Public health experts are sounding the alarm on where the country and different states stand in preparedness to handle public health emergencies with new research shining a light on where can do better and how.

This comes as all eyes continue to be on avian flu and measles outbreaks popping up in different parts of the country.

It could be less than sunny days in store for the residents of sesame street as a contentious hearing this week in congress has Republican lawmakers calling for funding for PBS and NPR to end.

This isn't the first time public broadcasting has weathered threats, as GOP congress members have in the past made several attempts to defund the service.