Oct 29 To boost downtowns, some cities loosen rules on public drinking By Tim Henderson, Stateline Beginning in the 1950s, many cities banned open containers of alcohol in public. Now several cities are bringing it back — in a controlled fashion. Continue reading
Oct 29 Election exposes generational divide among Hispanics By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press Traditionally, Hispanic Americans tend to vote for Democrats, but that support isn't ironclad. Continue reading
Oct 29 What we know about the FBI's new email inquiry By Associated Press Thought the furor over Hillary Clinton's private emails was over? Think again. Continue reading
Oct 28 Watch 53:47 PBS NewsHour full episode Oct. 28, 2016 By PBS News Hour Friday on the NewsHour, the FBI re-evaluates Hillary Clinton’s private email server after discovering additional material. Also: the Supreme Court will hear a transgender-rights case, analyzing the Clinton email news, which states remain in play, a “bill of rights” for… Continue watching
Oct 28 Watch 3:37 Tim Gunn on why the fashion industry needs a makeover By PBS News Hour Fashion consultant and television personality Tim Gunn thinks it’s time clothing designers offered styles that work for everybody -- not only extremely thin models. After all, the average American woman is between sizes 16 and 18, or what the industry… Continue watching
Oct 28 Watch 3:39 FBI to investigate new batch of server-related Clinton emails By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Oct 28 Watch 5:09 News Wrap: Supreme Court to hear first case on transgender rights By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, the Supreme Court has agreed to hear its first case on transgender rights, which involves a transgender teen in Virginia who was barred from using the boys' bathroom at a high school. Also, the secretary… Continue watching
Oct 28 Watch 4:22 Interpreting the FBI's announcement on Clinton's private server By PBS News Hour Director James Comey announced the FBI will review a new batch of emails apparently related to Hillary Clinton’s private server. The messages were discovered in an unrelated investigation concerning former Democratic congressman Anthony Weiner’s alleged communication with a 15-year-old girl. Continue watching
Oct 28 Watch 9:58 How polls and campaign tactics are shaping up in critical states By PBS News Hour This campaign season, the electoral map has undergone major upheaval -- and the race could come down to just a handful of critical states. For insight into what's motivating voters in hotly contested Texas, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina and New… Continue watching
Oct 28 Sex offender's challenge to Facebook ban to go before Supreme Court By Associated Press The justices on Friday agreed to review a North Carolina Supreme Court ruling that upheld the law. The high court acted on an appeal from Lester Packingham, who was convicted of violating the law after maintaining a Facebook account under… Continue reading