Nov 20 Settle In with PBS News By PBS News Hour Settle in with us each week for in-depth conversations with people we think you should know on topics that help explain the world around us. Continue reading
Nov 19 5 plead guilty to terrorism-related charges tied to antifa after Texas shooting By Jamie Stengle, Associated Press Five people pleaded guilty Wednesday to terrorism-related charges after they were accused of supporting antifa in a July shooting that wounded a police officer outside a Texas immigration detention center. Continue reading
Nov 19 Watch 9:21 Underground networks for abortion pills appear as states limit access By Sarah Varney, Rachel Wellford Medication abortions account for more than 60 percent of all abortions in the United States, up from just a quarter a decade ago. But in the aftermath of Roe’s reversal, abortion pills are now banned in at least 14 states. Continue watching
Nov 19 Watch 13:15 Teachers and parents weigh benefits and risks of artificial intelligence in schools By Stephanie Sy, Courtney Norris Artificial intelligence is rapidly being integrated into many facets of life, including in America’s classrooms. As more school districts integrate AI into learning, we hear from parents and teachers grappling with the use of the technology in the classroom, and… Continue watching
Nov 19 Labor Department won't release full October jobs report due to 43-day shutdown By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press The Labor Department said Wednesday that it will not be releasing a full jobs report for October because the 43-day federal government shutdown meant it couldn't calculate the unemployment rate and some other key numbers. Continue reading
Nov 19 Judge to proceed with contempt probe over U.S. flying migrants to El Salvador prison in March By Sudhin Thanawala, Associated Press A federal judge said Wednesday he plans to move ahead quickly on a contempt investigation of the Trump administration for failing to turn around planes carrying Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador in March. Continue reading
Nov 19 Man accused of setting woman on fire aboard Chicago train is charged with terrorism By Margery A. Beck, Associated Press Federal prosecutors on Wednesday charged a man with terrorism for allegedly setting a woman on fire on a Chicago train. Continue reading
Nov 19 Mamdani says New York City's current police commissioner will stay on the job By Anthony Izaguirre, Associated Press Mamdani praised Tisch for “cracking down on corruption in the upper echelons" of the NYPD while also driving down crime in the city. Continue reading
Nov 19 Harvard reopens probe of Larry Summers after release of Epstein emails By Kimberlee Kruesi, Holly Ramer, Associated Press Harvard has reopened an investigation into connections between former university President Larry Summers and Jeffrey Epstein. Continue reading
Nov 19 Why Trump's plan to help GOP keep control of the House could backfire By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press President Donald Trump is finding that redistricting his way to a GOP House majority in next year's midterms is a lot harder than it sounds. That's because there's a tangle of laws and conflicting political pressures in redistricting. Continue reading