Jun 16 2020 race brings free college back to the national stage By Collin Binkley, Associated Press At least 18 of the Democratic party’s 23 presidential contenders have come out in support of some version of free college. Continue reading
Jun 15 Watch 3:46 As pressure mounts, Iran denies role in tanker explosions By PBS NewsHour Between the strictest U.S. sanctions in history and accusations that Iran attacked two tankers in the Gulf of Oman, tensions between the two countries are their worst in 40 years, says Barbara Slavin, director of the Atlantic Council’s Future of… Continue watching
Jun 15 AP fact check: Trump’s misfires on Iran, trade and that wall By Hope Yen, Calvin Woodward, Associated Press Here’s a week of political rhetoric in review. Continue reading
Jun 14 Watch 4:20 News Wrap: Former Hong Kong officials side with protesters over extradition law In our news wrap Friday, pressure is rising in Hong Kong to scrap a bill that would allow extradition to mainland China. The proposed law has sparked mass protests and violent clashes with police, and now, several former senior officials… Continue watching
Jun 14 Watch 7:27 After multiple tragedies, how Colorado schools are securing the classroom By John Ferrugia, Rocky Mountain PBS School shootings have become a tragic reality of modern American life. How can school administrators prepare for the worst-case scenario? John Ferrugia of Rocky Mountain PBS in Denver reports on how Colorado’s multiple deadly school shootings in the past 20… Continue watching
Jun 14 Navy picks first female leader of War College after removing president By Associated Press The Navy has named the first female leader of the U.S. Naval War College after removing the college president who is under investigation. Continue reading
Jun 14 Column: A 20-year-old fights back against her health insurer By Philip Moeller Anna Landre, a college student who lives with spinal muscular atrophy, found herself fighting another battle when her insurer informed her they were reducing the number of hours they would cover for her health aide. Continue reading
Jun 14 Denver suburb community debates tearing down Columbine High School By Kathleen Foody, Associated Press School officials said the number of people trying to get close to or even inside the school reached record levels this year, which marked the 20th anniversary of the shooting. Continue reading
Jun 14 Trump plans to name former immigration official Tom Homan as border czar By Associated Press Homan had been Trump's acting ICE director since 2017 but retired from the position in 2018. Continue reading
Jun 14 Premature baby and teenage mother held in immigration detention facility By Astrid Galvan, Garance Burke, Associated Press Immigrant advocates say baby should not have been kept in the overcrowded McAllen, Texas processing facility and should have instead been in a neonatal unit. Continue reading