Jan 10 Watch 54:06 PBS NewsHour full episode Jan. 10, 2017 By PBS News Hour Tuesday on the NewsHour, Jeff Sessions lays out legal limits to President-elect Trump's campaign statements at his confirmation hearing. Also: U.S. intelligence chiefs lay out the case of Russian hacking, Iran mourns the loss of a leading moderate voice, President… Continue watching
Jan 10 Trump pegs vaccine skeptic to run safety commission, alarming doctors By Lauran Neergaard and Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press President-elect Donald Trump is reviving long debunked attempts to link vaccines to autism, asking Robert F. Kennedy Jr. -- a vocal skeptic -- to chair a commission on vaccination safety. Continue reading
Jan 10 Dylann Roof receives death penalty from federal jury By Nana Adwoa Antwi-Boasiako A federal jury sentenced Dylann Roof to death for killing nine black parishioners in 2015 at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina. Roof was convicted on Dec. 15 on 33 federal charges, including hate crimes. Continue reading
Jan 10 Relive Clemson's historic win in photos By Laura Santhanam The Crimson Tide held the lead for three quarters, but the Tigers turned it all around in the game's final few minutes. Continue reading
Jan 10 Hacktivists launch more cyberattacks against local, state governments By Jenni Bergal, Stateline Unlike cyber criminals who hack into computer networks to steal data for the cash, most hacktivists aren’t doing it for the dollars. They’re individuals or groups of hackers who band together and see themselves as fighting injustice. Continue reading
Jan 10 How can the foreign policy community get past a bruising election? By Larisa Epatko WASHINGTON – On Tuesday, national security adviser Susan Rice will symbolically “pass the baton” to her successor, retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, at a ceremony held at the U.S. Institute of Peace. Continue reading
Jan 09 Watch 53:21 PBS NewsHour full episode Jan. 9, 2017 By PBS News Hour Monday on the NewsHour, a look at how the Trump administration is taking shape ahead of the first confirmation hearings this week. Also: The legacy of Obama's health care overhaul and the upended lives of Iraqi children fleeing war in… Continue watching
Jan 09 Watch 10:33 Landmark or footnote? Obamacare legacy now rests with Trump By PBS News Hour When he signed the Affordable Care Act in 2010, President Obama achieved what politicians had long tried and failed to do: provide near-universal health insurance to Americans. But ever since, it’s faced unflagging Republican opposition. Special correspondent Sarah Varney of… Continue watching
Jan 09 Watch 2:45 How a morning run can be the first step out of homelessness By PBS News Hour In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, an organization called Back On My Feet uses running as a catalyst to move people out of homelessness and into jobs. Continue watching
Jan 09 Kerry sorry for past State Department discrimination against gays By Matthew Lee, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Secretary of State John Kerry publicly apologized on Monday for the State Department's institutional discrimination in the past against gay and lesbian diplomats. Continue reading