Nov 18 WATCH: Biden signs bills to expand police and first responder benefits By News Desk President Joe Biden signed three bipartisan bills that expand benefits for the nations law enforcement officers and first responders along with the communities they serve. Continue reading
Nov 18 WATCH: Shooter testifies Ahmaud Arbery never threatened him as trial continues – Day 10 By Russ Bynum, Jeffrey Collins, Associated Press The man who fatally shot Ahmaud Arbery has testified that the 25-year-old Black man did not speak, show a weapon or threaten him in any way before he raised his shotgun and pointed it at him. Continue reading
Nov 17 Watch 7:32 News Wrap: Overdose deaths hit record high during the pandemic In our news wrap Wednesday, new numbers show COVID-19 is pushing drug overdose deaths to record highs. Two men convicted of assassinating Malcolm X in New York in 1965 will have their names cleared. An Arizona man at the center… Continue watching
Nov 17 Watch 2:29 Heavy rains flood and isolate parts of U.S. Pacific Northwest, Canada By John Yang, Harry Zahn Parts of the U.S. Pacific Northwest and British Columbia, Canada, are still reeling tonight from record rain that touched off flooding and mudslides. John Yang reports. Continue watching
Nov 17 Watch 4:31 Rep. Gosar censured over anime video that depicted violence against Democrats By Lisa Desjardins, Tess Conciatori The U.S. House of Representatives censured one of its own for the first time in more than a decade. Wednesday's censure vote against Republican Rep. Paul Gosar of Arizona was divided — nearly along party lines. Lisa Desjardins has been… Continue watching
Nov 17 Watch 8:06 Gosar censure shows Dem. 'double standard,' Rep. Malliotakis says For more on the House censure of Arizona Rep. Paul Gosar and how it reflects on the political environment in Congress, Judy Woodruff is joined by Rep. Nicole Malliotakis of New York. She's one of the 13 Republicans who voted… Continue watching
Nov 17 Watch 4:54 Georgia's murder statute and how the Ahmaud Arbery trial may play out By William Brangham, Courtney Norris One of three men on trial for fatally shooting Ahmaud Arbery — who was Black — took the stand today in his own defense. Travis McMichael — who is white — testified a day after the prosecution rested in a… Continue watching
Nov 17 Watch 5:43 The Build Back Better bill wants to lower prescription drug costs. Does it go far enough? By Amna Nawaz, Karina Cuevas Even while President Joe Biden is promoting the new infrastructure package, he and Democrats are trying to lock down a vote on a social spending and climate bill — The Build Back Better Act. Part of that bill is aimed… Continue watching
Nov 17 Watch 8:50 How arrest records become 'invisible handcuffs' that keep people unemployed By Amna Nawaz, Frank Carlson More than 70 million Americans have some sort of criminal or arrest record. For many, that can prevent them from passing a background check and getting a job. Amna Nawaz profiles one woman’s fight to overcome her past, and prove… Continue watching
Nov 17 Searching for Justice By PBS News Hour Searching for Justice explores criminal justice reforms unfolding across the country, as the leaders from both sides of the political aisle attempt to end mass incarceration by rethinking laws that some say have become barriers to work, housing, and economic… Continue reading