Oct 05 Historically black colleges see a spike in enrollment from racial unrest By Timothy Pratt, The Hechinger Report About a third of all Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have seen spikes in freshmen enrollment this year. Continue reading
Oct 04 Watch 6:00 Vin Scully ends his 67-year career as voice of the Dodgers By PBS NewsHour After 67 years in the broadcast booth as a sportscaster for the Dodgers, Vincent “Vin” Scully is retiring. On Sunday, he called his last game in Los Angeles, but he has been with the team since it was in Brooklyn. Continue watching
Oct 04 Watch 5:22 What Pence and Kaine need to do in their only VP face-off By PBS News Hour On Tuesday night, Sen. Tim Kaine and Gov. Mike Pence will take the spotlight in their only face-off this election season. For analysis on what they need to accomplish and avoid, Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff speak with syndicated columnist… Continue watching
Oct 04 U.S. service member killed by roadside bomb in Afghanistan By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The U.S. military says a U.S. commando has been killed in Afghanistan after being hit by a roadside bomb while on patrol with Afghan forces in a northeastern province bordering Pakistan. Continue reading
Oct 04 Short on cash, cities and states consider taxing nonprofits By Elaine S. Povich, Stateline NEW HAVEN, Conn. — When New Haven Mayor Toni Harp gazes out her office windows, she can see across the street to Yale University’s idyllic buildings and grounds — none of which are on her city’s property tax rolls. Continue reading
Oct 03 Watch 53:23 PBS NewsHour full episode Oct. 3, 2016 By PBS News Hour Monday on the NewsHour, Donald Trump faces a new wave of controversy about his taxes, charity organization and treatment of women. Also: Colombia votes against a FARC peace deal, how ISIS could lose its last urban base in Iraq, the… Continue watching
Oct 03 Many U.S. teachers can't afford to buy a house By Madeline Will, Education Week The median income for a high school teacher is $56,882, making home ownership possible in only 62 percent of metro areas nationwide. Continue reading
Oct 02 Watch 25:02 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Oct. 2, 2016 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, Oct. 2, revelations about presidential candidate Donald Trump’s tax history show that a business loss of $916 million in 1995 may have allowed him to not pay federal income taxes for years. Later, a look… Continue watching
Oct 02 Watch 9:57 Full interview: Can DNA tests help repair social ruptures from transatlantic slavery? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Oct 02 Watch 9:31 How a shifting Latino vote in Florida could influence the election By Ivette Feliciano, Zachary Green Continue watching