About Erica R. @ericarhendry
Erica R. Hendry is the digital news editor at PBS NewsHour.
Erica R.’s Recent Stories
Nation Mar 07
Tony Tooke, head of U.S. Forest Service, stepping down amid sexual misconduct allegationsThe news comes days after a PBS NewsHour investigation revealed a widespread culture of sexual harassment and assault within the agency, and retaliation against those who reported it.
Politics Mar 07
WATCH: Gun violence survivors speak out at hearing with Senate DemocratsTestimony will include statements from survivors of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, which killed 17.
Nation Mar 07
5 important stories that have nothing to do with the White HouseThese days, it’s hard to stop news from Washington, D.C., from flooding your news feed. We take a moment every week to bring you important stories beyond the White House and the Capitol. Here’s what we’re reading now…
Politics Mar 02
Forest Service acknowledges ‘we have more work to do’ to address sexual harassmentIn an email to employees responding to the NewsHour’s original report, a spokesman from the office of Chief Tony Tooke said: “The stories the Forest Service employees shared during the PBS NewsHour piece are important to hear, difficult and heart-wrenching…
Nation Feb 22
5 important stories you might have missed in last week’s newsThese days, it's hard to stop politics from flooding your news feed. We take a moment every week to bring you important stories beyond the White House and the Capitol. Here's what we're reading now.
Nation Feb 20
WATCH: President Trump hosts Medal of Valor awardsThe Public Safety Medal of Valor Awards ceremony is scheduled to begin at 3:30 p.m. ET. Watch live here.
Nation Feb 16
Read the full indictment of 13 Russian nationals for 2016 election interferenceA grand jury indictment from special counsel Robert Mueller on Friday details how 13 Russian nationals worked in “varying capacities” with Internet Research Agency, a Russian troll farm, to interfere with the U.S. electoral and political process, including the 2016…
Politics Feb 16
WATCH: Rosenstein says 13 Russian nationals committed ‘information warfare against the United States’Their goal: “spread[ing] distrust towards the candidates and the political system in general.”…
Nation Feb 13
5 important stories that have nothing to do with the White HouseThese days, it’s hard to stop news from Washington, D.C., from flooding your news feed. We take a moment every week to bring you important stories beyond the White House and the Capitol. Here’s what we’re reading now.
Nation Feb 08
5 important stories buried by last week’s newsWe take a moment every week to bring you important stories beyond the White House and the Capitol. Here’s what we’re reading now.
