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
Jul 25 Watch 7:45 The one word Democrats hoped to avoid at convention — ‘emails’ — is back By PBS News Hour The Democratic convention opened with a bang and once more the word at the center of a scandal is “emails.” Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff speak with Amy Walter of The Cook Political Report, syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New… Continue watching
Jul 25 Watch 53:15 PBS NewsHour full episode July 25, 2016 By PBS News Hour Monday on the NewsHour, Bernie Sanders will take the stage on Day 1 of the Democratic National Convention, off to a rough start amid a major party email leak, the resignation of chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz and protests in Philadelphia. Continue watching
Jul 25 How are millennials leaving their mark on the Rust Belt? By Tim Henderson, Stateline Baltimore — along with Buffalo, New York; Chicago; Grand Rapids, Michigan; Pittsburgh and St. Louis — is experiencing some of the biggest increases in the number of young college graduates among large cities. They are hoping this wave of young… Continue reading
Jul 25 EPA says it will impose limits on aircraft emissions By Michael Biesecker, Associated Press Jet engines spew significant amounts of greenhouse gases including carbon dioxide and methane into the upper atmosphere, where they trap heat from the sun. But proposed regulations such as imposing fuel efficiency standards have faced stiff opposition from aircraft makers… Continue reading
Jul 25 Democrats and the fine art of getting out of your own way By Ron Elving, NPR Over the weekend, as their convention delegates converged on Philadelphia, the Democrats found themselves in a crossfire about their national committee and its chairperson — Debbie Wasserman Schultz, a member of Congress from Florida. Continue reading