Nov 21 5 important stories that aren't fake news By Joshua Barajas We are living in a “post-truth” world. In fact, Oxford Dictionaries crowned the compound adjective the 2016 word of the year. We invite you to distract yourself from the guesswork and falsehoods with five important and legitimate stories you won’t… Continue reading
Nov 21 Pope Francis extends priests' ability to forgive abortion By News Desk After the Holy Year of Mercy ended last weekend, Pope Francis on Monday extended the ability of Roman Catholic priests to absolve those who have had an abortion, while reiterating that it is still a sin. Continue reading
Nov 21 Police deploy water hoses, tear gas against Standing Rock protesters By Joshua Barajas Law enforcement officials, responding to what they called a riot, deployed water hoses in freezing temperatures Sunday against hundreds of protesters decrying the construction of the Dakota Access oil pipeline. Continue reading
Nov 21 As Trump prepares for White House, Never Trumpers say maybe By Lisa Lerer, Associated Press WASHINGTON — During the course of the 2016 campaign, Republican Christine Todd Whitman compared Donald Trump to Adolf Hitler. She warned that a Trump administration would bring the country into "chaos." And a month before Election Day, the former Bush… Continue reading
Nov 20 Watch 25:02 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Nov. 20, 2016 By PBS News Hour On this episode, for Sunday, Nov. 20, President-elect Donald Trump continues to interview candidates for top jobs in his administration. Later, as the campaign to defeat the Islamic State in Mosul continues, Iraqi Christians fight for their survival. Alison Stewart… Continue watching
Nov 20 Watch 5:03 Obama discusses Trump on last foreign trip By PBS News Hour U.S. President Barack Obama will complete the last scheduled foreign trip of his presidency today when he returns home from the Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Lima, Peru. Joining Alison Stewart to discuss is Gardiner Harris, White House correspondent… Continue watching
Nov 20 Trump says Melania, son will move to White House after school year By Catherine Lucey, Associated Press President-elect Donald Trump says he's moving to the White House soon, but his wife Melania and young son Barron will follow him at the end of the school year. Continue reading
Nov 20 San Antonio police officer shot dead during traffic stop By Michael D. Regan A gunman pulled up behind the officer's squad car as he was writing a traffic ticket. Continue reading
Nov 20 Watch 8:51 Iraqis show 'strong spirit' in ISIS fight, ambassador says By PBS News Hour The U.S. ambassador to Iraq is Douglas Silliman, a career Foreign Service officer who has worked on and off in Iraq since 2011, previously served as U.S. ambassador to Kuwait and held other posts in Turkey and Jordan. He joins… Continue watching
Nov 20 Column: Reviving optimism for regenerative medicine By Jonathan Gertler, STAT The next wave of regenerative medicine research is tackling enormous health care issues: AIDS, Alzheimer’s disease, diabetes and heart disease, among others. Continue reading