Nation

300 years old and this lighthouse is still a keeper

By PBS News Hour

In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, we visit the nation’s first lighthouse, which opened off Boston’s coast 300 years ago. Today, the lighthouse keeper is Sally Snowman, the first woman in a long list of caretakers. She describes…

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Inmates get a 'second chance' at federal grants for higher ed under experimental program

By PBS News Hour

In a pilot project announced this summer, the Department of Education will partner with dozens of colleges to provide higher education to prisoners who can't afford to pay; eligible inmates will be able to apply for federal grants under the…

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Twitter chat: Forced marriage in the U.S.? It happens here

By Jaclyn Diaz

When it comes to forced marriage and child marriage, few think of the United States. But in a new two-part series airing this week, PBS NewsHour special correspondent Gayle Tzemach Lemmon reports the stories of several women in the United…

300 years on, America's first lighthouse shines over Boston

By Julia Griffin

The original tower was blown up in an incident during the Revolutionary War and was rebuilt by the newly-formed United States in 1783.

Obama administration sets goal to take in 110,000 refugees next year

By Josh Lederman, Associated Press

The United States will strive to take in 110,000 refugees from around the world in the coming year, the White House said Wednesday.

Chelsea Manning will receive gender affirmation surgery, Army says

By Corinne Segal

The U.S. Army has told Chelsea Manning she will be permitted to receive gender affirmation surgery, ending a hunger strike that she began last week.

As economy rebounds, state funding for higher education isn't bouncing back

By Luba Ostashevsky, The Hechinger Report

Unlike after previous recessions, public higher-education spending is stubbornly down. And in some states, a bigger and bigger share of what they do spend on public universities and colleges is going to such things as employee pensions, not instruction.

CDC deploys new rapid response teams to fight Zika

By Virginia Anderson, Kaiser Health News

ATLANTA — It was a call that public health officials were dreading, but for which they had prepared.

Dakota pipeline protests spread to other U.S. cities

By Courtney Norris

Protests over the construction of a pipeline in North Dakota that opponents say would desecrate Native American lands have spread to cities across the country, including Atlanta, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C.