Jun 16 Philadelphia approves tax on sugar-sweetened and diet beverages By Elisabeth Ponsot The 1.5-cent-per-ounce tax is expected to raise about $91 million for the city each year. Continue reading
Jun 16 Watch When a comedian realized she could fight Islamophobia By PBS News Hour Growing up in Palm Springs, Iranian-American Muslim comedian Negin Farsad yearned to fit in. But as she grew older amid rising Islamophobia, Farsad realized she had her own people, and she could use her comedy to do more than make… Continue watching
Jun 16 VA benefits chief retiring, was suspended in relocation scam By Matthew Daly, Associated Press The acting head of the Veterans Benefits Administration is retiring — three months after he was suspended for allowing two officials to manipulate the agency's hiring system for their own gain. Continue reading
Jun 16 Clinton wins endorsement of the AFL-CIO By Ken Thomas, Associated Press Hillary Clinton on Thursday won the endorsement of the AFL-CIO, the nation's largest labor federation, in another sign of her consolidation of the Democratic party heading into next month's convention. Continue reading
Jun 16 Justices rule against VA in disabled vets contract dispute By Associated Press The Supreme Court says the VA has failed to comply with a law aimed at increasing the number of federal contracts awarded to small businesses owned by disabled veterans. Continue reading
Jun 16 Islamic State is working to send operatives to the West, CIA chief says By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press CIA Director John Brennan told Congress on Thursday that the Islamic State remains "formidable" and "resilient," is training and attempting to deploy operatives for further attacks on the West. Continue reading
Jun 16 Obama in Orlando: We can’t wipe away hatred in the world, but we can stop some tragedies By Josh Lederman, Associated Press President Barack Obama was undertaking a grim and delicate mission to Orlando, Florida on Thursday, offering solace after the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history. Continue reading
Jun 16 Kerry tours Arctic Circle to see climate change impact By Matthew Lee, Associated Press U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday visited Norway's extreme north, viewing areas where climate change has melted ice and opened new sea lanes. Continue reading
Jun 15 Watch 53:06 PBS NewsHour full episode June 15, 2016 By PBS News Hour Wednesday on the NewsHour, what to expect from a hard-fought and volatile general election. Also: Inside the Oakland police department’s race problem, Muslim-Americans fear Islamophobic backlash after the Orlando shooting, the daunting struggle to diversify elite public schools and a… Continue watching
Jun 15 Watch 9:02 The daunting struggle to diversify elite public high schools By PBS News Hour San Francisco’s Lowell High School is one of the most selective public schools in the country. But the school’s selectivity means that black and Latino students, who are often less prepared for academic rigor than Lowell’s majority-Asian students, are underrepresented. Continue watching