Nov 16 Watch 8:41 CEO behind Dakota Access to protesters: 'We're building the pipeline' By PBS News Hour The struggle over the Dakota Access Pipeline has intensified, as more protesters have joined the standoff and the company building the pipeline filed suit to get its last permit issued. Kelcy Warren, CEO of Energy Transfer Partners, joins William Brangham… Continue watching
Nov 16 Watch 5:30 How setbacks and failures shaped an improbable astronaut By PBS News Hour It's completely improbable that Mike Massimino actually became an astronaut. With a fear of heights, impaired vision and difficulty with swimming, he calls his achievement a miracle, but his is a story of overcoming setbacks. In his new book, “Spaceman,”… Continue watching
Nov 16 Watch 2:31 Capitol dome's 3-year facelift unveiled By PBS News Hour In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, the most recent restoration of the Capitol building is complete. We take a tour of the painstaking improvements. Continue watching
Nov 16 Twitter suspends prominent alt-right accounts By Emily Wishingrad On the same day that Twitter announced a crackdown on harassment by its users, the social media platform suspended some accounts associated with the alt-right movement on Tuesday, reported USA Today. Continue reading
Nov 16 Columbia sidelines wrestling team over racist, sexist group messages By Ryan Connelly Holmes The conversations, in the app GroupMe for the Class of 2017, showed homophobic, racist and misogynistic comments going back as far as 2014, Bwog reported. Continue reading
Nov 16 'Post-truth' named word of 2016, beating out 'Brexiteer' and 'alt-right' By Alison Thoet Oxford Dictionaries said it chose "post-truth" for its frequented use in the 2016 political climate. Continue reading
Nov 16 Minnesota officer charged with involuntary manslaughter in Philando Castile death By Joshua Barajas The St. Anthony officer, identified as Jeronimo Yanez, shot Castile after stopping the 32-year-old for a broken tail light on July 6 in the town of Falcon Heights, Minnesota. Continue reading
Nov 16 Early sign-ups for health care law are steady, but no surge By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press A little more than 1 million people renewed health coverage or signed up for the first time through HealthCare.gov around the start of open enrollment. Continue reading
Nov 16 Amid strains, Trump says only he knows finalists for Cabinet By Ken Thomas and Julie Pace, Associated Press Trump's evening out with family was a contrast to the behind-the scenes machinations that suggested a struggling transition. Continue reading
Nov 16 Denver voters first in the nation to approve pot in bars By Kristen Wyatt, Associated Press Denver voters have approved a first-in-the-nation law allowing willing bars and restaurants to give patrons the option to use marijuana. Continue reading