Oct 08 Vice President Pence plans California fundraising visit By Associated Press Vice President Mike Pence is scheduled to arrive in California this weekend for a fundraising trip in a state that overwhelmingly rejected his boss. Continue reading
Oct 07 Watch 1:50 Remembering the victims of the Las Vegas shooting By PBS News Hour Friends and family continue to mourn the loss of loved ones killed last week in the largest mass shooting in modern American history. In 11 minutes of rapid gunfire into a Las Vegas concert crowd last Sunday night, mass shooter… Continue watching
Oct 07 Facebook begins ‘human review’ of potentially sensitive ads By Associated Press Facebook says it will begin manually reviewing advertisements that target certain groups and address politics, religion, ethnicity and social issues. Continue reading
Oct 07 Urban noise pollution is worst in poor and minority neighborhoods and segregated cities By Joan A Casey, Peter James, Rachel Morello-Forsch, The Conversation Nationwide, neighborhoods with higher poverty rates and proportions of black, Hispanic and Asian residents have higher noise levels than other neighborhoods. Continue reading
Oct 07 Watch 3:05 Puerto Rico’s power struggles predate Hurricane Maria By PBS News Hour Hurricane Maria destroyed Puerto Rico’s grid, but the U.S. territory's power provider was in deep financial trouble and known for neglecting outages before the storm struck last month. Jessica Resnick-Ault, a reporter with Reuters who investigated the bankrupt utility company,… Continue watching
Oct 07 Traffic deaths spiked in 2016, including pedestrians killed By Joan Lowy, Associated Press Traffic fatalities rose 5.6 percent last year, with the biggest spikes in pedestrian and motorcyclist deaths, the government said Friday. Continue reading
Oct 06 Watch 3:37 Before tragedy in Las Vegas, these victims touched the lives of their loved ones By PBS News Hour Here are 10 more tributes to the lives of those murdered by a gunman in Las Vegas. Continue watching
Oct 06 Watch 7:21 Shuttered school in Puerto Rico opens its doors for community in need By PBS News Hour Hurricane Maria has taken a toll on Puerto Rico’s power grid and water supply, but for children, school closures and isolation from friends presents a daily reminder of the storm's devastation. For a working class community outside San Juan, schools… Continue watching
Oct 06 Watch 12:09 Former drug users work on the front lines of the opioid crisis in Rhode Island By William Brangham, Mike Fritz, Frank Carlson They visit overdose victims in the hospital. They hand out lifesaving drugs on the streets and educate their peers about their own relapses. In Rhode Island, former drug addicts are the most valuable fighters on the front lines of the… Continue watching
Oct 06 Watch 3:01 The shame of addiction turned my life into a lie. Here’s what saved my family By PBS News Hour Keeping up appearances as a family hid the denial and shame Anita Devlin felt as her son struggled with an addiction to opioid painkillers. But when she finally shared their experience, it opened the door to healing and recovery. Devlin,… Continue watching