Oct 07 Trump suggests immigrants allowed into U.S. illegally to vote By Alicia A. Caldwell and Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press Donald Trump said Friday that agents have been told to allow immigrants into the United States illegally "so they can vote in the election."… Continue reading
Oct 07 U.S. accuses Russia of hacking political sites By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press The U.S. is accusing Russia of hacking political sites, saying it is trying to interfere with the upcoming presidential election. Continue reading
Oct 07 Ferguson emerges as factor in Missouri governor's race By Jim Salter, Associated Press Two years later, the fatal police shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson remains so politically sensitive that it has been injected into Missouri's gubernatorial campaign. Continue reading
Oct 07 This woman's struggle to diagnose the 'whooshing' in her ears By Joyce Cohen, STAT Seven years ago, New York lawyer Emma Greenwood awoke to the beat of a pulse on one side of her head. Continue reading
Oct 07 Can schools punish students for protesting the national anthem? By Evie Blad, Education Week National-anthem protests have spread beyond the NFL and onto the sidelines at high school athletic events. Education Week offers a primer on how schools should respond. Continue reading
Oct 07 These states are struggling with a drug addiction-fueled crisis in foster care By Teresa Wiltz, Stateline In many states in the East and parts of the Midwest, addiction to opioid painkillers and heroin is helping to drive the crisis in foster care. In other parts of the Midwest and in the West, abuse of methamphetamines is. Continue reading
Oct 06 Storm surge maps predict widespread flooding in Savannah and Charleston By Nsikan Akpan Hurricane Matthew's arrival may trigger unprecedented flood damage in Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas due to storm surge and sea-level rise, experts say. Continue reading
Oct 06 Watch 53:19 PBS NewsHour full episode Oct. 6, 2016 By PBS News Hour Thursday on the NewsHour, a state of emergency is declared in three states as Hurricane Matthew barrels toward the U.S. Also: The presidential candidates’ starkly different views on guns, why universities pay millions to host the debates, a possible “turning… Continue watching
Oct 06 Watch 4:40 Where Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton stand on gun control By PBS News Hour There was a brief moment of consensus at the first presidential debate when Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump agreed that those on the no-fly list should not be able to purchase a gun. But overall, the candidates have incredibly different… Continue watching
Oct 06 Watch 4:51 How drug companies helped drive the opioid crisis By PBS News Hour The abuse of opioids has become a major public health concern; more than 28,000 people died by overdose in 2014. According to reporting by STAT News, drug companies downplayed the addictive effects of opioid drugs in the late 1990s, assuring… Continue watching