Aug 30 Watch 5:21 National Guard's Harvey rescues haven't 'slowed down' By PBS News Hour Still in the search and rescue phase, some 24,000 National Guard troops are deployed to assist local and state responders in Texas. Miles O’Brien talks to Col. Steven Metze of the Texas Military Department Hurricane Harvey Response about their mission. Continue watching
Aug 30 Watch 9:21 Sun returns to storm-ravaged Houston, but 'worst is not yet over' By PBS News Hour After five days of record rain, the Houston area finally saw sunlight again, but the danger and rescue operations are far from over. Meanwhile, the storm made landfall again near Cameron, Louisiana, dropping more rain on the border region of… Continue watching
Aug 30 Trump remains torn over what to do about young undocumented immigrants By Jill Colvin, Associated Press WASHINGTON — With a deadline looming, President Donald Trump remains torn over the fate of hundreds of thousands of young immigrants who were brought into the country illegally as children — a decision that will draw fury no matter what… Continue reading
Aug 30 Fake news reports are hindering the emergency response to Harvey By Miles O'Brien Bad information shared on social media is causing unnecessary panic among the public and costing first responders valuable time, Officer Haley Morrow of the Beaumont Police told PBS NewsHour’s Miles O’Brien. Continue reading
Aug 30 How Texas police rescued a toddler clinging to her mother's body in Harvey's floodwaters By Miles O'Brien Beaumont Police spokesperson Officer Haley Morrow recounts the rescue, and explains how the flood tragedy is affecting first responders on a personal level. Continue reading
Aug 30 Analysis: Should the U.S. set a 'red line' for North Korea? By Larisa Epatko We asked several analysts about whether the U.S. should draw a “red line” for North Korea and what its latest missile test means. Continue reading
Aug 30 The Alaska town that inspired 'Northern Exposure' is in a battle over legal pot By Mark Thiessen, Associated Press Talkeetna's first marijuana retail store is causing a rift not seen in other tourist-dependent towns in this Libertarian-leaning state, where marijuana had a casual acceptance long before it became legal. But even here, like in many pot-legal states, some towns… Continue reading
Aug 30 Schools wrestle with Confederate names, images and statues as students return to class By Jesse J. Holland, Associated Press The violence at a white nationalist rally over a Robert E. Lee statue in Charlottesville, Virginia, is giving school officials a new reason to reconsider whether it's appropriate for more than 100 schools to be named after Confederate generals and… Continue reading
Aug 30 5 important stories you may have missed By Erica R. Hendry, Jenny Marder, Larisa Epatko, Teresa Carey Deaths from stun guns. India outlaws "instant" divorce. Killing of teenage boy by police sparks protests in Philippines. Here are 5 important stories you might have missed in last week's news. Continue reading
Aug 30 U.S. clears first 'gene therapy' for tough childhood leukemia By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press Opening a new era in cancer care, the Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved the first treatment that genetically engineers patients' own blood cells into an army of assassins to seek and destroy childhood leukemia. Continue reading