Jul 07 1-year-old goes to court to get reunited with family By Astrid Galvan, Associated Press The 1-year-old boy in a green button-up shirt drank milk from a bottle, played with a small purple ball that lit up when it hit the ground and occasionally asked for "agua."… Continue reading
Jul 07 Watch 10:15 The story of American poverty, as told by one Alabama county By PBS News Hour More than 18 million Americans live in “extreme poverty,” according to a report from the United Nations, which ranked poverty in the U.S. alongside some of the poorest areas in the world. The UN Special Rapporteur for Extreme Poverty paid… Continue watching
Jul 07 Part of I-94 closes as Chicago demonstrators march against gun violence By Vivekae Kim Demonstrators gathered on a section of I-94 on Saturday morning in Chicago, temporarily shutting down five lanes of traffic, to protest gun violence. Continue reading
Jul 07 New wildfires sweep through California, burning homes By Associated Press Firefighters battling wildfires throughout the U.S. West that have torched hundreds of homes hoped for some help from the weather Saturday even as new fires swept sweltering Southern California. Continue reading
Jul 06 Watch 4:32 Inside the government’s frantic scramble to locate migrant parents separated from their children The Trump administration says it needs more time to meet a federal court deadline to reunite immigrant children who were separated under the president’s “zero tolerance” policy. Lisa Desjardins joins Judy Woodruff to explain the numbers of children who are… Continue watching
Jul 06 Watch 7:14 DACA recipients who dream of military service are stuck in limbo By Yamiche Alcindor, Rachel Wellford The United States Army has been quietly discharging a number of immigrant recruits, according to recent reports by the Associated Press and the NewsHour's own reporting. Yamiche Alcindor shares the story of another group of young immigrant recruits in limbo. Continue watching
Jul 06 Watch 8:30 Dave Chappelle on comedy in the #MeToo moment: ‘We’re all figuring this out’ By Jeffrey Brown Dave Chappelle doesn't think audiences "want to pay to see somebody worried about the repercussions of what they say." A comedian who made a name for himself as one of the smartest and sharpest comedians around, Chappelle's latest comedy sets… Continue watching
Jul 05 AP Report: U.S. Army is quietly discharging immigrant recruits By Martha Mendoza, Garance Burke, Associated Press The AP was unable to quantify how many men and women who enlisted through the special recruitment program have been booted from the Army, but immigration attorneys say they know of more than 40 who have been discharged or whose… Continue reading
Jul 05 Watch 5:07 Family separation lawsuit offers chilling details as Trump administration says it will fulfill federal court order Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar says that the Trump administration is working to comply with a federal court order deadline to reunite immigrant families separated at the border. Meanwhile, 17 states and the District of Columbia… Continue watching
Jul 05 Man pleads not guilty to hate crimes in 2017 attack on protesters in Charlottesville By Sarah Rankin, Associated Press James Alex Fields Jr. entered the plea during his initial appearance in U.S. District Court in Charlottesville after being charged last week with 30 federal crimes in the Aug. 12 violence that killed 32-year-old Heather Heyer and injured dozens more. Continue reading