Oct 05 Watch 3:25 Lives lost in Las Vegas, remembered by loved ones By PBS News Hour As stories of heroism emerge, so do clearer pictures of the lives lost in Last Vegas. We continue our tributes to the 58 people who died in the shooting with 12 more lives, as remembered by their loved ones. Continue watching
Oct 05 Watch 4:38 Fighting the stigma of opioid addiction with stories of recovery By PBS NewsHour People working on the front lines of the opioid crisis at the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation offer their Brief but Spectacular takes on addiction and recovery. Continue watching
Oct 05 Retailers pull bump stocks from websites, shelves after Las Vegas shooting By Kamaria Roberts, Gretchen Frazee After the Las Vegas shooting, the National Rifle Association is calling on the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives to review whether the bump stocks -- used in the massacre -- are legal. At the same time, demand for… Continue reading
Oct 05 How treating opioids with more opioids has divided the recovery community By Elizabeth Flock In this Florida county, some believe medication is the only thing that can stop the opioids deaths. Others say a life on medication isn't a life at all. Continue reading
Oct 05 Justice Department asks to dismiss lawsuit opposing transgender military ban By Associated Press The lawsuit was filed on behalf of eight transgender individuals. They include service members in the Air Force, Coast Guard and Army, and students in the Naval Academy and the ROTC program at the University of New Haven. Continue reading
Oct 05 Did Las Vegas gunman target other music festivals? By Associated Press Disclosures came as investigators struggled for a fourth day to explain what led the 64-year-old high-stakes gambler to open fire Sunday night on an open-air country music festival from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay hotel casino. He killed… Continue reading
Oct 05 WATCH LIVE: Members of Congress to address DACA By Laura Santhanam Sen. Elizabeth Warren (Mass.-D) and Sen. Kamala Harris (Calif.-D) and Rep. Luis Gutierrez (Ill.-D) are slated at 10 a.m. ET to address uncertainty that hovers over the DACA program. Continue reading
Oct 05 WATCH: Former Equifax CEO testifies in fourth hearing over data breach By Joshua Barajas Former Equifax CEO Richard Smith will field questions over the Equifax hack from the House Financial Services Committee starting at 9:15 a.m. ET Thursday. Watch live here. Continue reading
Oct 05 U.S. endured a record fire season. What could be done differently? By Sophie Quinton, Stateline As the wildfire season lengthens and the fires become larger and more dangerous — a trend driven by a number of factors, including climate change — both state and federal natural resource departments are spending more time and money on… Continue reading
Oct 04 Watch 4:20 How the Las Vegas shooting victims are being remembered By PBS News Hour As more stories of heroism emerge from the Las Vegas attack, so do clearer pictures of the victims' lives. We continue our tribute to the 59 people who were murdered with words from their loved ones. Continue watching