Aug 14 WATCH: Protesters pull down Confederate statue in North Carolina By Joshua Barajas A group of protesters in Durham, North Carolina, toppled a Confederate monument Monday evening, local media reported. Continue reading
Aug 14 Watch 9:02 White nationalists see violent Charlottesville rally as successful turning point By PBS News Hour The national fallout continues after three people died and multiple people were injured in the chaos of a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, on Saturday. The NewsHour’s PJ Tobia and Mark Scialla join Hari Sreenivasan to discuss why many… Continue watching
Aug 14 Watch 8:30 How should U.S. address white supremacist extremism? By PBS News Hour Hari Sreenivasan takes a deep look at the nation’s divide following Saturday’s deadly incident during a white nationalist rally held in Charlottesville, Virginia, as well as what the Trump administration needs to do with Vanita Gupta of the Leadership Conference… Continue watching
Aug 14 Watch 5:53 The shifting history of Confederate monuments By PBS News Hour The backdrop of Saturday's violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, was a plan to remove a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee from the city's downtown. What’s the story behind such monuments and why do we continue to struggle with the… Continue watching
Aug 14 Critics say Trump pardon of Arpaio would endorse racism By Astrid Galvan, Associated Press The report was welcome news for the former Phoenix-area sheriff, who lost a re-election bid in November and who was convicted of misdemeanor contempt of court on July 31. But it angered immigrant rights activists and others who say it… Continue reading
Aug 14 Amazon recalls potentially hazardous solar eclipse glasses By Nsikan Akpan Amazon issued a recall for some eclipse glasses sold on its internet marketplace, but did not publicly list the offending vendors or brands. Continue reading
Aug 14 U.S. would 'take out' any North Korean missile aimed at American soil, defense secretary says By Robert Burns, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The United States would "take out" any North Korean missile seen to be heading for American soil, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Monday. He declared that any such North Korean attack could lead to war. Responding to reporters'… Continue reading
Aug 14 FBI arrests Oklahoma man after anti-government bomb plot at local bank By Joshua Barajas In his conversations about the planned attack on a local bank with an undercover FBI agent, the man said he followed the ideology of the Three Percenters, one of the nation's largest armed right-wing groups that pledges resistance against the… Continue reading
Aug 14 First-ever federal charges of female genital mutilation seen as landmark By Alison Thoet In April, the FBI opened its first-ever federal case against two Michigan doctors for performing the procedure on dozens of girls over more than a decade. The outcome could set a precedent for how the American court system rules on… Continue reading
Aug 14 After Charlottesville, people share poems to grieve, resist and understand By Elizabeth Flock Poet Nicole Sealey reads her poem, "In Defense of 'Candelabra with Heads.'"… Continue reading