Sep 29 Brain freeze? Gary Johnson can't name favorite world leader By Josh Lederman and Patrick Mairs, Associated Press The third-party candidate, in a television appearance Wednesday, was unable to produce the name of a single foreign leader he respected. Continue reading
Sep 29 Trump's stance on nuclear restraint is ambiguous By Robert Burns, Associated Press Donald Trump's ambiguous answer to a debate question on nuclear restraint raised doubts about his understanding of the issue. Continue reading
Sep 28 Watch 6:27 Maureen Dowd on why politics in 2016 sounds like a 'primal scream and death rattle' By PBS News Hour Why does the presidential political landscape look like it’s been ripped from the ‘90s? And will Donald Trump inspire more celebrities to run for the highest office? New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd sits down with Gwen Ifill to discuss… Continue watching
Sep 28 Watch 53:32 PBS NewsHour full episode Sept. 28, 2016 By PBS News Hour Wednesday on the NewsHour, Congress overrides a veto by President Obama on a bill allowing 9/11 families to sue Saudi Arabia. Also: The legacy of one of Israel’s founding fathers, how lead became so pervasive in our infrastructure, African-American women… Continue watching
Sep 28 Watch 4:38 News Wrap: Congress ends stalemate over funding bill, averting crisis By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, the Senate easily approved bill to keep the government funded until early December and the House moved to follow suit. Also, a Dutch investigation into the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 released its findings… Continue watching
Sep 28 Watch 10:37 Does the bill permitting lawsuits against governments set dangerous precedent? By PBS News Hour In a rare show of unity, 97 senators voted to override President Obama’s veto of a bill permitting families of 9/11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia over its alleged support of the hijackers. The president has warned that it could… Continue watching
Sep 28 Watch Bombing onslaught in Syria triggers condemnation, threatens U.S.-Russia cooperation By PBS News Hour Two hospitals were among dozens of other targets bombed in Aleppo, Syria, on Wednesday. Activists say that in the last eight days there have been 1,700 airstrikes and at 400 killed. And at the U.N., the U.S. threatened to cut… Continue watching
Sep 28 Air rage is taking off around the world, say airlines By Joan Lowy, Associated Press Incidents of unruly passengers on planes are increasing, and more effective deterrents are needed to tackle the problem, a global airline trade group said Wednesday. Continue reading
Sep 28 One student dead after South Carolina school shooting By Joshua Barajas A teenager, armed with a handgun, opened fire at an elementary school in Anderson County, South Carolina, today, wounding two students and a teacher, authorities said. Continue reading
Sep 28 FBI building database that tracks police use of deadly force, Comey says By Matthew Daly and Eric Tucker, Associated Press The database is intended to capture how often police officers kill citizens in the line of duty and to correct a record-keeping gap that Comey said has resulted in uninformed conversations, based on anecdotes and not facts, about use of… Continue reading