Oct 24 Watch 2:46 Who's footing the bill to restore the ruby slippers By Julia Griffin In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, Judy Garland’s iconic ruby slippers from “The Wizard of Oz” are one of the most popular attractions at the National Museum of American History. But since their debut on the yellow brick… Continue watching
Oct 24 Obama administration announces double-digit premium hikes for Affordable Care Act By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press Healthcare premiums will go up sharply next year under President Barack Obama's health care law, and many consumers will be down to just one insurer, the administration confirmed Monday. Continue reading
Oct 24 5 important stories getting buried by Clinton and Trump news By Joshua Barajas The election is about two weeks away, but millions of American aren't waiting for Election Day to cast their vote. More than 4 million people, committed to democracy, already cast their vote early via absentee and mail-in ballots weeks… Continue reading
Oct 24 Transgender soldiers ask for first official Army recognition By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press Within weeks of the Pentagon allowing transgender service members to serve openly, Army officials said 10 soldiers have formally asked to be recognized as their new, preferred gender. Continue reading
Oct 24 Column: Training police is not enough to eliminate racial bias By Shima Baughman, Christopher Robertson, Sunita Sah To eliminate racial bias, these experts say it's prosecutors, not police, who are in need of reform. Continue reading
Oct 24 Crowdfunding raises $300,000 in a week for ruby slippers restoration By Alison Thoet Dorothy’s iconic ruby slippers from the Wizard of Oz will shine for years to come, thanks to a successful Kickstarter campaign by the Smithsonian Institute. Continue reading
Oct 24 With email dumps, WikiLeaks probes the limits of full transparency By Raphael Satter, Associated Press WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange first outlined the hypothesis nearly a decade ago: Can total transparency defeat an entrenched group of insiders?… Continue reading
Oct 24 Tom Hayden, 1960s anti-war activist, dies at 76 By Associated Press Famed '60s anti-war activist Tom Hayden, whose name became forever linked with the celebrated Chicago 7 trial, Vietnam War protests and his ex-wife actress Jane Fonda, has died. Continue reading
Oct 23 Watch PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Oct. 23, 2016 By PBS News Hour On this episode for Sunday, Oct. 23, assessing a merger between telecom giant AT&T and Time Warner. Later, senate Republicans are enduring a balancing act to keep control of the House in the weeks leading up to Election Day. Hari… Continue watching
Oct 23 Looking past Trump, Clinton aims to help other Democrats By Josh Lederman and Catherine Lucey, Associated Press The shifting political map has freed Clinton and her well-funded campaign to spend time and money helping other Democrats in competitive races. Continue reading