Jun 17 Heiress Gloria Vanderbilt dies at age 95 By Ula Ilnytzky, Associated Press Vanderbilt was the heiress at the center of a scandalous custody battle of the 1930s and the designer jeans queen of the 1970s and '80s. Continue reading
Jun 17 Supreme Court sends same-sex wedding cake dispute back to lower court By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The justices ordered state judges to take a new look at the case involving a lesbian couple and the owners of a now-closed bakery in the Portland area. Continue reading
Jun 17 Trial of Navy SEAL charged with war crimes set to begin By Julie Watson, Associated Press Edward Gallagher has pleaded not guilty to premeditated murder in the killing of an Islamic State prisoner and attempted murder in the shootings of two civilians in Iraq. Continue reading
Jun 16 Ahead of World Refugee Day, Chobani founder appeals to CEOs By Pavni Mittal, Zachary Green Hamdi Ulukaya, the founder and CEO of leading yogurt brand Chobani, says he is evangelizing the idea of a so-called 'CEO playbook' to shift some of the focus from shareholder wealth and profits to employee welfare and humanitarian goals. NewsHour… Continue reading
Jun 16 Watch 4:02 Hurricane Michael's toll on Florida children's mental health By PBS NewsHour People in Florida’s panhandle are still grappling with the devastation from last October’s Hurricane Michael. The most powerful storm to hit the region in history left many residents homeless and in search of aid. Now, children in particular are facing… Continue watching
Jun 16 Summer camp is newest front in battle with measles outbreak By Michael Hill, Associated Press Vaccinations have been made mandatory this summer for campers and staff in several counties north of New York City that annually fill up with kids from the Orthodox Jewish communities that have been hit hardest by measles. Continue reading
Jun 16 Watch 9:42 Will 'opportunity zone' tax breaks help low-income communities? By Hari Sreenivasan, Sam Weber, Connie Kargbo The 2017 tax law created more than 8,700 “opportunity zones” around the country, where investors receive tax breaks in exchange for putting money in designated, low-income areas. It’s an approach that, according to its supporters, will spur economic development. But… Continue watching
Jun 16 Record number of African migrants coming to Mexican border By Andrew Selsky, Patrick Whittle, Associated Press Undaunted by a dangerous journey over thousands of miles, people fleeing economic hardship and human rights abuses in African countries are coming to the U.S.-Mexico border in unprecedented numbers, surprising Border Patrol agents more accustomed to Spanish-speaking migrants. Continue reading
Jun 16 Watch 11:53 The case for a nutrition revolution By PBS NewsHour In the run-up to NewsHour Weekend’s special series, ‘The Future of Food’, Hari Sreenivasan speaks with Amanda Little, writer-in-residence at Vanderbilt University, about her new book, ‘The Fate of Food’ that focuses on the global challenges and possibilities in food… Continue watching
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