Jul 28 Column: After soaring convention speeches, can Clinton connect with ordinary people? By Ron Elving, NPR When President Obama was joined on stage by the woman who wants to succeed him, you could feel the love welling up from the delegates and you could sense the doubt hanging over them — an invisible cloud casting a… Continue reading
Jul 27 Watch 6:33 Why prosecutors dropped charges against Freddie Gray cops By PBS News Hour Prosecutors dropped the charges against the three remaining officers awaiting trial in the death of Freddie Gray and former Baltimore prosecutor Debbie Hines says that, with three others already acquitted, Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby likely expected the same result. Continue watching
Jul 27 Watch 2:42 News Wrap: John Hinckley, who tried to kill Ronald Reagan, goes free By PBS News Hour A federal judge has found Ronald Reagan’s would-be assassin no longer a threat to society and ordered his release from a mental hospital. John Hinckley Jr., who shot Reagan outside the Washington Hilton on March 30, 1981, will live with… Continue watching
Jul 27 All charges dropped against police awaiting trial in Freddie Gray case By News Desk Prosecutors on Wednesday dropped all remaining charges against the three Baltimore police officers still awaiting trial in the death of Freddie Gray, whose neck was broken as he was transported unrestrained in the back of a police van in April… Continue reading
Jul 27 John Hinckley, who shot President Reagan, to be freed after 35 years By Dan Cooney A judge ruled Wednesday that John Hinckley Jr., the man who attempted to assassinate President Ronald Reagan 35 years ago, will be allowed to leave the mental hospital where he has resided for decades and instead live with his mother… Continue reading
Jul 26 Watch 3:00 News Wrap: ISIS claims throat-slit slay of Catholic priest in France By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, the Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the brutal throat-slit murder of a Catholic priest during morning Mass in France’s Normandy region. The two attackers were later shot dead. Also, in Australia, Prime Minister [Malcolm… Continue watching
Jul 26 Watch 53:44 PBS NewsHour full episode July 26, 2016 By PBS News Hour Tuesday on the NewsHour, it’s a history-making nomination night for Hillary Clinton and making the case will be her husband, Bill Clinton. Also, a look at the candidate’s turbulent years as First Lady, the influence of Black Lives Matter on… Continue watching
Jul 26 Different breeds of convention Democrats ask: Whose party is this, anyway? By Ron Elving, NPR Democrats have become accustomed to having the best speech at their quadrennial convention given by someone named Obama. This year, that person might also be named Michelle. Continue reading
Jul 25 Watch 6:09 Was Putin’s bad blood with Clinton behind DNC hacking? By PBS News Hour Friday’s Wikileaks dump of 20,000 Democratic National Committee emails has roiled the political unity waters and may all be tied to Hillary Clinton’s past criticism of Russian leader Vladimir Putin. Hari Sreenivasan speaks with Michael McFaul, former U.S. ambassador to… Continue watching
Jul 25 Watch 6:07 Hillary Clinton’s call to public service came early By Judy Woodruff, Rachel Wellford Continue watching