Aug 20 Watch 4:03 Remembering Jerry Lewis and Dick Gregory, pioneering comedians By PBS News Hour In less than 24 hours, the world lost two comedic icons. Jerry Lewis, a comedy titan, film producer and screenwriter who entertained audiences with his uniquely zany brand of comedy, died Sunday at the age of 91. Dick Gregory, the… Continue watching
Aug 20 Comedy legend Jerry Lewis dead at 91 By Michael D. Regan Famed comedian, actor and filmmaker Jerry Lewis died on Sunday at his home in Las Vegas, his publicist confirmed. He was 91. Continue reading
Aug 20 How white supremacists respond when their DNA says they're not 'white' By Nsikan Akpan When confronted with genetic evidence suggesting someone isn't “pure blood,” as white supremacists put it, they do not cast the person out of online communities. They bargain. Continue reading
Aug 20 Mattis tight-lipped on new Afghanistan war strategy By Robert Burns and Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Sunday he is satisfied with how the administration formulated its new Afghanistan war strategy. But he refused to talk about the new policy until it was disclosed by President Donald Trump. Continue reading
Aug 20 Comedian, civil rights activist Dick Gregory dies By Daisy Nguyen, Associated Press Dick Gregory, the comedian and activist and who broke racial barriers in the 1960s and used his humor to spread messages of social justice and nutritional health, has died. Continue reading
Aug 19 Watch 4:19 Counter-protesters dwarf far-right marchers at Boston rally By PBS News Hour At the “Boston Free Speech Rally,” thousands of counter-protesters eclipsed a small group of far-right marchers on Saturday. The gathering took place just one week after a deadly white nationalist protest in Charlottesville, Virginia. Phillip Martin, WGBH senior investigative reporter,… Continue watching
Aug 19 Watch 4:17 Tech companies shut down white nationalist sites By PBS News Hour Events in Charlottesville last week prompted the tech community to take steps against hate speech. Companies like Google have stopped hosting white nationalist websites, and Facebook and Twitter have shut down known white nationalists’ accounts. Cindy Cohn of the Electronic… Continue watching
Aug 19 California lawmakers to tackle housing crisis, immigration By Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California lawmakers return Monday from a monthlong break with a busy agenda that includes tackling the state's housing crisis and deciding whether to make California a statewide sanctuary for people living illegally in the U.S. Here's a… Continue reading
Aug 19 After Charlottesville, students worry about safety on campus By Maria Danilova, Associated Press As classes begin at colleges and universities across the country, some parents are questioning if their children will be safe on campus. Continue reading
Aug 19 Thousands counter-protest 'free speech' rally in Boston By Omar Etman Thousands of counter-protesters overpowered a scheduled "free speech" rally by far-right groups in Boston on Saturday. Continue reading