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
Sep 25 WATCH: Family demands release of evidence in Breonna Taylor's case By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, Bruce Schreiner, Angie Wang, Associated Press People dismayed that the officers who shot the Black woman in her apartment during a drug raid last March wouldn’t be charged with her death vowed to persist in their fight for justice. Continue reading
Sep 25 WATCH: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg makes history again, lying in state at Capitol By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press While politicians heatedly debate over replacing Ginsburg on the court, others are reflecting on how she advocated for women's rights and how she tried to reach just decisions as a jurist. Continue reading
Sep 24 Watch 56:46 Ruth Bader Ginsburg's legacy -- and the Supreme Court's future By PBS NewsHour Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a champion of women’s rights and the Supreme Court's second female justice, died Sept. 18 at her home. Her work on sex discrimination cases early in her career helped accelerate gender equality in the U.S. Ginsburg… Continue watching
Sep 24 Pac-12 football season to kick off in November By Ralph D. Russo, Associated Press The Pac-12 has set a Nov. 6 start date for a seven-game football season, following the Big Ten in overturning its August decision to postpone until spring because of concerns about playing through the pandemic. Continue reading
Sep 24 Pence, Ivanka bring law-and-order tour to Minneapolis By Amy Forliti, Mohamed Imbrahim, Associated Press Pence and Ivanka Trump planned a "listening session" Thursday at an airport hotel with a "Cops for Trump" group. They also plan to hear from people who Trump's reelection campaign said have been hurt by crime and violent extremism. Continue reading