Aug 23 Watch PBS NewsHour full episode Aug. 23, 2016 By PBS News Hour Tuesday on the NewsHour, the president visits flood-ravaged Louisiana, where a long recovery is just beginning. Also: a roadside bombing kills a U.S. soldier in Afghanistan; Jill Stein on what she sees as political corruption; Education Weekly considers corporal punishment… Continue watching
Aug 23 Watch 7:13 News Wrap: In Afghanistan, roadside bomb causes first U.S. combat death since January By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, an American soldier died in Afghanistan -- the first U.S. combat death in the country since January. The soldier’s patrol in the Helmand province triggered a roadside bomb that also wounded another U.S. service member… Continue watching
Aug 23 Watch 6:02 Why is WikiLeaks publishing private individuals’ personal information? By PBS News Hour WikiLeaks has revealed classified information to the public for over a decade. A new Associated Press report found that the website has also published personal details about private citizens, including the names of two teenage rape victims and a Saudi… Continue watching
Aug 23 Watch 6:51 Obama surveys Louisiana flood damage; for hardest hit, it’s a long road ahead By PBS News Hour On Tuesday, President Obama traveled to Louisiana to survey damage incurred by last week’s torrential flooding, which killed 13 and left some 60,000 homes destroyed. One of the areas hardest hit was Livingston Parish; its president, Layton Ricks, updates Judy… Continue watching
Aug 23 Watch 8:12 Green Party nominee Jill Stein on why she’s the only candidate ‘not corrupted’ By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Aug 23 Watch 9:34 Assessing whether corporal punishment helps students, or hurts them By PBS News Hour Corporal punishment is still used in 21 states' public schools. Proponents say the method can motivate children to behave, but research suggests otherwise. Trey Clayton, for instance, was paddled repeatedly in school as a teenager, ultimately suffering a broken jaw… Continue watching
Aug 23 Today’s immigration debate rooted in ‘Reagan amnesty,’ experts say By Alicia A. Caldwell, Associated Press Whatever specific policies are being fought over now, immigration experts say the problem took root at least 30 years ago, when President Ronald Reagan signed a 1986 immigration law that has become known as the "Reagan Amnesty" and allowed roughly… Continue reading
Aug 23 Traffic deaths up nearly 20 percent since 2014, government says By Joan Lowy, Associated Press An estimated 19,100 people were killed on U.S. roads from January through June, said the council, a congressionally chartered nonprofit that gets its data from state authorities. That's 18 percent more than two years ago at the six-month mark. About… Continue reading
Aug 23 WATCH: Flood relief for Louisiana ‘is not a photo-op issue,’ says Obama By Kevin Freking, Associated Press Standing amid piles of waterlogged debris, President Barack Obama on Tuesday promised a sustained national effort to rebuild flood-ravaged southern Louisiana "even after the TV cameras leave" on a visit aimed in part at stemming campaign-season criticism that he's been… Continue reading
Aug 22 Watch 3:04 Meet the couple on a mission to end hunger in their town By PBS News Hour The idea started at David and Alicia Blais’ dinner table: what if they could end hunger in their town? Their traveling trailer delivers meals to 200-300 people a night, motivated by the memory of their son, Daniel. Special correspondent Tina… Continue watching