Sep 02 Watch 5:57 Fame offers Kaepernick and fellow athletes a platform for dissent By PBS News Hour San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick made headlines this week when he refused to stand for the national anthem, in protest against injustice he perceives in the U.S. What is the significance of Kaepernick’s actions, and how do they fit… Continue watching
Sep 02 Watch 4:48 News Wrap: Lower August job creation keeps unemployment flat By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, August job growth was lower than expected, with 151,000 new positions created. As a result, the nation's unemployment rate remained at 4.9 percent for the third consecutive month. Also, the government of Uzbekistan confirmed that… Continue watching
Sep 02 Watch 7:23 Tornado-stricken Joplin now thrives, but emotional scars linger By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Sep 02 Watch 4:26 Why Hermine is the first hurricane to hit U.S. soil in over a decade By PBS News Hour Early Friday morning, Hurricane Hermine hit Florida’s Big Bend region on the Gulf Coast, causing major damage and a state of emergency for more than 50 counties. Climate Central’s Sean Sublette joins William Brangham to consider what Hermine tells us… Continue watching
Sep 02 10 things we learned about Clinton’s emails from the new FBI documents By Lisa Desjardins To the tens of thousands of pages of emails and reports, the FBI Friday added another 58 important pages of documents to the dossier on Hillary Clinton’s use of a private server while working as secretary of state. Continue reading
Sep 02 Brock Turner released from jail after serving half his sentence By Harry Zahn Brock Turner, who was convicted of sexually assaulting an unconscious woman in 2015, was released from jail Friday after serving three months. Continue reading
Sep 02 Meet the mite, the tiny bugs in your mattress, your tea and on your face By Julia Griffin Millions of minuscule mites share our wide world. Mites are arachnids, much like spiders and scorpions, and the microscopic creatures are among the oldest and most plentiful invertebrates on the planet. Continue reading
Sep 02 Republicans in Hispanic House districts fear Trump blowback By Will Weissert, Associated Press Some Republicans are seeking to dodge Trump's electoral shadow on issues that affect Hispanic voters. Continue reading
Sep 02 Samsung recalls millions of Galaxy Note 7 phones By Nana Adwoa Antwi-Boasiako Samsung has issued a global recall for its newest phone, the Galaxy Note 7, two weeks after it came on the market. Continue reading
Sep 02 How ranked-choice voting could make voters more open to third-party candidates By Marsha Mercer, Stateline Here’s how it works: Instead of selecting a single candidate, each voter ranks all the candidates in order of preference. Continue reading