Feb 10 Watch 4:35 ProPublica tool finds misleading political ads on Facebook By PBS News Hour Amid an investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, Facebook came under fire for its opacity on how it targets political ads. A few months ago, ProPublica released Political Ad Collector, a tool that crowdsources the job of… Continue watching
Feb 10 It’s not just athletes: Doctors at the Olympics have also worked years to get there By Leah Samuel, STAT The official U.S. Olympic Committee’s Sports Medicine Division recruits a crew of volunteer doctors — as well as orthopedists, chiropractors, nurses, sports therapists, massage therapists, and more — every two years. Continue reading
Feb 10 Trump accuses Democrats of playing politics with memo By Jonathan Lemire and Chad Day, Associated Press President Donald Trump is explaining his decision not to declassify a Democratic memo, saying the document is “very political” and needs heavy redactions. Continue reading
Feb 09 Watch 4:45 News Wrap: Sports court rejects Russian appeal for 2018 Games By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, the Winter Olympics have officially begun in South Korea, kicked off with pomp and circumstance at the opening ceremony. Meanwhile, a last ditch effort to include 45 banned Russian athletes was rejected just hours before. Continue watching
Feb 09 Watch 4:59 For victims, president’s praise for aide accused of abuse has ‘chilling effect’ By PBS News Hour President Trump on Friday praised his former aide, Rob Porter, who resigned this week over domestic abuse allegations by his two ex-wives who say he physically and verbally assaulted them. What potential impact could the president’s words have on victims?… Continue watching
Feb 09 Watch 4:31 What you need to know about the worst flu season in nearly a decade By PBS News Hour This year's brutal flu season is not easing its grip yet: hospitalizations are up, doctors visits have reached 2009 levels and at least 63 children have died. Judy Woodruff asks Dr. Anne Schuchat, acting director of the Centers for Disease… Continue watching
Feb 09 Watch 8:37 As coal jobs left, this Appalachian arts and culture institution gave residents reasons to stay By Jeffrey Brown, Jaywon Choe The Appalachian Film Workshop was started in Kentucky in the 1960s to foster new technical skills and give people a way to tell their own stories of their home. Now known simply as Appalshop, their mission has extended far beyond… Continue watching
Feb 09 Michigan State says it plans to fire official who didn’t follow up on Nassar scandal By David Eggert, Associated Press It is the first major personnel action announced by interim President John Engler, who was hired after Lou Anna Simon resigned under a storm of criticism about the university's handling of Nassar, who is serving decades in prison for molesting… Continue reading
Feb 09 What to watch during the first weekend of the Winter Olympics By Courtney Norris What makes this year special, other than the politics at play: a record-breaking number of athletes competing in the Winter Games. Continue reading
Feb 09 With extraordinary political optics, Winter Olympics begin By Foster Klug, Associated Press PYEONGCHANG, South Korea — In an extraordinary show of unexpected unity, North and South Korea sat side by side Friday night under exploding fireworks that represented peace, not destruction, as the 2018 Winter Olympics opened on a Korean Peninsula riven… Continue reading