Sep 25 Intelligence officials ask Congress to renew foreign surveillance authority By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press The program has been a source of endless debate in recent years between security officials and privacy advocates who complain that information about Americans also is being swept up. Continue reading
Sep 25 Trump faces criticism for tweeting about the NFL instead of the crisis in Puerto Rico By Daniel Bush Despite the growing humanitarian crisis on the island, where food and water are running low in places and many bridges and roads are destroyed, Trump didn’t comment on Puerto Rico over the weekend. Continue reading
Sep 25 How you can help hurricane victims in Puerto Rico By Jennifer Hijazi It could take a year or more to rebuild certain areas of Puerto Rico, officials say. Here's how you can help. Continue reading
Sep 24 Trump signs proclamation restricting travel from 8 countries By Jill Colvin, Associated Press The new rules, which will impact the citizens of Chad, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Somalia, Syria, Venezuela and Yemen, go into effect on October 18. Continue reading
Sep 24 Watch 3:49 Kaepernick has ‘etched a place in history’ with NFL protest By PBS News Hour President Trump’s comments that football players should be fired if they kneel during the national anthem has ignited condemnation from three major sports. Trump also took aim at the NBA's Stephen Curry and NFL's Colin Kaepernick, who was the first… Continue watching
Sep 24 President’s criticisms spark more protests at NFL games By Arnie Stapleton, Associated Press More than 130 National Football League players sat, knelt or raised their fists in defiance during early games on Sunday. Continue reading
Sep 24 One dead, seven injured in Tennessee church shooting By Michael D. Regan A shooter opened fire at a church outside Nashville and is now in custody. At least one person died and six people were injured during the attack. Continue reading
Sep 24 Trump tweet, NFL response escalate drama of Sunday games By Dave Campbell, Associated Press Several teams joined a chorus of NFL executives criticizing President Trump’s suggestion that they fire players who kneel for the national anthem. Continue reading
Sep 23 Watch 2:52 Restoring full power to Puerto Rico ‘could take a year’ By PBS News Hour As the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico remains without power after Hurricane Maria pummeled it earlier this week, authorities are worried that an 88-year-old dam that was swollen with more than a foot of rain might flood the homes of… Continue watching
Sep 23 Watch 4:08 Police have killed more than 1,000 people with Tasers since 2000 By PBS News Hour Almost all 18,000 police departments in the U.S. issue their officers Tasers, or stun guns, as a non-lethal alternative to subdue people they might see as a threat. But in a five-part series, Reuters documented more than 1,000 incidents since… Continue watching