Mar 01 Watch 8:25 Questions persist about deadly Yemen raid and its results By PBS News Hour More than a month after a controversial U.S. Special Operations raid in Yemen -- during which Navy SEAL Ryan Owens was killed -- there are still questions about how the mission was authorized, what it accomplished and more. Chief foreign… Continue watching
Mar 01 Watch 3:59 News Wrap: Deadly tornadoes rip across the Midwest By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, three people died due to damaging tornadoes overnight, with some of the worst damage striking Illinois and Missouri. Also, there's word that President Trump's travel ban will no longer include citizens from Iraq, no bar… Continue watching
Mar 01 Watch 7:41 Baltimore turns to a life-saving opioid overdose antidote, but it’s no cure for the crisis By PBS News Hour, Frank Carlson With overdose deaths from opioids on the rise across the country, Baltimore has begun training everyday citizens to use a life-saving antidote as one tool to combat the crisis, and the approach is catching on. But while many more states… Continue watching
Mar 01 Watch 53:58 PBS NewsHour full episode March 1, 2017 By PBS News Hour Wednesday on the NewsHour, following President Trump's address to Congress, we explore what policies will take priority. Also: A closer look at the decision-making before a deadly raid in Yemen, Baltimore's approach to battling the opioid epidemic, the successes and… Continue watching
Mar 01 California faces $50 billion price tag for flood control, official says By Matthew Daly, Associated Press California faces an estimated $50 billion price tag for roads, dams and other infrastructure threatened by floods such as the one that severely damaged Oroville Dam last month, the state's natural resources secretary said Wednesday. Continue reading
Mar 01 New Lego set to celebrate NASA’s women pioneers By Alison Thoet Five women pioneers of NASA are becoming Lego characters. Computer scientist Margaret Hamilton, mathematician Katherine Johnson, astronomer Nancy Grace Roman and astronauts Sally Ride, the first woman in space, and Mae Jemison, the first African-American woman in space, are… Continue reading
Mar 01 You asked: How are refugees referred to live in the U.S.? By Larisa Epatko After seeing how refugees are vetted, some readers asked us to go back even further in the process and explain how cases are referred to the U.S. in the first place. Continue reading
Mar 01 Supreme Court revives challenge by black voters in Virginia By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court gave new life Wednesday to a challenge by African-Americans in Virginia who say lawmakers packed some legislative districts with black voters to make other districts whiter and more Republican. Continue reading
Mar 01 Flocks of birds perish by crashing into new Minnesota Vikings stadium By Alison Thoet Scores of birds are dying due to collisions with the new U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota, according to a new report from the Audubon Society. Continue reading
Mar 01 Watch 9:00 Despite protests, Dakota Access Pipeline nears completion By PBS News Hour Last year, the Obama administration froze the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline, designed to carry North Dakota oil to Illinois. But President Trump has rebooted construction, which is now near completion. Public media's "Inside Energy" in conjunction with Rocky Mountain PBS… Continue watching