Nov 30 Watch 4:21 News Wrap: No criminal charges for officer who fatally shot Keith Lamont Scott By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, the North Carolina police officer who fatally shot Keith Lamont Scott in September will not face criminal charges. The prosecutor said there was evidence that Scott, a black man, was holding a gun and ignored… Continue watching
Nov 30 Watch After populist campaign, Trump assembles economic team of elites By PBS News Hour President-elect Donald Trump’s proposed economic team suggests a preference for Wall Street veterans, in a reversal of his campaign promise to surround himself with establishment outsiders. Judy Woodruff speaks with David Wessel of The Brookings Institution about the “elite” appointments,… Continue watching
Nov 30 Watch 5:11 Sen. Thune on Wilbur Ross, Trump's trade policy and entitlements By PBS News Hour On Wednesday, President-elect Donald Trump announced billionaire investor Wilbur Ross as his choice to head the Department of Commerce. Hari Sreenivasan asks Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), a leading Senate Republican, about how Ross’ business dealings will be evaluated for potential… Continue watching
Nov 30 Watch 9:00 Can a task force of foreign policy experts spark change in the Middle East? By PBS News Hour As chairs of the Middle East Strategy Task Force, former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and former National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley are leading a bipartisan effort to stabilize one of the world's most volatile regions. Albright and Hadley join… Continue watching
Nov 30 Column: Our planet will suffer if Trump shutters NASA Earth science By David Biello The end of ice on Earth is merely one thing we won’t be able to monitor if NASA stops using satellites to look at our home, author David Biello writes… Continue reading
Nov 30 Obama administration announces smoking ban in public housing nationwide By Kevin Freking, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Smoking will be prohibited in public housing developments nationwide under a final rule announced Wednesday by the Obama administration. The Department of Housing and Urban Development has been encouraging local public agencies to enact smoking bans, and some… Continue reading
Nov 30 Supreme Court weighs bond hearings for detained immigrants By Mark Sherman, Associated Press A seemingly divided Supreme Court on Wednesday tried to figure out whether the government can detain immigrants indefinitely without providing hearings in which they could argue for their release. Continue reading
Nov 30 Needle exchanges, despite strong resistance in the past, are working By Andrew Joseph, STAT New data released by federal health officials Tuesday further demonstrated the value of needle exchanges, suggesting they had contributed to a major reduction in new HIV infections among people who inject drugs. Continue reading
Nov 30 House Democrats re-elect Pelosi as leader By Erica Werner, Associated Press House Democrats have re-elected Nancy Pelosi as their leader. Continue reading
Nov 30 Treasury nominee Mnuchin was Trump's top fundraiser By Martin Crutsinger, Julie Bykowicz and Julie Pace, Associated Press Steven Mnuchin has had a long history as a successful financial executive and a period as head of Trump's campaign finance operation. Continue reading