David Ushery sits down with Adjoa B. Asamoah, one of the champions behind the CROWN Act, which aims to end hair discrimination in the United States.
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The federal government is shipping migrants from Texas to New York City -- with erroneous paperwork that's leaving families with nowhere to go. News 4's Melissa Russo talks to David Ushery about what she's learned, what the city is doing to fix the problem, and what's coming next.
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New York City has become an epicenter of the global monkeypox outbreak, and one man who's been infected tells us all about his illness and treatment.
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Swimmer Lia Thomas became the first transgender athlete to win a Division I national title - and now swimming's world governing body has barred most trans athletes. Adam Kuperstein speaks to athletes and advocates on both sides of the decision.
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The Supreme Court radically reshaped gun control in America this week, striking down a New York law that kept people from carrying firearms in public. News 4's Adam Kuperstein talks to Bronx DA Darcel Clark and Brooklyn DA Eric Gonzalez about what happens now to gun laws in New York City and statewide.
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Doctors are scrambling to find out why some people just simply seem to not catch COVID, no matter their exposures. Adam Kuperstein talks to scientists studying the issue - and those being studied as well for clues to their possible immunity.
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The U.S. Supreme Court is about to decide a case (originating in New York) that could invalidate a whole host of gun laws already on the books. Chris Glorioso is joined by John Jay professor Warren Eller to discuss the impact the Bruen case could have on gun laws in America.
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After an outbreak of severe weather swept across the country last week, leaving a swath of destruction across five states -- and including a tornado that destroyed everything in its path for 200 miles -- the first impulse for many was to blame our changing climate. This week on The Debrief, Pei-Sze Cheng and Janice Huff explore that assertion.
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Former "Empire" Actor Jussie Smollett was found guilty on five of six counts of felony disorderly conduct on Thursday after staging what prosecutors have called a "hate crime hoax." This week on The Debrief, Chris Glorioso talks with a reporter who has followed the case since the beginning, and a professor at John Jay College who takes issue with the way the case has been framed - and the amount of attention it has received.
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Every four hours, someone in New York City dies of an overdose.
This week on The Debrief, Adam Kuperstein takes an in-depth look at the city’s new authorized safe injection sites, where people suffering from addiction can bring and use drugs under medical supervision.
Hear what experts say really happens inside the controversial program that they claim saves lives.
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Thanksgiving is one of those holidays with what seems like a pretty clear origin story: the Mayflower landed at Plymouth Rock, Massachusetts, where pilgrims celebrated the first harvest in their new home with members of the Wampanoag tribe who already lived there.
But Dr. Joe Stahlman, a professor at the University of Buffalo and a member of the Seneca Nation of Indians, says it didn’t actually go down that way. In this holiday edition of The Debrief, he talks with Michael Gargiulo about what really happened that first Thanksgiving, and why Americans should still celebrate the holiday.
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