Sep 27 Maine governor’s claim that 90 percent of drug dealers are ‘black or Hispanic’ is unsubstantiated By Patrick Whittle and David Sharp, Associated Press AUGUSTA, Maine — Gov. Paul LePage on Monday released his informal documentation on drug arrests and they don't back up his claim that out-of-state blacks and Hispanics account for "90-plus percent" of Maine's trafficking arrests for heroin and similar drugs. Continue reading
Sep 26 Murders rose by more than 10 percent in 2015, but violent crime is still historically low By Eric Tucker and Lisa Marie Pane, Associated Press The number of murders reported by law enforcement agencies in four cities alone — Baltimore, Chicago, Milwaukee and Washington, D.C. — is showing a 20 percent increase, according to a new study. Continue reading
Sep 26 Watch 53:46 PBS NewsHour full episode Sept. 26, 2016 By PBS News Hour Monday on the NewsHour, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump get ready to meet on the same stage for the first time in this election. We talk to campaign surrogates, plus get debate predictions from our political analysts. Also: South Sudan’s… Continue watching
Sep 26 Watch News Wrap: Washington mall shooting suspect gives confession By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, Arcan Cetin, the suspect in Saturday’s mall attack in Washington state, made a confession and has been charged with premeditated murder after allegedly gunning down five. Also, a man opened fire at a strip mall… Continue watching
Sep 26 Watch 10:09 What Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump want from the first debate By PBS News Hour As Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton prepare to take the stage for their first debate, we ask their campaigns about their strategies. Gwen Ifill talks to Clinton campaign manager Robby Mook and Judy Woodruff talks to Trump senior advisor Jack… Continue watching
Sep 26 Watch 8:38 Predictions for the first debate in an unpredictable election year By PBS News Hour Amy Walter of the The Cook Political Report, syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff for some pre-debate analysis. They discuss what each candidate is hoping to accomplish: for Hillary… Continue watching
Sep 26 Watch 9:48 Remembering Arnold Palmer, charismatic sports star who changed golf By PBS News Hour It was a golf career that consisted of 67 victories, seven of which were major championships. From his ferocious swing to his magnetic personality, Arnold Palmer helped turn golf into a major television sport -- and even had a drink… Continue watching
Sep 26 More than one-third of calls to VA suicide hotline are left unanswered, official says By Matthew Daly, Associated Press More than one-third of calls to a suicide hotline for troubled veterans are not being answered by front-line staffers because of poor work habits and other problems at the Department of Veterans Affairs. Continue reading
Sep 26 Friends pay tribute to ‘king’ of golf, Arnold Palmer By Larisa Epatko Arnold Palmer, American golfing great credited with bringing the upper-class sport to the masses, died Sunday of complications from heart problems. Palmer was hospitalized in Pittsburgh several days earlier and had just turned 87. Continue reading
Sep 26 Twitter Chat: Coping with black trauma in the age of viral videos (Recap) By Kenya Downs If constant exposure to graphic viral videos can trigger PTSD-like trauma, how can people of color mentally cope?… Continue reading