Jul 17 Cleveland, a fractured city, an apt place for GOP convention By John Seewer, Associated Press Donald Trump's effort to unite a splintered Republican Party around his candidacy is about to take center stage in Cleveland, a city that is itself deeply fractured. Continue reading
Jul 16 Watch 25:08 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode July 16, 2016 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, July 16, the Trump-Pence ticket makes its debut, just two days before the GOP convention begins. Later, a failed coup attempt in Turkey leaves hundreds killed. And, from Nice, France, the latest on the investigation… Continue watching
Jul 16 Watch 3:52 Investigators look for motive in Nice truck attack By PBS News Hour As another memorial begins to build in wake of another terror attack in France, authorities are trying to figure out whether the attacker Tunisian Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhel worked alone or had allies. While the Islamic State claimed responsibility, it is… Continue watching
Jul 16 Watch 4:02 What to expect from Trump and Pence at RNC By PBS News Hour Presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump formally introduced his running mate Saturday as Indiana Gov. Mike Pence. The two will be the center of attention at the Republican National Convention, which starts on Monday. NewsHour’s John Yang reports from Cleveland,… Continue watching
Jul 16 12-year-old boy arrested in alleged plot to shoot police By Omar Etman A 12-year-old-boy was arrested late Friday in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, for his alleged role in a plot to shoot police officers. Continue reading
Jul 16 Low-key Trump intro for ‘my partner,’ running mate Pence By Jonathan Lemire and Jill Colvin, Associated Press Donald Trump introduced Indiana Gov. Mike Pence as his running mate on Saturday, calling him "my partner in this campaign."… Continue reading
Jul 16 Watch Inside Obama’s ‘My Brother’s Keeper’ initiative By PBS News Hour Solutions to complex issues like the impact of race require not just a desire to change but the actual tools to make change. In 2014, the Obama administration began My Brother’s Keeper, a public and private collaboration to create opportunities… Continue watching
Jul 16 Gonorrhea may soon become resistant to all antibiotics and untreatable By Helen Branswell, STAT The Neisseria gonorrhoeae bacteria may be developing resistance to the only two antibiotics left that can cure the sexually transmitted disease. Continue reading
Jul 16 U.S. would consider extradition request for exiled Turkish cleric By Bradley Klapper, Associated Press The Obama administration would entertain an extradition request for the U.S.-based cleric that Turkey's president is blaming for a failed coup attempt, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Saturday. Continue reading
Jul 16 Cuba’s Elian Gonzalez now a college graduate By Associated Press Elian Gonzalez, the young Cuban boy at the center of a tense 2000 international custody battle that raised tensions on both sides of the Florida Straits, is a college graduate. Continue reading