Dec 05 Al Gore calls meeting with Trump 'productive' By Associated Press WASHINGTON — Former Vice President Al Gore said Monday that he had a "productive" meeting with President-elect Donald Trump. Continue reading
Dec 05 Death toll rises to 36 in Oakland warehouse fire By News Desk The number of those killed in a warehouse fire in Oakland, California, over the weekend, rose to 36 Monday morning as authorities continued to search for what sparked the blaze. Continue reading
Dec 05 Trump taps former campaign rival Carson as housing secretary By Julie Pace, Associated Press WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump, moving to complete formation of his Cabinet and decide other key posts, chose former campaign rival Ben Carson on Monday to be secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Continue reading
Dec 04 War whoops and hugs among 'water protectors' follow denied permit to Dakota Access By Jenni Monet The decision is seen as a victory by the thousands of ‘water protectors’ who have journeyed to the North Dakota prairie to protest the energy project. Continue reading
Dec 04 Watch 22:25 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Dec. 4, 2016 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday. Dec. 4, people mourn the death of Cuban communist leader Fidel Castro in the city of Santiago at his funeral. Later, a new documentary recounts how Rwanda was the first country to prosecute mass rape… Continue watching
Dec 04 Watch 2:37 Emergency responders in Oakland brace for more casualties By PBS News Hour In Oakland, firefighters and police on Sunday had only gone through less than half the remains of a warehouse that burned down during a party earlier this weekend, and the number of dead continued to rise. Alison Stewart has more. Continue watching
Dec 04 Watch 5:01 Fidel Castro interred in Cuban ceremony By PBS News Hour, Nick Schifrin Fidel Castro was laid to rest on Sunday during a private ceremony that capped nine days of mourning in Cuba. Castro ruled the island nation for 49 years before he stepped down in 2008. His remains were carried in a… Continue watching
Dec 04 Watch Ignored building codes at center of Oakland warehouse fire talks By PBS News Hour Emergency responders on Sunday were still searching through the carcass of a burnt-out warehouse in Oakland for bodies after it caught fire during a party over the weekend and killed at least 33 people. KQED reporter Devin Katayama joins Alison… Continue watching
Dec 04 Army temporarily halts Dakota Access pipeline project By Michael D. Regan The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced Sunday they would not grant easement for the pipeline construction under Lake Oahe. Continue reading
Dec 04 Stopping police violence starts long before the courtroom By Rebecca Oh Legal experts say that reforming police policy and training are much more effective than prosecutions in reducing instances of police uses of force. Continue reading