Jan 06 Watch 3:44 What we know about the Fort Lauderdale airport shooting By PBS News Hour At the Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport in Florida, a gunman killed at least five people and wounded eight others Friday before police captured him. William Brangham speaks with Feature Story News’ Steve Mort, who was at the airport soon after… Continue watching
Jan 06 Watch 7:30 Rep. Schiff weighs in on the intelligence report about Russian hacking By PBS News Hour Intelligence agencies have released their detailed findings that Russia interfered in the U.S. presidential election. The report says Vladimir Putin himself orchestrated a campaign of intervention, specifically intending to boost Trump's election chances "when possible.” Judy Woodruff talks to Rep. Continue watching
Jan 06 Why hate crimes are so difficult to convict By Laura Santhanam, Kenya Downs Prosecuting hate crimes is often a complicated and arduous process, and no national agency tracks conviction rate data for these crimes. Continue reading
Jan 06 Russian interference in election a 'hostile act,' John Kerry says in PBS NewsHour interview By Larisa Epatko, Gretchen Frazee Secretary of State John Kerry on Friday called Russian attempts to interfere in the U.S. election a “hostile act,” though he would not speculate on other reports that senior Russian officials celebrated President-elect Donald Trump’s win. Continue reading
Jan 06 5 dead, 8 injured in Fort Lauderdale airport shooting By Joshua Barajas, News Desk Authorities haven't officially identified the suspect, but it's been widely reported that his name is Esteban Santiago, a 26-year-old Army National Guard veteran who lived in Anchorage, Alaska. Continue reading
Jan 06 Tilikum, orca whose behavior influenced change at SeaWorld, has died By Nana Adwoa Antwi-Boasiako Tilikum gained international attention when he killed his trainer Dawn Brancheau in front of a live audience at SeaWorld Orlando in 2010. The incident sparked a public conversation about whether orcas, also known as killer whales, should remain in captivity. Continue reading
Jan 06 A snapshot of the new laws that take effect in 2017 By Joshua Barajas, Gretchen Frazee Eighteen states raised the minimum wage. California broadened restrictions on cellphone use for drivers. Continue reading
Jan 05 Watch 54:11 PBS NewsHour full episode Jan. 5, 2017 By PBS News Hour Thursday on the NewsHour, Vice President Joe Biden talks about President-elect Donald Trump, Russian hacking and the future of the Democratic Party. Also: The secret to boosting workers' productivity, great risks and rewards of editing human DNA and the unsung… Continue watching
Jan 05 Watch 6:56 How CRISPR gene editing puts scientists in the driver's seat of evolution By PBS News Hour Imagine you could edit a mouse’s genes to be resistant to Lyme Disease. The mouse would breed and evolution would take its course, leading to the extinction of the disease. That’s the vision for scientists developing CRISPR, technology that allows… Continue watching
Jan 05 Watch 4:08 News Wrap: Top U.S. intelligence official addresses Trump criticism over Russia hacking By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, the nation’s top intelligence official James Clapper told senators in a hearing he has “very high confidence” that Russia hacked Democratic Party computers in a bid to interfere with the U.S. election. Also, it was… Continue watching