Aug 19 Watch 8:02 U.S. swimming scandal casts shadow over Rio, but Bolt still shines By PBS News Hour The Olympics conclude this weekend, but the news coming out of Rio is still nonstop. Four U.S. swimmers who said they had been robbed now admit fabricating their story, while Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt could earn his ninth career gold. Continue watching
Aug 19 Florida governor confirms Miami Beach hit by local Zika transmission, CDC issues travel advisory By News Desk A Florida health department investigation has isolated five cases of Zika virus in Miami Beach without links to international travel. Continue reading
Aug 18 Watch 11:06 2016 Hutchins Forum: Race & the Race to the White House By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Aug 18 Watch 53:24 PBS NewsHour full episode Aug. 18, 2016 By PBS News Hour Thursday on the NewsHour, California’s fast-moving wildfire rages on -- only 4 percent contained. Also: what to do as the Louisiana floods recede, how this year’s electoral map looks different, fighting for life in Aleppo, the long-term impact of the… Continue watching
Aug 18 Watch 6:25 News Wrap: California wildfire advances; horrors reported in Syrian prisons By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, the fast-moving fire just 60 miles east of Los Angeles flared even more; 1500 firefighters are battling flames only 4 percent contained. The inferno has charred nearly 50 square miles since Tuesday and forced 82,000… Continue watching
Aug 18 Watch 6:26 How Louisiana plans to rebuild after historically damaging floods By PBS News Hour As the Louisiana flooding begins to subside, the state looks toward rebuilding. The disaster affected over 20 parishes, including areas outside flood zones -- meaning residents there do not have flood insurance. William Brangham speaks with Billy Nungesser, Louisiana's lieutenant… Continue watching
Aug 18 Uber to launch fleet of self-driving Volvos. Will Pittsburgh residents hop in? By Nana Adwoa Antwi-Boasiako, Joshua Barajas As part of a $300 million deal with Volvo, Uber said it will produce a fleet of 100 self-driving XC90 vehicles for the test program by the end of the year. The test program will start in Pittsburgh. Continue reading
Aug 18 Column: When news of the Louisiana flooding got personal By Julia Griffin On Saturday night, my parents went to sleep confident that the rain falling on the state was just another big rainstorm. It wasn’t. Continue reading
Aug 18 Gawker to shut down after nearly 14 years By Corinne Segal Gawker's 14 years on the Internet will come to an end, the website announced Thursday. Continue reading
Aug 18 Why income inequality matters in this election By Josh Boak, Associated Press The rich keep getting richer while more Americans are getting left behind financially. Continue reading