Nov 01 Watch 7:15 California ballot revives debate on expanding bilingual education By PBS News Hour On Nov. 8, California voters will vote on a proposition that would make it easier for school districts to expand bilingual education. Critics say English-only instruction is crucial to assimilation, while supporters argue that it would be an opportunity to… Continue watching
Nov 01 More people from far-flung corners of world crossing into U.S., Homeland says By Alicia A. Caldwell, Associated Press The arrests of more than 8,000 people from India, China, Romania, Bangladesh and Nepal is offering a new challenge to immigration agents tasked with fully identifying would-be immigrants. Continue reading
Nov 01 Political groups are pouring millions into state Supreme Court races By Gene Johnson, Associated Press Political groups view control of the high courts as essential to either defending or thwarting state laws. Continue reading
Oct 31 Watch 53:45 PBS NewsHour full episode Oct. 31, 2016 By PBS News Hour Monday on the NewsHour, it’s the last full week of the presidential race and the FBI director has earned both criticism and praise for his handling of the Clinton email case. We look at how that’s playing out on the… Continue watching
Oct 31 Watch 3:22 FBI probe of private email server dogs Clinton in final week By PBS News Hour In the final days of the campaign, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are talking about the same thing: the FBI probe into a new trove of emails possibly related to Clinton’s private server. In Michigan, Trump said the American people… Continue watching
Oct 31 Watch 2:44 News Wrap: Iraqi forces fight their way into Mosul By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, Iraqi troops advanced on the city of Mosul after seizing the last village held by the Islamic State on the edge of the city, two weeks after the offensive began. Also, Lebanon finally has a… Continue watching
Oct 31 Watch 13:51 What’s behind Comey’s unprecedented reveal to Congress about Clinton probe? By PBS News Hour FBI Director James Comey revealed last week there are new emails possibly related to Hillary Clinton’s private server. Judy Woodruff learns more about the investigation from The New York Times’ Michael Schmidt and Politico’s Josh Gerstein and then discusses Comey’s… Continue watching
Oct 31 5 important stories that have nothing to do with Clinton’s emails By Joshua Barajas My fellow Americans, Election Day is about a week away. Continue reading
Oct 31 Opioid poisoning tripled among toddlers as U.S. painkiller crisis ballooned By Shefali Luthra, Kaiser Health News A study published Monday highlights a surprising group of patients suffering from opioid poisoning: adolescents, children and even toddlers. Continue reading
Oct 31 Column: Why we’ll always fear monsters By Leo Braudy, The Conversation Why are we still so afraid?… Continue reading