Nov 15 Teaching kids about Thanksgiving or Columbus? They deserve the real story By David Cutler My students felt betrayed, angry even, that throughout their elementary and middle school years, teachers had pushed a fake narrative, or had done little, if anything, to correct the record. Continue reading
Nov 14 Watch 4:53 News Wrap: GOP write-in for Alabama Senate race ‘under discussion,’ says McConnell By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, Roy Moore is refusing to drop out of a Senate special election in Alabama despite pressure from top Republicans. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said it would be up to the people of that state, but… Continue watching
Nov 14 Watch 8:18 Sessions vehemently denies misleading on Russia contacts, claiming memory lapse By PBS News Hour Attorney General Jeff Sessions insisted before the Senate Judiciary hearing that he has never deliberately misled Congress. Since his January confirmation hearing, he has been dogged by contradictions to his statement that he had no communications with Russians during the… Continue watching
Nov 14 Gwen Ifill’s mentor on remembering Gwen By Mike Melia "Even at her young age, she was an institution,” Tolliver said. “It was as though she would always be around.”… Continue reading
Nov 14 Watch 8:20 Rep. Speier: Sexual harassment continues on Capitol Hill because people get away with it By PBS News Hour House members confronted the seriousness of sexual harassment on Capitol Hill at a hearing on Tuesday, as two congresswomen shared their perspectives on the problem's pervasiveness. Rep. Jackie Speier, D-Calif., has spoken out about being assaulted as a young congressional… Continue watching
Nov 14 Watch 6:32 The words of Gwen Ifill that inspire us every day By PBS News Hour Gwen Ifill, an essential member of our NewsHour family, our journalistic North Star, a leader both on-air and off, died one year ago Tuesday. We remember her with a conversation she had with friend and journalist Michele Norris in 2014. Continue watching
Nov 14 Her family tragedy was breaking news. Now she makes students into better media consumers. By Vic Pasquantonio Each semester, Michelle Ciulla Lipkin struggles with the right time to share a very personal story with her students. She hopes it will help explain her desire for a more media-literate society. Continue reading
Nov 14 Senate Republicans may use tax bill to repeal Obamacare individual mandate By Associated Press Sen. John Cornyn of Texas told reporters on Tuesday: “We’re going to repeal the tax on poor Americans.”… Continue reading
Nov 14 Puerto Rico ignored advice on Whitefish power contract, documents show By Matthew Daly, Associated Press Rep. Rob Bishop, R-Utah, the panel’s chairman, said “a legacy of dysfunction” at PREPA has created “a competence deficit” that threatens Puerto Rico’s ability to improve conditions for its 3.4 million citizens. Continue reading
Nov 14 At least 6 dead, 2 school children wounded after shooting in Northern California By Laura Santhanam Authorities in California said Wednesday that the body of the wife of a man who went on a shooting rampage was found in the floorboards of their home, bringing the death toll to six. Continue reading