Mar 15 WATCH: Veterans Affairs Secretary Shulkin says he has no intention of quitting By Hope Yen, Zeke Miller, Associated Press Speaking at a budget hearing, David Shulkin expressed regret for "distractions" that have shifted attention from his efforts to fix veterans' health care and pledged to put the government's second largest department back on track. Continue reading
Mar 15 6 dead after pedestrian bridge collapses in Miami By Joshua Barajas, Erica R. Hendry A pedestrian bridge at Florida International University has collapsed in Miami, trapping an unknown number of people and cars underneath. Continue reading
Mar 15 WATCH: New video shows what happened outside Parkland school shooting By Curt Anderson, Associated Press Police and school officials had resisted the release, saying it was evidence in an active investigation. Video of what happened inside the school is not being released. Continue reading
Mar 15 United Airlines to issue special pet carrier tags after dog's death By Associated Press The Chicago-based airline has announced it will issue special bag tags for animal carriers following the death of a French bulldog puppy that was forced into an overhead bin on a United flight. Continue reading
Mar 15 WATCH: Sessions addresses police chiefs conference By Joshua Barajas Attorney General Jeff Sessions is scheduled to speak at 10 a.m. ET today. Watch his remarks here. Continue reading
Mar 14 Senate passes bill easing Dodd-Frank rules for banks By Kevin Freking, Marcy Gordon, Associated Press The bill is particularly aimed at helping small and medium-sized banks, but critics argue that the likelihood of future taxpayer bailouts will increase if it becomes law. Continue reading
Mar 14 Watch 3:54 'The adults have failed us. This is in our hands now': Thousands stage school walkout over gun violence By PBS News Hour Students and teachers walked out of class Wednesday morning by the tens of thousands to protest gun violence and remember the victims of last month’s school shooting in Parkland, Florida. Back in Washington, lawmakers pressed the FBI on why it… Continue watching
Mar 14 Watch 4:57 Kids who walked out see their generation as the one 'getting things done' on the gun debate By PBS News Hour Ceilidh Kern, a sophomore, and Jaylah Ross, a junior, are two students who participated in the March 14 school walkouts, and are part of a team from more than a dozen of our Student Reporting Labs who are covering the… Continue watching
Mar 14 Watch 3:09 This self-defense class empowers people with disabilities to fight abuse By PBS News Hour In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, the IMPACT:Ability training program is a self-defense class with a twist: It's specially designed to empower people with disabilities and teach them abuse prevention and safety skills. Special correspondent Tina Martin of… Continue watching
Mar 14 Parkland shooting suspect Cruz appears in court, remains silent when asked about plea By Curt Anderson, Associated Press The former student charged with killing 17 people at a Florida high school last month refused to announce a plea on Wednesday so a judge entered a not guilty plea on his behalf. Continue reading