paris terror and the migrant crisis tear at Europe’s open borders My colleagues and I watched cable news and Twitter reports about hostages and suicide vests; what unfolded was a Friday night in the City of Light destroyed by extremists looking to kill and maim as many people possible.
Arab Israelis share their stories
On March 23, days after securing a surprisingly strong electoral victory, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu began what might have been a victory lap with an official apology to the country’s Arab citizens. On election day, Netanyahu had posted a Facebook message warning that Israel’s 1.7 million Arabs were voting “in droves” to kick him out of office. “The right-wing government is in danger,” he said in a video message then.
Johnson & Johnson creates panel to look into experimental drug access
Drugmaker Johnson & Johnson said today that it would tap bioethicist Arthur Caplan of the NYU School of Medicine to lead an independent group overseeing requests from dying patients to use experimental medications. The company says the panel will be the first of its kind, advising J&J subsidiary Janssen Pharmaceutical Cos. on whether to allow terminally ill patients who are not in clinical trials access to experimental drugs.
Snap, Yo’ Momma’s Uglier than One Western Avenue
The decades-long debate over whether Mather House or the Leverett House towers holds the dubious distinction of being the ugliest residence on campus may have just been settled once and for all—thanks to the opening of One Western Avenue, Harvard’s newest, and perhaps most hideous, graduate school housing unit.
Bitter cold temperatures push some Americans toward poverty line
A woman crosses a street as snow falls in Charlotte, North Carolina on Feb. 12. Funding cuts for the federal government’s Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program have meant that private nonprofits in North Carolina have been left to fill in the gaps.
Poll: Should employers doing background checks be blocked from seeing nonviolent criminal offenses?
In President Obama’s State of the Union address last week, he cited lowering crime rates and a lowering incarceration rate nationwide as an administration goal.But the after-effects of incarceration — or even just a criminal conviction or arrest — often continue to impact the lives of ex-offenders long after people have served their sentences.
VIDEO: Fires, smoke and gunshots disrupt Ferguson protests
Hours after the grand jury’s decision in the Michael Brown case was made public, fires erupted in Ferguson Missouri. Several buildings and a police car were fully engulfed in flames by 11 p.m. local time. The St. Louis Post Dispatch reports there were more than 60 arrests, 10 businesses damaged and two people wounded by gunshots overnight. Protesters, many marching peacefully, were disbursed by the police after the violence erupted. “They told the crowd ‘this is no longer a peaceful protest.
St. Louis demonstrators say they're marching for all victims of police shootings
Sunday night, protesters marched peacefully through several neighborhoods across St. Louis, as the national guard and police stood on standby. The demonstrators were anticipating a decision from the grand jury in the shooting of teenager Michael Brown by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson. But, on Sunday, no decision came. PBS NewsHour Weekend’s Stephen Fee spoke to city Alderman Antonio French, who has observed and marched in protests since Brown’s shooting.
Brittany Maynard case spotlights crucial conversation of how we want to die
It’s been 20 years since Oregon voters approved the country’s first assisted suicide law, but the controversial practice returned to the headlines this fall with the story of Brittany Maynard.The 29-year-old Californian was featured in an online video, outlining her plans to move to Oregon and take her own life under the state’s Death With Dignity Act.
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