Sep 15 Senate bill would speed recovery of art lost to Nazi looting By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Heirs trying to recover artwork lost to Nazi looting during World War II could get some help under a bill approved by a Senate panel on Thursday. Continue reading
Sep 15 Senate approves bill for water projects, millions for Flint By Matthew Daly, Associated Press The Senate approved a $10 billion water projects bill Thursday that includes emergency funding for Flint, Michigan — nearly a year after officials declared a public health emergency because of lead-contaminated water. Continue reading
Sep 15 Sandra Bland’s family reaches $1.9 million settlement in civil suit By Joshua Barajas The family of Sandra Bland, the 28-year-old black woman who died while in police custody, has reached a $1.9 million settlement in the wrongful death lawsuit, the family's attorney said Thursday. Continue reading
Sep 15 Obama creates first marine national monument in Atlantic By Kevin Freking, Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Thursday established the first national marine monument in the Atlantic, a move that's designed to permanently protect nearly 5,000 square miles of underwater canyons and mountains off the coast of New England. Continue reading
Sep 14 Watch 3:00 Trump tours Flint water crisis; Clinton releases health info By PBS News Hour Donald Trump made his first visit to Flint, Michigan, since the city had discovered lead in its water. But when he began criticizing his opponent, the minister of a local church interrupted to tell him to cut out the politics. Continue watching
Sep 14 Watch 3:44 News Wrap: U.S. and Israel agree to record aid deal By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, the U.S. signed an aid agreement with Israel that’s worth $38 billion over 10 years. The ceremony took place at the State Department, where National Security Advisor Susan Rice remarked that it serves as a… Continue watching
Sep 14 Watch 3:12 Inside the candidates’ plans for paid leave and child care By PBS News Hour When it comes to paid family leave, the United States lags behind every other developed country in the world. Hillary Clinton has stressed childhood issues for decades and has proposed 12 weeks of paid leave and universal preschool. Meanwhile, Donald… Continue watching
Sep 14 Watch 53:33 PBS NewsHour full episode Sept. 14, 2016 By PBS News Hour Wednesday on the NewsHour, a look at how the candidates say they would reshape child care. Also: The math on how each candidate could win the Electoral College, forced marriage here in the U.S., Uber debuts self-driving cars, man-made noise… Continue watching
Sep 14 Watch 10:17 Uncovering the problem of forced marriage in the U.S. By PBS News Hour She was never verbally or physically threatened or restrained. But at age 19, Nina Van Harn felt like she couldn’t say no when she was expected to marry a man chosen by her family. And she is not alone in… Continue watching
Sep 14 Watch 6:08 How Uber is helping steer the future of self-driving cars By PBS News Hour Uber released its first fleet of self-driving cars in Pittsburgh on Wednesday. For now, they are also equipped with a human technician. Hari Sreenivasan speaks with Alex Davies of Wired Magazine -- a journalist who took a ride in one… Continue watching