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An NPR investigation found that people in the U.S. are dying from heat much more often than official counts show. We explore the reasons why — and how lives can be saved.
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The school formerly known as César Chávez Elementary was officially renamed Desert Bloom Elementary after a vote by the Las Cruces Public Schools Board of Education. The school held a ceremony to celebrate the official new name. -
Proposed changes to Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act could alter how historic sites are preserved and who decides which ones are worth preserving. -
Nancy Stephens, state director of Imagination Library of New Mexico and executive director of Imagination Library of Grant County, discusses Dolly's impact on children's literacy in New Mexico. -
Nick Seibel, editor and publisher of the Silver City Daily Press, covers top stories each week on the Silver City Report. -
Nick Coppola talks with KC Counts about his investigative report for the Las Cruces Sun News that revealed sexual misconduct allegations, Title IX incident reports, and questions about how those incidents were handled.
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Cave Creek, AZ gets nearly all of its water from the river, which serves 40 million people across the U.S. West and has been dwindling because of climate change, demand and overuse. -
Members of the Tohono O'odham Nation, whose membership spans both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border, have accused the administration of trespassing and say the construction will damage land sacred to the tribe. -
As federal cuts to food assistance programs trickle down to New Mexico communities, volunteers are seeing the strain. -
Under the Bureau of Reclamation's plan, California, Nevada and Arizona will collectively reduce water use by 1.25 million acre-feet annually during a 2-year period, with the possibility of larger cuts depending on conditions.
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U.S. threats erupt into attacks in the Strait of Hormuz, and Iran retaliates against U.S. targets in the United Arab Emirates and Jordan in the first exchange of fire since July 29. -
The annual "anything goes" performing arts festival featured more than 4,200 performances this year. These are the ones we're still talking about. -
Singapore has unveiled a national initiative built entirely around its collapsing birth rate. Some demographers say the plan includes policy ideas that could help American parents. -
The Trump administration announced a deal Friday to develop a vast amount of Venezuela's oil reserves, with the U.S. taking a majority stake. Energy experts say there are many reasons to be skeptical. -
A recent study found that many women treated for recurrent UTIs didn't have UTIs at all. Instead, their symptoms were caused by hormonally driven inflammation and pelvic floor dysfunction.
August 28, 2026 - PBS News Hour full episode
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