Sep 10 Election hacks raise fears of Russian influence By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press Recent hacks of election data systems in at least two states have raised fear among lawmakers and intelligence officials over hackers with Russian ties. Continue reading
Sep 10 Column: 17 years after 9/11, how have students’ reactions changed? By Patrick Welsh In what seemed like about a half hour after the second plane hit, we heard a loud explosion outside the school. Continue reading
Sep 10 Column: I was there on 9/11. Now it’s a history lesson that I teach By Annie Thoms Students in my classes remembered September 11 as high-schoolers; then as middle-schoolers; as grade-schoolers; then, only through their parents’ stories. Ten years later, the experience was already a generation removed. Continue reading
Sep 10 Appeals court blocks proof-of-citizenship voting requirement By Sam Hananel, Associated Press A federal appeals court has blocked Kansas, Georgia and Alabama from requiring residents to prove they are U.S. citizens when registering to vote using a national form. Continue reading
Sep 09 Watch 7:38 Visiting the 9/11 memorials with those most closely affected By PBS News Hour There are three national memorials that honor the victims of the 9/11 attacks. For some, they provide a mechanism of healing, for others, a chance to remember, and still for others, a way to understand the historical significance of that… Continue watching
Sep 09 Watch 4:51 After legal disappointment, North Dakota pipeline protesters vow to fight on By PBS News Hour There’s been a months-long standoff over the construction of a $3.8 billion pipeline extension designed to run near tribal land in North Dakota. On Friday, a federal judge denied the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s request to stop the project. But… Continue watching
Sep 09 Watch 53:45 PBS NewsHour full episode Sept. 9, 2016 By PBS News Hour Friday on the NewsHour, North Korea conducts its biggest nuclear test yet, sparking global condemnation. Also: A judge’s refusal to block a pipeline project in North Dakota sparks outrage, Shields and Brooks weigh in on the week’s news, a look… Continue watching
Sep 09 Watch 2:41 News Wrap: House votes to let families of 9/11 victims sue Saudi Arabia By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, two days before the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, the U.S. House gave final approval for 9/11 victims’ families to sue Saudi Arabia, although the White House has made suggestions of a veto. Also,… Continue watching
Sep 09 Watch 7:14 Standing up Afghan army is like ‘trying to build an airplane while in flight,’ says top U.S. general By PBS News Hour U.S. and coalition forces have been in Afghanistan for 15 years since the 9/11 attacks. Though their numbers have drastically decreased as the U.S. has trained Afghan security forces, it is not easy to build an army in the middle… Continue watching
Sep 09 Volkswagen engineer pleads guilty to conspiracy in emissions scandal By Harry Zahn A Volkswagen engineer pleaded guilty to helping the German automaker cheat U.S. emission standards tests and defraud U.S. regulators and customers, the Justice Department announced Friday. Continue reading