Arizona high school students help decorate one of 58 state or national trees displayed in Washington, D.C. (Video by Emilee Miranda/Cronkite News)

There's lots to be thankful for this Thanksgiving, but the price of your holiday meal isn't on that list. A traditional Thanksgiving meal is expected to cost 20% more than last year. (Video by Emilee Miranda/ Cronkite News)

The director of Arizona's Department of Environmental Quality testifies on a Senate bill that would protect from liability mining companies that do environmentally responsible cleanup at abandoned mines. There are tens of thousands of mines in Arizona, threatening 120 waterways. (Video by Emilee Miranda/Cronkite News Washington, D.C. Bureau)

Tucson Mayor Regina Romero testifies before a Senate committee Wednesday about the infrastructure bill and its impact on local governments. (Video by Emilee Miranda/Cronkite News Washington, D.C, Bureau)

Migrants in Tapachula, Mexico, grow tired of long waits and living conditions while waiting on documents to travel through the country. They turn to various forms of protest to shine a light on their growing desperation. (Video by Emilee Miranda/Cronkite Borderlands Project)

Arizona veterans talk about the impact of the PACT Act, new federal legislation that will make it easier for those exposed to burn pits in the Gulf War and post-9/11 deployments to get treatment for ailments caused by toxins emitted by the pits. (Video by Emilee Miranda/Cronkite News Washington, D.C. Bureau)

As part of the Summit for the Americas, journalists gathered at the ASU California Center to hear from Secretary of State Antony Blinken on challenges to the news media globally. The inaugural Media Summit of the Americas discussed the safety of journalists and how to build media sustainability. (Video by Emilee Miranda/Cronkite News Los Angeles Bureau)

Student groups welcomed the White House plan to relieve the student-loan debt of some borrowers, but many are already saying it does not go far enough. (Video by Emilee Miranda/Cronkite News Washington, D.C. Bureau) Cronkite News presents in-depth reporting on border issues, sustainability, education, politics, health, business and justice in Phoenix and across Arizona.

Another fall, another transmissible disease for universities to grapple with. But the general guidelines are the same – wash your hands, maintain distance, isolate if ill – the concern over monkeypox is much lower than for COVID-19. (Video by Emilee Miranda/Cronkite News Washington, D.C. Bureau)