Sep 08 Airbnb announces steps to prevent discrimination By Eugene Mason Airbnb announced Thursday that it is taking steps to protect against discrimination. Continue reading
Sep 08 Gary Johnson takes heat for 'What is Aleppo?' blunder By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press If it was greater attention Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson wanted, he got it — but probably not the kind he wanted. Continue reading
Sep 08 Young voters from newer immigrant families lean more liberal, poll shows By Kathleen Ronayne and Emily Swanson, Associated Press Young Hispanic and Asian-Americans who are immigrants or have an immigrant parent are more likely to be liberal in their views on politics and immigration, a new GenForward poll shows. Continue reading
Sep 08 Watch 4:41 NYC program helps refugee kids prepare for school By PBS News Hour Students at the Refugee Youth Summer Academy in New York City are taking their first steps to adjusting to life in a U.S. classroom. This year's class of 118 students comes from families who have been granted asylum in the… Continue watching
Sep 08 Appeals court sympathetic to challenge over voter rules By Sam Hananel, Associated Press A federal appeals court on Thursday seemed likely to side with voting rights groups seeking to block Kansas, Georgia and Alabama from requiring residents to prove they are U.S. citizens when registering to vote using a national form. Continue reading
Sep 08 From prison to Ph.D, this activist fights for peace in Chicago By Kenya Downs Chico Tillmon went from being a leader in a gang, to steering inner-city young from a life of crime. Continue reading
Sep 08 Doctors fight to bring hospital ICUs into the modern era By Usha Lee McFarling, STAT Many ICU physicians say that ICUs are woefully — and often dangerously — out of date. Continue reading
Sep 08 Lochte and teammates suspended, will not visit White House By Courtney Norris Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte and three of his teammates have been suspended from the USA swim team, the United States Olympic Committee and USA Swimming announced Thursday. Continue reading
Sep 07 Watch 9:51 Why Chicago hasn't yet escaped an epidemic of gun violence By PBS News Hour How do you stop a “contagious” outbreak of violence? For Chicago, 2016 is already the deadliest year in more than two decades. John Yang visits the city to understand why the problem is so entrenched and to meet the people… Continue watching
Sep 07 Watch 53:30 PBS NewsHour full episode Sept. 7, 2016 By PBS News Hour Wednesday on the NewsHour, a look at the tightening poll numbers in the presidential race and where the candidates stand on the issue of climate change. Also: Chicago struggles to stem gun violence, the responsibility of social networks to discourage… Continue watching