Dec 16 Twitter Chat: The role of women in newly integrated U.S. combat forces By Jaclyn Diaz, Alison Thoet At 1 p.m. EST on Monday, Dec. 16, PBS NewsHour (@newshour) will host a Twitter chat to discuss the series with PBS NewsHour correspondent William Brangham (@WmBrangham), producer Dan Sagalyn (@DanSagalyn), and two prominent voices from our series: Retired Colonel… Continue reading
Dec 15 Watch 7:09 Will new tools help Facebook users get the facts on fake news? By PBS News Hour During the last three months of the campaign, fake news headlines drew more engagement than real reporting, and social media platforms were criticized for not doing enough to dispute false information. Now Facebook is launching new tools to help identify… Continue watching
Dec 15 Watch 5:19 News Wrap: Montana Rep. Ryan Zinke chosen for Interior Department By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, President-elect Donald Trump picked Rep. Ryan Zinke to lead the Interior Department. A first-term congressman, Zinke has pushed for energy independence and voted to expand oil and gas drilling. Also, white supremacist Dylann Roof was… Continue watching
Dec 15 Watch 54:11 PBS NewsHour full episode Dec. 15, 2016 By PBS News Hour Thursday on the NewsHour, a look at the most pressing questions around the role President-elect Donald Trump's children will play and potential conflicts of interests. Also: Evacuations begin in war-ravaged Aleppo, evidence of Vladimir Putin's involvement in the hack leading… Continue watching
Dec 15 Dylann Roof found guilty in Charleston church massacre, could face death penalty By Alison Thoet Roof was found guilty on all 33 counts for fatally shooting nine members of the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston on June 17, 2015. Continue reading
Dec 15 Facebook unveils plan to flag fake news stories By Courtney Norris A drop-down menu will now allow users to report Facebook content as a “fake news story.”… Continue reading
Dec 15 Column: The biggest paradox Rick Perry faces at the Department of Energy By William H. Tobey for The Conversation While the Department of Defense defends us, and the Department of Treasury manages federal finances and supervises banks, the Department of Energy does not provide America’s energy. Continue reading
Dec 15 Former Milwaukee officer charged in fatal shooting of black man By Kenya Downs The Milwaukee Police Department had already fired the officer in October over separate allegations of misconduct. Continue reading
Dec 15 Obama administration files 15th trade challenge against China By Kevin Freking, Associated Press The Obama administration says it is trying to hold China to its commitment to allow set quantities of grain and corn to enter the country subject to a lower tariff rate. Continue reading
Dec 15 Lynch pushes Baltimore to overhaul police practices By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Attorney General Loretta Lynch on Thursday stepped up the pressure on Baltimore officials to reach a deal with the federal government to overhaul the city's police practices. Continue reading