Jul 16 ‘I want you to come now, Mami.’ A 3-year-old calls her mother from detention By Amna Nawaz Listen to 3-year-old Sofi call her mother, after she was separated from her family more than three weeks ago while seeking legal asylum at the U.S. border. Continue reading
Jul 16 Deadly fire shuts down key route to Yosemite National Park By Associated Press A wildfire that killed a California firefighter grew quickly and forced the closure of a key route into Yosemite National Park as crews contended with sweltering conditions Sunday, authorities said. Continue reading
Jul 15 Disability rights groups voice issues with Starbucks’ plastic straw ban as company responds By Molly Enking After Starbucks announced on July 9 it would phase out plastic straws from its stores by 2020, disability rights activists were concerned the policy would exclude some people with disabilities. Continue reading
Jul 15 Watch 7:18 President Trump lowers expectations for Putin meeting By PBS News Hour President Trump was greeted with protests when he arrived in Helsinki for his first formal meeting with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin. After calling the European Union, a long-time ally, a trade “foe” at an interview on Saturday, Trump downplayed his… Continue watching
Jul 15 What Trump’s latest pardon means for the future of the American West By Meg Dalton Anti-government extremists celebrated President Trump's pardon of Dwight and Steven Hammond, father-and-son ranchers from Oregon. Experts say the pardon could embolden those groups. Continue reading
Jul 15 Watch 10:17 In Oregon, adult foster care offers support for the elderly By Joanne Elgart Jennings In a bid to meet the demand for long-term care in the U.S., which is expected to grow in the coming years, some states are turning to adult foster care to offer aging adults physical assistance and emotional support. NewsHour… Continue watching
Jul 15 Are adult foster homes a good long-term care option? By Liz Seegert, Next Avenue Adult foster homes offer a less expensive, more home-like atmosphere for aging adults than larger facilities. But there are no national guidelines for this type of residential housing. Continue reading
Jul 15 Angry crowd protests after Chicago police fatally shoot man By Associated Press Police shot and killed a man was in Chicago's South Shore neighborhood after officers on foot tried to question him because they thought he was armed. Continue reading
Jul 14 Watch 3:53 Indictment of 12 Russian agents exposes gaps in election security By PBS News Hour Robert Mueller’s team indicted 12 Russian intelligence officers on Friday for hacking into the Democratic campaign and state election operations in 2016. The indictment also revealed how state and local election boards were targeted, information on 500,000 American voters was… Continue watching
Jul 14 Watch 5:03 Deadline to reunite over 2,500 migrant kids with their families less than 2 weeks away By PBS News Hour The Trump administration has 12 days to meet a court-ordered deadline to reunite more than 2,500 migrant children who were separated from their families at the U.S.- Mexico border. While U.S. District Judge Dana Sabraw commended the administration for reunifying… Continue watching