Sep 26 In mostly white Great Barrington, MA, an effort to celebrate Black life By Zachary Green, Ivette Feliciano Great Barrington, MA, is W.E.B. DuBois’s birthplace. It may be surprising to find these markers of Black culture in a town where almost every face is white, but they are reminders of a part of life here that few outside… Continue reading
Sep 26 Trump picks conservative Amy Coney Barrett for Supreme Court By Zeke Miller, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press President Donald Trump announced Saturday that he is nominating Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court as he aims to put a historic conservative stamp on the high court just weeks before the election. Continue reading
Sep 26 Who is Amy Coney Barrett, Trump's Supreme Court nominee? By Meredith Lee, Candice Norwood Backlash from progressives was swift following media reports Friday that Trump intends to nominate Barrett on Saturday. Continue reading
Sep 25 Watch 3:04 Lawmakers pay respects to Ginsburg, 1st woman to lie in state in U.S. Capitol By John Yang, Patty Gorena Morales The late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg broke two barriers Friday, becoming the first woman and the first Jewish American to lie in state in the U.S. Capitol. Rabbi Lauren Holtzblatt, the wife of a former Ginsburg law clerk,… Continue watching
Sep 25 Watch 4:51 News Wrap: Breonna Taylor's family demands grand jury transcripts In our news wrap Friday, Breonna Taylor’s family demanded Louisville officials release transcripts from grand jury proceedings over whether to charge police in her death. Kentucky’s attorney general said officers had acted in self-defense, after Taylor’s boyfriend fired first. Also,… Continue watching
Sep 25 Watch 5:40 Trump moves to open Tongass National Forest for logging, to environmentalists' dismay During his first term, President Trump has rolled back or weakened more than 100 environmental regulations. On Friday, his administration moved to open up the country’s largest national forest for development. Alaska’s Tongass National Forest has been called “America’s Amazon,”… Continue watching
Sep 25 Watch 3:07 Remembering victims of COVID-19 The NewsHour has been honoring victims of the coronavirus pandemic for six months. With the number of American lives lost now over 200,000, we share the stories of five more. Continue watching
Sep 25 WATCH: NAACP convention discusses racial injustice, pandemic and 2020 election By Laura Santhanam The national convention was slated to start at 2 p.m. ET Friday. Continue reading
Sep 25 WATCH: Biden pays respects during memorial for Ruth Bader Ginsburg By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Mourners gathered under coronavirus restrictions for the service for Ginsburg, who died last week at 87, as her casket made the short procession from the court’s steps where it had been on public view for several days to the East… Continue reading
Sep 25 Illinois teen who shot and killed two protesters fights extradition to Wisconsin to face charges By Scott Bauer, Associated Press Kyle Rittenhouse surrendered to police in his home in Antioch, Illinois, a day after prosecutors say he shot and killed two protesters and wounded a third on the streets of Kenosha on Aug. 25. Continue reading