Oct 19 Deported DACA recipient drops case against the government By Joshua Barajas A federal judge in San Diego agreed to dismiss the case Thursday after the government fulfilled a records request and Juan Manuel Montes had decided to not press forward with the litigation, The San Diego Union Tribune reported. Continue reading
Oct 19 Watch 7:05 Why restoring Puerto Rico's power is so difficult By PBS News Hour Both federal and local authorities have faced criticism for the speed of Puerto Rico recovery efforts. A month after Hurricane Maria, some 80 percent of the island remains without electricity. Hari Sreenivasan speaks with José Sánchez, of the U.S. Army… Continue watching
Oct 19 Watch 9:06 Worried about your water? Documentary shares stories of communities taking action By PBS News Hour The Flint, Michigan, lead contamination disaster in 2015 raised awareness about the dangers of unsafe water. A new documentary, “Troubled Water,” created by journalism students at Arizona State University, explores how communities around the nation are affected, and how grassroots… Continue watching
Oct 19 America needs big ideas to heal our divides. Here are three. By Robert Putnam, John Bridgeland American democratic institutions are under attack, and Americans' trust in one another and in key institutions -- the media, government, and the courts -- is at historic lows. Continue reading
Oct 19 Thousands eligible for DACA renewals failed to apply in time By Jill Colvin, Associated Press About 21,000-22,000 young immigrants, many brought to the country illegally as children, did not submit their status renewal applications in time, according to preliminary data from Homeland Security. Continue reading
Oct 18 Watch 8:18 Escaping Harvey Weinstein was a 'cat-and-mouse game,' says Katherine Kendall By PBS News Hour More than three dozen women have now come forward to say Harvey Weinstein harassed or assaulted them. One of those women is Katherine Kendall, who met Weinstein when she was a 23-year-old actress. She recounts her experience in a conversation… Continue watching
Oct 18 WATCH: NFL commissioner says players 'should stand for the national anthem' By Joshua Barajas NFL players will be encouraged to stand for the national anthem at the start of the football games, the league's chief told reporters today. After two days of meeting with owners of each NFL team, representatives for the players' union… Continue reading
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