In 1347, ships reached Sicily with the Black Death. Within a year, it spread across Europe to England. Stream “Chasing the Plague” from Secrets of the Dead now on the PBS app! | PBS

Hunger, chronic blackouts, and scarcity of essential medicines plague Venezuela. Today, more than 70% of residents live in poverty — a stunning reversal of fortune for a nation that was once one of the wealthiest countries in the world. One woman working in a market tells 60 Minutes that the $50 a week that she earns isn’t enough to feed her family. She says if President Nicolás Maduro were removed, “Venezuela would change… We would all be free.” | 60 Minutes