Oct 18 Top Facebook executive says company will release data on Russia-linked ads, but doesn't offer more details By Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press Previously, Facebook declined to make the ads public. While Facebook's chief operating officer, Sheryl Sandberg, now favors the release, she didn't say Thursday when the company would do so. Continue reading
Oct 18 For black athletes, wealth doesn't equal freedom By Leah Wright-Rigueur Americans are told to love their nation uncritically, be thankful that they are exceptional enough to live in a country that allows citizens the opportunity to reach astronomical heights of economic prosperity. For black citizens, there’s an additional presumption: that… Continue reading
Oct 18 Twitter chat: How the gun control debate mirrors larger issues of partisanship in America By Lora Strum What would it take to turn Texas, a Republican stronghold, into a blue state? According to data from SurveyMonkey, just remove all the gun owners from the Lone Star State and it would have gone to Hillary Clinton in… Continue reading
Oct 18 Trump and the new politics of honoring war dead By Calvin Woodward and Russ Bynum, Associated Press WASHINGTON — After her Army son died in an armored vehicle rollover in Syria in May, Sheila Murphy says, she got no call or letter from President Donald Trump, even as she waited months for his condolences, wrote to him… Continue reading
Oct 18 Karen Pence to outline goals for art therapy initiative By Darlene Superville, Associated Press WASHINGTON — When Karen Pence found out that an art therapist in hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico couldn't afford the clay her clients needed, she sprang into action. Continue reading
Oct 17 Watch 5:09 News Wrap: Trump's latest travel ban blocked by federal judge By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, a federal judge in Hawaii struck down the Trump administration’s latest travel ban that extended to six mostly Muslim nations, plus North Korea and Venezuela. The move temporarily blocks enforcement of the order nationwide, but… Continue watching
Oct 17 Watch 6:05 Puerto Ricans still don't have reliable drinking water, and fears of contamination are rising By PBS News Hour It’s been almost a month since Hurricane Maria battered Puerto Rico, killing at least 48 people, but citizens on the island are still coming to grips with the scale of the devastation. William Brangham speaks with David Begnaud of CBS… Continue watching
Oct 17 Watch 14:51 As survivors say #MeToo, what will it take to stop widespread sexual harassment? By PBS News Hour In the wake of the Harvey Weinstein story, the hashtag #MeToo has inspired millions of women to share stories of harassment in the workplace and culture. Judy Woodruff explores what’s driving the movement with Fatima Goss Graves of the National… Continue watching
Oct 17 Judge in Hawaii blocks latest version of Trump's travel ban By Jennifer Kelleher, Associated Press HONOLULU -- A federal judge in Hawaii blocked the Trump administration Tuesday from enforcing its latest travel ban, just hours before it was set to take effect. U.S. District Judge Derrick Watson granted Hawaii's request to temporarily block the policy… Continue reading
Oct 17 San Antonio truck driver pleads guilty in fatal human smuggling case By Joshua Barajas A 61-year-old San Antonio man pleaded guilty to two federal charges in the human smuggling incident that led to the deaths of 10 undocumented immigrants this summer. James Matthew Bradley Jr., who appeared before a U.S. magistrate judge Monday, pleaded… Continue reading