Oct 11 Watch 4:58 Looking for ways to grow, Boy Scouts will invite girls to join By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Oct 11 The Boy Scouts say they will now admit girls. Here’s what that means. By Alison Thoet Here’s what we know about the decision -- and what it means for scouting. Continue reading
Oct 11 Twitter chat: The realities of opioid addiction and recovery By Lora Strum What does addiction really look like, and what does it mean to recover? Join us for a #NewsHourChats and hear from our guests. Continue reading
Oct 11 10 ways this year’s MacArthur Fellows find their ‘genius’ By Teresa Carey, Patty Gorena Morales How does someone become a so-called “genius”? We reached out to a few of them to ask about their “secret sauce.”… Continue reading
Oct 10 Watch 8:24 Widespread allegations suggest Weinstein was long protected by ‘culture of complicity’ By PBS News Hour Allegations of sexual harassment and assault by movie mogul Harvey Weinstein continue to emerge as actors like Gwyneth Paltrow and Angelina Jolie have come forward to share their experiences, On Tuesday, The New Yorker reported new allegations of rape, which… Continue watching
Oct 10 Watch 9:34 Ferocious wildfires turn Northern California neighborhoods to ashes By PBS News Hour Wildfires are being blamed for 15 deaths in Northern California and more than 2,000 homes and buildings have burned down. President Trump promised federal support for the victims, but California already awaits backlogged disaster assistance. Special correspondent Tonya Mosely of… Continue watching
Oct 10 Watch 4:24 News Wrap: Hurricane Maria death toll rises in Puerto Rico By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, the confirmed death toll in Puerto Rico rose to 43 nearly three weeks after Hurricane Maria wrecked the island. Authorities blamed infections and bad road conditions, among other factors. Also, President Trump denied he was… Continue watching
Oct 10 Watch 8:57 How Sinclair Broadcasting puts a partisan tilt on trusted local news By PBS News Hour The country’s largest owner of local TV stations, the Sinclair Broadcast Group, which reaches over a third of homes across the nation, wants to get even bigger by merging with the Tribune Media Company. But Sinclair is raising concerns among… Continue watching
Oct 10 Watch 12:30 What revoking the Clean Power Plan means, from both sides By PBS News Hour EPA administrator Scott Pruitt has begun the process to roll back the Obama-era rule aimed at cutting carbon emissions from the nation’s power plants. The move comes as part of President Trump’s pledge to unwind many of former President Obama’s… Continue watching
Oct 10 Court can’t suspend Keystone XL pipeline decision, Trump administration says By Matthew Brown, Associated Press Justice Department attorneys are due in U.S. District Court in Montana on Wednesday to defend the administration's March approval of the 1,179-mile pipeline — a lightning rod in the debate over what to do about climate change. Continue reading