Aug 24 Watch 54:29 PBS NewsHour full episode Aug. 24, 2016 By PBS News Hour Wednesday on the NewsHour, two major earthquakes strike in 24 hours: one in Italy and one in Myanmar, killing 159 and 4, respectively. Also, Turkey launches an offensive within Syria, a look at the Clinton Foundation and why it's under… Continue watching
Aug 24 Watch 17:13 A glimpse inside operations at the Clinton Foundation By PBS News Hour The Clinton Foundation has been subject to increasing scrutiny in the presidential race, as its funding and Hillary Clinton’s role as secretary of state appear ever more intertwined. Clinton vowed this week to change donor restrictions if she wins. Hari… Continue watching
Aug 24 Tribe will have to wait on Dakota Access Pipeline fate By Mark Scialla At least 300 people opposed to a controversial oil pipeline under construction in North Dakota waited anxiously outside a D.C. federal courthouse this afternoon for a decision on whether or not the project can to continue. And now they’ll have… Continue reading
Aug 24 National Park Service hopes to convince minorities that this land is their land, too By Felicia Fonseca and Beatriz Costa-Lima, Associated Press GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. — When Asha Jones and other Grand Canyon interns arrived for their summer at the national park, they were struck by its sheer immensity, beauty and world-class hiking trails. Soon, they noticed something else. Continue reading
Aug 24 2 days after cash delivery, U.S. paid $1.3 billion to Iran By Bradley Klapper, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Obama administration said Wednesday it paid $1.3 billion in interest to Iran in January to resolve a decades-old dispute over an undelivered military sale, two days after allowing $400 million in cash to fly to Tehran. Continue reading
Aug 23 Watch PBS NewsHour full episode Aug. 23, 2016 By PBS News Hour Tuesday on the NewsHour, the president visits flood-ravaged Louisiana, where a long recovery is just beginning. Also: a roadside bombing kills a U.S. soldier in Afghanistan; Jill Stein on what she sees as political corruption; Education Weekly considers corporal punishment… Continue watching
Aug 23 Watch 7:13 News Wrap: In Afghanistan, roadside bomb causes first U.S. combat death since January By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, an American soldier died in Afghanistan -- the first U.S. combat death in the country since January. The soldier’s patrol in the Helmand province triggered a roadside bomb that also wounded another U.S. service member… Continue watching
Aug 23 Watch 6:02 Why is WikiLeaks publishing private individuals' personal information? By PBS News Hour WikiLeaks has revealed classified information to the public for over a decade. A new Associated Press report found that the website has also published personal details about private citizens, including the names of two teenage rape victims and a Saudi… Continue watching
Aug 23 Watch 6:51 Obama surveys Louisiana flood damage; for hardest hit, it's a long road ahead By PBS News Hour On Tuesday, President Obama traveled to Louisiana to survey damage incurred by last week’s torrential flooding, which killed 13 and left some 60,000 homes destroyed. One of the areas hardest hit was Livingston Parish; its president, Layton Ricks, updates Judy… Continue watching
Aug 23 Watch 8:12 Green Party nominee Jill Stein on why she's the only candidate 'not corrupted' By PBS News Hour Continue watching