Nov 18 Obama blocks new oil, gas drilling in Arctic Ocean By Matthew Daly, Associated Press A five-year offshore drilling plan announced on Friday blocks planned sale of new oil and gas drilling rights in the Chukchi and Beaufort seas in the Arctic… Continue reading
Nov 18 Marilyn Monroe 'birthday dress' fetches $4.8 million at auction By Alison Thoet The skin-tight, crystal-covered gown Marilyn Monroe wore during her 1962 performance of “Happy Birthday Mr. President” picked up $4.8 million at auction Thursday night. Continue reading
Nov 18 This Trump-in-law may lose millions if Obamacare is repealed By Rebecca Robbins, STAT Jared Kushner’s younger brother, Josh Kushner, cofounded a startup created to capitalize on the Affordable Care Act — which Trump has vowed to quickly dismantle. Continue reading
Nov 17 Watch 7:24 'Daily Show' host Trevor Noah turns an outside perspective into funny observation By PBS News Hour As “The Daily Show” host, South-African born comic Trevor Noah offers a different, outsider’s perspective from Jon Stewart, the man he succeeded. Noah speaks with Jeffrey Brown about how the show is handling the election of Donald Trump and how… Continue watching
Nov 17 Watch 54:14 PBS NewsHour full episode Nov. 17, 2016 By PBS News Hour Thursday on the NewsHour, a look at the biggest names being floated for top posts in a Trump administration. Also: Concerns that a climate change denier is shaping the Trump administration's environmental policies, a program that lets foreign investors immigrate… Continue watching
Nov 17 Watch 7:06 How online hoaxes and fake news played a role in the election By PBS News Hour Tech giants like Google and Facebook face mounting criticism over whether they used insufficient discretion in weeding out fake news. A Buzzfeed analysis found that false stories generated more engagement than content from real news sites in the three months… Continue watching
Nov 17 Watch 9:44 How Trump could dismantle current environmental policy By PBS News Hour Donald Trump made it clear during his campaign that as president he would make substantial changes in climate policy. The president-elect has threatened to withdraw from the Paris climate accord and has tapped climate-change skeptic Myron Ebell to head the… Continue watching
Nov 17 Watch 9:28 The visa program leaving hopeful immigrants empty-handed By PBS News Hour After leaving their home in Pakistan and living in Dubai, Noreen and Shehryar Iqbal aspired to move to the U.S. through the EB-5 Visa program, which grants green cards and eventually U.S. citizenship for large, job-creating investments. Now their life… Continue watching
Nov 17 Column: After the election, a law professor pleads for wisdom By Josh Bowers In my world, elites are expected to give answers. But on Wednesday morning, I just couldn’t play the part. I couldn’t lie. I almost called in sick. But I dragged myself to work and started talking with students. Continue reading
Nov 16 Watch 53:17 PBS NewsHour full episode Nov 16, 2016 By PBS News Hour Wednesday on the NewsHour, as President-elect Donald Trump begins shaping his administration, we look at potential conflicts of interest between the next president and his business ventures. Also: The CEO of the Dakota Access pipeline on the project's opposition, the… Continue watching