Jun 05 Watch 5:42 An Indigenous woman tells her story: residential school, addiction, and learning to heal By Muriel Betsina, Global Reporting Centre Canadians are demanding answers after unmarked graves of Indigenous children were found on the grounds of a former residential boarding school in British Columbia. Similar schools existed across Canada and the U.S. aimed at “assimilating” Native peoples by removing them… Continue watching
Jun 05 Watch 5:43 How did the stimulus checks impact everyday Americans? By PBS NewsHour The COVID-19 relief bill provided emergency aid to tens of millions of Americans facing financial insecurity due to the pandemic. Despite ongoing debate over safety net policy, a new analysis of U.S. Census Bureau “household pulse” surveys looks at how… Continue watching
Jun 05 Justice Dept. says it'll no longer seize reporters' records By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The Justice Department said Saturday that it no longer will secretly obtain reporters’ records during leak investigations, a policy shift that abandons a practice decried by news organizations and press freedom groups. Continue reading
Jun 04 Records show teen killed by Honolulu police shot in back of head By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Associated Press Hospital records provided by a lawyer representing the family of a 16-year-old boy killed by Honolulu police show the teen arrived at an emergency room with gunshot wounds to the back of his head and to his shoulders. Continue reading
Jun 04 Watch 4:53 News Wrap: Trump suspended from Facebook for two years for inciting Capitol siege In our news wrap Friday, former President Trump will remain suspended from Facebook for two years following his incitement of January's Capitol insurrection, former White House counsel Don McGahn testified before U.S. lawmakers on the Russia investigation and Trump's possible… Continue watching
Jun 04 Watch 8:28 U.S. Border Patrol is increasingly dropping off migrants in rural areas lacking resources By Dan Lieberman, Lena I. Jackson, David Coles A surge in crossings at the U.S.-Mexico border in recent months has led U.S. Border agents to drop some migrants off at sites in rural American towns, to begin their wait for court hearings. But these towns often lack the… Continue watching
Jun 04 Watch 3:58 Remembering 5 remarkable people who lost their lives to COVID-19 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
Jun 04 Watch 7:14 'Sam & Mattie Make a Zombie Movie' follows filmmakers with Down syndrome By Mike Melia, Jaywon Choe, Maea Lenei Buhre As teenagers with Down syndrome, Sam Suchmann and Mattie Zufelt used Kickstarter to fund their dream of creating a zombie movie. Their latest work,"Sam & Mattie Make a Zombie Movie" takes a look at that journey. NewsHour's Mike Melia spoke… Continue watching
Jun 04 USDA sending $1 billion in funding to country's food bank networks By Ashraf Khalil, Associated Press The Department of Agriculture is sending $1 billion to the country's food bank networks, seeking to expand the reach of the system and revamp the way food banks acquire and distribute aid. Continue reading
Jun 04 Unrest erupts after man dies in Minneapolis arrest attempt By Amy Forliti, Mohamed Ibrahim, Associated Press Authorities said Friday that members of the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force were trying to arrest a man on a warrant for illegally carrying a firearm when he was shot by a deputy from Hennepin County and a deputy from… Continue reading