Sep 29 AP report: U.S. urges no travel to Cuba, cuts embassy staff By Josh Lederman and Matthew Lee, Associated Press Senior U.S. officials say the United States is pulling roughly 60 percent of its staff out of Cuba and warning American travelers not to visit due to "specific attacks" that have harmed U.S. diplomats. Continue reading
Sep 29 At high court and others, Trump reverses legal course By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press The Trump administration is dealing with lawsuits that were in progress before the president took office — and asserting different positions than the Obama administration. Continue reading
Sep 28 Twitter chat: America's unhealthy relationship with opioids By Lora Strum As a part of the PBS NewsHour series "American Addicted," NewsHour will host a Twitter chat at 1 p.m. ET Friday, Sept. 29 to talk about opioid use and substance abuse. Continue reading
Sep 28 Watch 3:13 The identity crisis of losing a baby to miscarriage By PBS NewsHour It took just 10 minutes to flip a switch in Ariel Levy’s body and mind to make her into a mother. The journalist was on her final major overseas reporting trip, in rural Mongolia, when her pregnancy ended prematurely and… Continue watching
Sep 28 Watch 9:38 Remembering Hugh Hefner, American mogul of sex By PBS News Hour Playboy founder Hugh Hefner died Wednesday at 91. First published in 1953, the magazine made Hefner the face of sexual liberation in the 1960s and a subject of feminist critique. Jeffrey Brown looks back at Hefner’s legacy with Amanda Marcotte… Continue watching
Sep 28 Watch 7:31 Schiff: Russia turned Americans against each other on Twitter, Facebook By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Sep 28 Watch 3:21 U.S. Virgin Islands need help rebuilding hospitals 'from the ground up' By PBS News Hour Along with Puerto Rico, Hurricane Maria left the U.S. Virgin Islands in ruins. The islands are moving out of rescue and into recovery operations, but battered infrastructure and power grids will mean a full recovery is likely to be a… Continue watching
Sep 28 Watch 6:51 The logistical nightmare of getting backlogged aid into Puerto Rico By PBS News Hour Across Puerto Rico, many residents still desperately need food, fuel and water. Meanwhile, thousands of cargo containers filled with supplies sit on the docks, unable to get inland. John Yang reports on how the Trump administration is taking steps to… Continue watching
Sep 28 Wray installed as FBI director, replacing fired Comey By Associated Press The former high-ranking Justice Department official replaces James Comey, who was fired in May by President Donald Trump after fewer than four years on the job. Continue reading
Sep 28 Trump, Ryan clear the way for government aid to Puerto Rico By Catherine Lucey and Laurie Kellman, Associated Press Trump waived federal restrictions on foreign ships delivering cargo. And House Speaker Paul Ryan said the Federal Emergency Management Agency's disaster relief account will get a $6.7 billion boost by the end of the week. Continue reading