Oct 28 WATCH: Mayors discuss ways to address gun violence By Gretchen Frazee The panel discussion, which is a part of The Atlantic's CityLab 2019 summit in Washington, D.C., is being hosted by PBS NewsHour correspondent and substitute anchor Amna Nawaz. Continue reading
Oct 28 California wildfires force nearly 200,000 to evacuate By Terence Chea, Don Thompson, Associated Press Of the state's 58 counties, 43 were under red flag warnings for high fire danger Sunday. Continue reading
Oct 27 Watch 8:01 Jewish community still healing one year after mass shooting By Ivette Feliciano, Zachary Green On Oct. 27, 2018, a lone gunman entered the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and opened fire, killing eleven people. Since then, hundreds more in the US have been killed in mass shootings. NewsHour Weekend went back to… Continue watching
Oct 27 John Conyers, longest serving African American in Congress, dies at the age of 90 By Yamiche Alcindor Former Rep. John Conyers, the longest-serving black member of Congress and founder of the Black Caucus, has died. The Detroit Democrat was 90. Continue reading
Oct 27 To die well, we must talk about death before the end of life By Tamara Sussman, The Conversation Research shows that as many as one third of seriously ill, hospitalized older people are receiving invasive treatments they don’t want at end-of-life, because no one has talked to them about their wishes for future care. Continue reading
Oct 27 How steak became 'manly' and salads became 'feminine' By Paul Freedman, The Conversation When was it decided that women prefer some types of food – yogurt with fruit, salads and white wine – while men are supposed to gravitate to chili, steak and bacon?… Continue reading
Oct 27 Islamic State leader leaves a legacy of terror By Adam Schreck, Zeina Karam, Associated Press Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi sought to establish a new Islamic "caliphate" across Syria and Iraq, but he might be remembered more as the ruthlessly calculating militant leader of the Islamic State group who brought terror to the heart of Europe and… Continue reading
Oct 27 Al-Baghdadi's death a blow, but IS has survived other losses By Joseph Krauss, Associated Press The death of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi marks the demise of one of the most brutally effective jihadist leaders of modern times — a man who commanded tens of thousands of fighters from around the world, carved out… Continue reading
Oct 27 California blaze forces evacuations as wind spurs blackouts By Daisy Nguyen, Christopher Weber, Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A Northern California blaze forced evacuation orders and warnings for nearly all of Sonoma County stretching to the coast, with forecasts of strong winds prompting officials to begin cutting electricity for millions of people in an… Continue reading
Oct 27 WATCH: Trump says Islamic State leader dead after US raid in Syria By Robert Burns, Deb Riechmann, Eric Tucker, Associated Press The shadowy leader of the Islamic State group who presided over its global jihad and became arguably the world's most wanted man, is dead after being targeted by a U.S. military raid in Syria, President Donald Trump said Sunday. Continue reading