Nov 14 Watch 2:08 What these young journalists wish they could tell Gwen Ifill By Student Reporting Labs It has been three years since the NewsHour family lost dear friend and colleague Gwen Ifill. We think of her all the time, and her loss was felt acutely by young journalists in the NewsHour’s Student Reporting Labs. Four graduates… Continue watching
Nov 14 Remembering Gwen: Letters by Gwen Ifill fellows By Leah Clapman, Elis Estrada When Gwen Ifill was named the co-anchor of the PBS NewsHour in 2013, she said she hoped little girls would watch her and think it “perfectly normal” to occupy an anchor’s desk someday. Continue reading
Nov 14 Chad Wolf takes over as acting head of Homeland Security By Colleen Long, Associated Press Ken Cuccinelli, the acting head of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, has also been named as the new DHS deputy. Continue reading
Nov 14 WATCH: Authorities say 2 dead, several injured in shooting at California high school By Stefanie Dazio, John Antczak, Associated Press A student gunman opened fire Thursday at a Southern California high school, killing two students and wounding three others before he was captured in grave condition after shooting himself in the head, authorities said. Continue reading
Nov 14 Battle lines harden as Trump impeachment inquiry goes public By Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Democrats say Wednesday’s extraordinary public session in the House revealed a striking account of Trump abusing his office. Republicans counter that the hearing showed none of that. Continue reading
Nov 14 Court denies Trump’s appeal in fight over financial records By Associated Press It is almost certain that President Donald Trump will appeal the decision to the Supreme Court. Continue reading
Nov 14 El Paso Walmart hires off-duty officers before reopening By Cedar Attanasio, Associated Press The store is reopening months after a gunman opened fire there, killing 22 people. Continue reading
Nov 14 American ISIS suspect deported to U.S. after being stuck at Turkey-Greece border By Associated Press The man was stuck in the heavily militarized border zone after Turkey tried to expel him to Greece on Monday but Athens refused him entry. Continue reading
Nov 13 Catholic bishops’ new anti-abuse hotline to be ready soon By David Crary, Associated Press A new national hotline to report sexual misconduct accusations against Catholic bishops in the U.S. could be operating by the end of February, three months ahead of the deadline set by Pope Francis. Continue reading
Nov 13 U.S. government says Roger Stone ‘undermined’ Russia inquiry By Ashraf Khalil, Associated Press Stone, 67, was indicted in January as part of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian electoral tampering. Continue reading