May 29 Watch 6:02 Is criminal justice reform to blame for the rise in crime in NYC? By Christopher Booker, Sam Weber Homicides and gun violence are up in New York City and other places across the country. While some blame this on criminal justice reform, advocates say it’s too early to know, given the nation is still suffering from the effects… Continue watching
May 29 100 years after Tulsa Race Massacre, Black mistrust remains By Cliff Brunt, Associated Press Complaints about police bias and a lack of enough minority officers remain. But the police chief is now a Black man from north Tulsa, the area that includes what once was America’s wealthiest Black business district. Continue reading
May 28 Travel numbers climb as Americans hit the road for holiday By David Koenig, Associated Press Americans are hitting the road in near-record numbers at the start of the holiday weekend. More than 1.8 million people went through U.S. airports Thursday. Continue reading
May 28 Watch 6:46 News Wrap: Air travel to see pre-pandemic highs Memorial Day weekend In our news wrap Friday, with COVID restrictions easing, Americans are traveling in near-record numbers this memorial day weekend, with traffic hitting pre-pandemic levels. President Joe Biden formally released his $6 trillion budget for the coming fiscal year. The CDC… Continue watching
May 28 Watch 2:02 Remembering the victims of the San Jose mass shooting The investigation into the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) rail yard shooting that killed 9 people in San Jose, California, continues. The mass shooter's motive remains unclear, but officials have identified the victims. Stephanie Sy takes a moment to… Continue watching
May 28 Watch 5:26 2021 could be one of the driest years in a millennium, and there’s no relief in sight By William Brangham, Courtney Norris Nearly half of the country — from the Pacific coast to the Great Plains and upper Midwest — is experiencing moderate to exceptional drought conditions. That's expected to get worse throughout the summer. As William Brangham reports, it's the western… Continue watching
May 28 3 Tacoma police officers plead not guilty in Black man’s restraint death By Gene Johnson, Associated Press Three Washington state police officers have pleaded not guilty to charges in the restraint death of a Black man who repeatedly told them he couldn't breathe. Continue reading
May 28 Watch 4:56 Their loved ones are ‘obsessed’ with QAnon conspiracies. It’s tearing their families apart By Gretchen Frazee, Dorothy Hastings A survey released by the Public Religion Research Institute this week found 15% of Americans believe a QAnon conspiracy that the government is controlled by a cabal of Satan-worshipping pedophiles. Just one in five Republicans fully reject the theory. For… Continue watching
May 28 Watch 3:57 In memory of 5 amazing Americans lost to COVID Each week, PBS NewsHour pauses to remember five Americans lost to the COVID-19 pandemic, and shares memories and highlights from their lives. Continue watching
May 28 Watch 7:15 How art is retelling powerful stories of Tulsa massacre, capturing community’s hopes By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport 100 years ago Monday, a white mob descended on a Black neighborhood of Tulsa, Oklahoma, killing people and burning homes and businesses. The Tulsa massacre, as it came to be known, is being remembered in many ways — one of… Continue watching