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U.S. travelers brace for a snowy Thanksgiving

By Jeff Baenen, Colleen Slevin, David Koenig, Associated Press

Wintry storms, including a “bomb cyclone” weather phenomenon affecting California and Oregon, are expected to cause difficulties for holiday travelers throughout much of the country.

Trump dishes out double helping of presidential turkey pardon

Before departing the White House for his resort home in Florida on Tuesday afternoon, President Trump handed out a pair of presidential pardons -- and the recipients gobbled up the spotlight. Amna Nawaz has the story of how this annual…

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WATCH: U.S. criticizes China for abuses revealed by leaked cables

By Matthew Lee, Associated Press

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Tuesday that a cache of leaked documents proves that Chinese authorities are engaged in massive and systemic repression of Muslims and other minorities in western China, as a number of foreign governments expressed serious…

Broken Justice Episode 1: Triage – the full transcript

https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/11/broken-justice-episode-1.mp3 Subscribe to the Broken Justice podcast to access all episodes. Jeff Esparza The screwy thing of it is you get so many cases that you just live under this constant fear that people…

Episode 4: Public defenders fight back

By Vika Aronson, Frank Carlson, Amna Nawaz, Erica R. Hendry, Emily Carpeaux

The most common tool used to attack problems in public defender systems is the class action lawsuit. But what if there’s a better strategy? Steve Hanlon, a longtime advocate for systemic legal reform, has a big idea about big data.

Most people who fled California wildfire allowed to return home

By Stefanie Dazio, John Antczak, Associated Press

Most of the thousands of people who fled a raging California wildfire in the mountains north of Santa Barbara were told they could return home Tuesday as an approaching rainstorm offered hope the flames would be doused.

Most Americans would pay more to avoid using plastic, poll says

By Laura Santhanam

These PBS NewsHour and Marist Poll results come as environmental experts project disastrous levels of plastic that are already permeating the water you drink, the food you eat and the air you breathe.

Pennsylvania overhauls child sexual abuse laws

By Marc Levy, Mark Scolforo, Associated Press

The central bill signed by Gov. Tom Wolf gives future victims of child sex abuse more time to file lawsuits and ends time limits for police to file criminal charges.

Why these companies are rethinking the use of AI in hiring

By Zoe Rohrich

A growing body of research indicates that artificial intelligence systems used for job recruitment reinforce racial and gender inequality. Now, innovators are developing software that promises more accountability, and combats — rather than perpetuates — employment discrimination.