Nation Jun 29 Breaking the school-to-prison pipeline for young offenders one class at a time In most states across America, education for teen offenders pales in comparison to what they'd receive on the outside. Just one third mandate that these kids meet the same standards as their public school counterparts. Massachusetts is one of them,…
World Jun 29 Zika, security concerns overblown says Rio Olympics boss The Olympic games open in less than six weeks away and organizers insist that Rio is ready. The venues will be completed and concerns over Zika and security are overblown they say even as more high-profile athletes say they’re not…
World Jun 28 Digging into the Brexit vote’s stark generation gap In British households and across the United Kingdom, the question of whether the nation should break away from the European Union split along one clear dividing line. In general, older voters voted to leave, while younger voters wanted to remain.
Nation Jun 28 Solicitor General Donald Verrilli, who beat back legal challenges to Obamacare, steps down As the Supreme Court wraps up a very busy term, there’s a familiar face who won’t be returning to argue cases before the court next fall. Solicitor General Donald Verrilli, the Obama administration’s top lawyer who defended Obamacare and argued…
Episode Jun 28 PBS NewsHour full episode June 28, 2016 Tuesday on the NewsHour, a raucous meeting of the EU’s parliament exposes the deep divide created by the UK decision to leave. Also: Findings of a two-year report on Benghazi, how juvenile sex offenders are getting locked up for decades,…
Arts Jun 28 Bringing diversity, identity and brown faces to children’s books Celebrated writer Sherman Alexie has just published his first children’s book, “Thunder Boy Jr.” He talks with Jeffrey Brown as part of our series on great summer reads and makes the case that books for kids need to show more…
World Jun 28 News Wrap: Deadly suicide bombing strikes Istanbul airport In our news wrap Tuesday, a terror attack at Istanbul’s main airport killed several people. At least one suicide bomber opened fire and then blew himself up, according to the Turkey’s justice minister. Also, Volkswagen will spend about $15 billion…
Education Jun 28 Innovative program helps even the playing field for poor students — and boost graduation rates For Georgia State’s Tyler Mulvenna, a $900 grant from an innovative retention program let him live on campus, work less and do what he came to do: study. The school, worried about abysmal graduation rates for poor students found, a…
Nation Jun 28 Remembering Lady Vols coach Pat Summitt, ‘unparalleled’ women’s sports pioneer "Pat Summitt is an unparalleled figure in collegiate sports,” a speaker said as President Barack Obama awarded the legendary Tennessee Lady Vols coach a Medal of Freedom four years ago. Summitt died Tuesday at age 64 after years of battling…
Politics Jun 28 Two years, $7 million, 800 pages later, GOP Benghazi report lands with a thud Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton loomed large in the House Republican probe of the deaths of the U.S. ambassador to Libya in the Benghazi attack. Hauled before a GOP panel, she was grilled for eight hours. On Tuesday, an…