Jun 25 These students just received a scholarship from Beyoncé By Jenna Gray Endowed in honor of Beyoncé’s visual album “Lemonade,” which was released one year ago, the tuition scholarship is providing four students with $25,000. Continue reading
Jun 25 Trump: Not 'that far off' from passing health overhaul By Associated Press Trump's optimism runs counter to the public opposition of five Republican senators so far to the Senate GOP plan that would scuttle much of former President Barack Obama's health law. Continue reading
Jun 25 HHS Secretary Tom Price addresses Senate health care bill By PBS News Hour Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price will be speaking with Jeffrey Goldberg of The Atlantic at 12:20 p.m. EST. You can watch live in the player above. Continue reading
Jun 24 Watch 9:49 Private prisons help with overcrowding, but at what cost? By Ivette Feliciano, Zachary Green, Sam Weber The Obama administration last year announced it would phase out privately-run prisons, citing little benefits to public safety and higher rates of assault and violence on the inside. The Trump administration reversed that decision while pointing to potential increases in… Continue watching
Jun 24 Big cases, retirement rumors as Supreme Court nears finish By Mark Sherman, Associated Press Supreme Court action is expected on the Trump administration's travel ban and in a separation of church and state case that arises from a Missouri church playground. Continue reading
Jun 24 Watch 3:45 Will a new law hold the VA more accountable? By PBS News Hour President Trump signed a bipartisan-backed law yesterday aimed at improving the Veterans Administration, which has been criticized for its quality of care. The law creates a new VA accountability office and makes it easier for the VA to fire employees. Continue watching
Jun 24 This archive holds a history of LGBTQ trailblazers in Brooklyn By Corinne Segal From Oscar Wilde to choreographer and dancer Bill T. Jones, a look at when LGBTQ trailblazers brought their stories to Brooklyn. Continue reading
Jun 24 Five GOP senators now oppose health care bill as written By Alan Fram and Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press Nevada Republican Dean Heller became the fifth GOP senator to declare his opposition to the party's banner legislation to scuttle much of Barack Obama's health care overhaul on Friday. Continue reading
Jun 23 Watch 6:55 Rebuilding a Chicago neighborhood by forging connections to the Muslim community By PBS News Hour The South Side of Chicago has long been plagued with some of the highest crime rates in the nation, but a man of faith is trying to transform the area by focusing on the everyday needs of those who live… Continue watching
Jun 23 Watch 8:40 Rev. William Barber is building a new 'moral movement' to reach people on race By PBS News Hour Special correspondent Charlayne Hunter-Gault speaks with Reverend William Barber and Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove, co-authors of “The Third Reconstruction: How a Moral Movement is Overcoming the Politics of Division and Fear,” about what it takes to tackle America’s racial divide. Continue watching