Aug 16 Where the candidates stand on ISIS and Your Taxes By Lisa Desjardins We would like to offer a prescription to the past two weeks of repeated campaign stories (Trumpisms, emails): a clear look at two key issues and what separates the two candidates. We put together two graphics with the help of… Continue reading
Aug 16 Watch 5:57 The origin of ‘white trash,’ and why class is still an issue in the U.S. By PBS News Hour In “White Trash,” Nancy Isenberg delves into the history of class in America, starting with British colonization. At that time, America was seen as a wasteland -- a place to discard the idle poor. The agrarian communities they subsequently formed… Continue watching
Aug 16 Watch 53:53 PBS NewsHour full episode Aug. 16, 2016 By PBS News Hour Tuesday on the NewsHour, flooding in Louisiana worsens, with the death toll at 8 and some 40,000 homes affected. Also: the largest prisoner release from Guantanamo Bay, discussing Hillary Clinton’s and Donald Trump’s plans for combating ISIS, sexual harassment in… Continue watching
Aug 16 Watch 9:40 In the wake of the Ailes resignation, we discuss workplace sexual harassment By PBS News Hour Former Fox News anchor Gretchen Carlson was the first woman to accuse network co-founder Roger Ailes of sexual harassment. She was not the last: a subsequent flood of allegations forced Ailes to resign. As the company investigates, Judy Woodruff interviews… Continue watching
Aug 16 Watch 6:28 With Gitmo on the path to closure, Obama approves major prisoner release By PBS News Hour On Monday, President Obama approved his largest single release of prisoners from Guantanamo Bay, reducing its population by 15 to a total of 61 -- roughly 25% the size when he took office. Closing the facility he called a “recruitment… Continue watching
Aug 16 Watch 4:36 News Wrap: Louisiana flooding worsens; crews gain ground on California wildfire By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, Louisiana flooding called "unprecedented" grew worse, with 8 known dead and some 40,000 homes impacted. In California, crews have gained ground on the massive wildfire north of San Francisco; officials say the blaze is around… Continue watching
Aug 16 John McLaughlin, pioneer of raucous political punditry on TV, dies at 89 By Frazier Moore, Associated Press McLaughlin was a conservative political commentator and host of the namesake long-running television show that featured hollering-heads discussions of Washington politics. Continue reading
Aug 16 Column: The last time I raced against Michael Phelps By Jason Villemez We stepped onto the blocks. I saw him in my peripheral vision slapping his arms against his body as has become his trademark. We dove. I saw him for the first few strokes. Then I didn’t see him anymore. Continue reading
Aug 16 15 detainees transferred out of Guantanamo, leaving 61 By Larisa Epatko The Pentagon announced Monday the transfer of 15 inmates out of the U.S. prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba -- its largest transfer yet from the controversial detention facility. Continue reading
Aug 16 Administration OKs new fuel-efficiency standards for trucks By Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Obama administration says it's continuing to address global warming by adopting previously announced standards to make large trucks, buses and other heavy-duty vehicles more fuel efficient. Continue reading