Nov 04 New York City defied national trends, cut incarceration rate in half, study finds By Ryan Connelly Holmes New York City’s incarceration rate fell by more than 50 percent over the last two decades, even as the national incarceration rate rose, a new study reports. Continue reading
Nov 04 Column: The most important issue this election forgot By David Biello Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump differ sharply on climate change. One candidate's views would invite catastrophe, but the other's policy would not fair much better. Continue reading
Nov 04 Bernie Sanders requests federal investigation of insulin makers for price collusion By Ed Silverman, STAT In his latest attack on the pharmaceutical industry, Senator Bernie Sanders has asked the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission to investigate three insulin makers for price collusion. Continue reading
Nov 03 Watch 50:50 PBS NewsHour full episode Nov. 3, 2016 By PBS News Hour Tuesday on the NewsHour, a look at Democrats' efforts to boost the minority vote and the GOP's struggle to keep its suburban stronghold. Also: America's top diplomat in the fight against ISIS, making sense of the Donald Trump brand, two… Continue watching
Nov 03 Watch 5:33 Loveable losers no more, Chicago raises the victory flag to celebrate its Cubs By PBS News Hour The World Series was destined for a dramatic finish: The Chicago Cubs finally ended their 108 year-long World Series drought in a hard-fought victory against the Cleveland Indians. In Chicago, fans who hadn’t seen a Fall Classic win in living… Continue watching
Nov 03 Watch 3:15 Questions of character continue to dominate final campaign scramble By PBS News Hour Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton and their surrogates campaigned across the country with five short days to go. Clinton appeared in North Carolina and President Obama in Florida, trying to fire up student voters. Trump also campaigned in the Sunshine State,… Continue watching
Nov 03 Watch 3:20 News Wrap: Report suggests FBI in dispute over Clinton Foundation By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, The Wall Street Journal reported that there is word of a dispute at the FBI over claims of corruption at the Clinton Foundation, stemming from secret recordings of a suspect, that some believe show financial… Continue watching
Nov 03 Watch 4:58 Are the suburbs the next political battleground? By PBS News Hour America’s suburbs are undergoing a drastic demographic shift -- one that could have big implications on Election Day. Suburban areas that used to be reliably Republican are now steering Democratic. Judy Woodruff learns more from the NewsHour’s Daniel Bush. Continue watching
Nov 03 Watch 9:44 Has the election season hurt Trump the brand? By PBS News Hour In the past if you added the Trump name to any building, its value would have automatically increased, the effect of Donald Trump’s work to create a huge, global brand that includes products, real estate and, most recently, a campaign. Continue watching
Nov 03 For Native 'water protectors,' Standing Rock protest has become fight for religious freedom, human rights By Jenni Monet Two separate investigations are now underway reviewing Morton County’s response to the anti-pipeline protests over allegations of human rights abuses. Continue reading