Jul 14 Watch 4:40 News Wrap: Homeland Security chief sounds alarm on conventions, funeral held for Philando Castile By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson told a House panel he was worried that expected protests at the upcoming Republican and Democratic conventions will get out of hand. He said 3,000 department personnel have been assigned. Continue watching
Jul 14 Watch 2:25 U.S. Sen. Tim Scott on racism and the Capitol police By PBS News Hour In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, Sen. Tim Scott, a black Republican from South Carolina, gave a powerful — and revealing — speech Wednesday on how even in the Capitol, relations between African-Americans and cops are strained. He… Continue watching
Jul 14 Watch 11:46 Countdown to Cleveland — and Trump’s vice presidential pick By PBS News Hour Mike Pence or not Mike Pence? Has the Indiana governor won the Trump veepstakes? He’s considered a safe pick, as opposed to Newt Gingrich or Chris Christie, and is liked by conservatives. Judy Woodruff talks to Gwen Ifill as Cleveland… Continue watching
Jul 14 Congress approves bill requiring first GMO food labels By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Consumers wanting to know if their foods contain genetically modified ingredients will be able to find out for the first time. Continue reading
Jul 14 Why aren’t more people talking about Latinos killed by police? By Kenya Downs As protests draw attention to killings of African-Americans, advocates are demanding more coverage of violent policing in Latino communities. Continue reading
Jul 14 8 million U.S. drivers engage in road rage, survey finds By Joan Lowy, Associated Press Research indicates aggressive driving contributes substantially to fatal crashes and appears to be increasing, the foundation said in a report based on the survey. Continue reading
Jul 14 Scientists study link between U.S. oil drilling and rise in earthquakes By Jen Fifield, Stateline Using a growing body of research, along with trial and error, scientists and state regulators are gradually getting closer to pinpointing the cause of the startling increase in earthquakes in the Central and Eastern U.S., and preventing them. Continue reading
Jul 13 Watch 54:06 PBS NewsHour full episode July 13, 2016 By PBS News Hour Wednesday on the Newshour, a new prime minister moves into 10 Downing Street as David Cameron steps down and Theresa May takes over. Also: A look at the Republican veepstakes, New York’s daunting task of defeating AIDS, how medical marijuana… Continue watching
Jul 13 Watch 7:30 Hot in Cleveland? The city’s new, cool Public Square By PBS News Hour Just in time for next week’s Republican convention, Cleveland has unveiled a $50 million renovation of its historic, 10-acre Public Square in the city’s downtown. The landscape architect was James Corner, the same man behind New York City’s celebrated High… Continue watching
Jul 13 Watch 10:12 ‘Ending AIDS’ in New York means finding the most vulnerable By William Brangham, Jason Kane Nearly one in 10 Americans living with HIV live in New York, where an ambitious plan aims to cut new infections and HIV-related deaths. But the state has serious challenges, including keeping people on their meds and preventing the spread… Continue watching