Sep 29 Watch 8:19 How the rise of early voting is changing campaign tactics By PBS News Hour November 8 is the big day, but voters are already starting to cast their ballots. When all is said and done, one third of votes will be cast early this election. Lisa Desjardins offers a look at what happened on… Continue watching
Sep 29 Watch 8:45 Why seeing Trump’s tax returns really matters By PBS News Hour Having declined to release his tax returns, Donald Trump made an offhand remark at the first presidential debate that made people wonder if the real estate tycoon pays any tax at all. But that’s just one part of the equation. Continue watching
Sep 29 Watch 8:08 Newark’s mayor on solutions he is using to change his city making it a better place for all By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Sep 29 Watch 56:49 PBS NewsHour full episode Sept. 29, 2016 By PBS News Hour Thursday on the NewsHour, a New Jersey commuter train crashes into the station in Hoboken, causing at least one death. Also: How the candidates are taking advantage of early voting, the changing lives of Afghan women, making sense of Donald… Continue watching
Sep 29 California governor Brown approves gender-neutral restroom bill By Associated Press The law requires businesses and governments to post non-gender-specific signs on single-occupant restrooms by March 1, 2017. Continue reading
Sep 29 U.S. sends more troops to Iraq to retake Mosul By Larisa Epatko Even as battle plans are laid to retake the Iraqi city of Mosul from Islamic State militants, questions remain about what will come next. Continue reading
Sep 29 If DEA blocks kratom, promising research on opioid alternative may suffer By Angus Chen, Scientific American Kratom, a compound from a Southeast Asian tree, offers hope for a safer opioid alternative, but research could slow to a crawl as the DEA steps in. Continue reading
Sep 29 Obama signs bill to fund government until December By Associated Press The funding bill Obama signed Thursday also provides $1.1 billion to address the Zika crisis. Continue reading
Sep 29 UN panel says the U.S. owes reparations to African-Americans By Eugene Mason The United States owes African-Americans reparations for slavery, a recent United Nations report said. Continue reading
Sep 29 Blacks, whites live in ‘different worlds’ when it comes to police relations By Laura Santhanam Race plays a major role in the way people view law enforcement in their communities, according to a new study that comes out following several high-profile police killings. Continue reading