May 20 In rural Tennessee, a hospital turns to crowdfunding to stay afloat By Max Blau, STAT The Copper Basin Medical Center has launched a GoFundMe campaign to try to raise enough money to serve its rural community. It's not going well. Continue reading
May 20 Alabama's GOP approves new maps; Dems vow repeat court fight By Kim Chandler, Associated Press Alabama's GOP-dominated legislature redrew legislative maps Friday under court order to fix racial gerrymandering. Continue reading
May 19 Watch 4:43 News Wrap: Anthony Weiner pleads guilty in sexting case By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, Former New York Rep. Anthony Weiner pleaded guilty to sending sexually explicit messages to a 15-year-old girl, a scandal that spilled into the presidential race as part of an investigation into Hillary Clinton's emails. Also,… Continue watching
May 19 Watch 10:37 Why Confederate monuments are coming down By PBS News Hour New Orleans is the latest city to start taking down historical but controversial monuments that many say celebrate slavery and the Confederacy. Angry opponents see the move as suppressing or rewriting history in the service of political correctness. William Brangham… Continue watching
May 19 Comey agrees to testify before Senate intelligence committee By Associated Press The committee announced Friday that Comey will testify in an open setting sometime after Memorial Day. Continue reading
May 19 NAACP president will step down in June By Jesse J. Holland, Associated Press NAACP President Cornell William Brooks will not be returning as the leader of the nation's oldest civil rights organization after his contract expires. Continue reading
May 19 Trump told Russian officials that firing 'nut job' Comey had relieved 'great pressure,' New York Times reports By News Desk and Associated Press Friday's report quotes Trump calling ousted FBI Director James Comey "crazy" and "a real nut job."… Continue reading
May 19 Senior White House adviser under scrutiny in Russia investigation, Washington Post says By Associated Press The adviser under scrutiny is not named, but described as someone close to Trump. Continue reading
May 19 Rosenstein says he stands by memo criticizing Comey By Eric Tucker, Erica Werner, Associated Press But Rosenstein made clear it was not his intention for President Donald Trump and other White House officials to use the document to justify firing Comey. Continue reading
May 18 Watch 3:19 Why white Americans don't see themselves when they hear the word 'race' By PBS News Hour “Can we challenge the forces of unconscious white privilege and implicit bias, to come out of the closet and be held accountable?” Georgetown professor Michael Eric Dyson says asking that question is his job. Dyson gives his Brief but Spectacular… Continue watching