Jun 05 Officials using new legal strategies in efforts to close Guantanamo Bay By Associated Press The Obama administration is running out of time and options to close the Guantanamo Bay detention center in Cuba, so officials are scrambling to release as many prisoners as possible and considering novel legal strategies that include allowing some men… Continue reading
Jun 05 Clinton attacks on Trump fire up supporters By Catherine Lucey, Associated Press Hillary Clinton's savage takedown of Donald Trump in her recent foreign policy speech has her supporters fired up. Continue reading
Jun 04 Watch 22:16 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode June 4, 2016 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, June 4, remembering Muhammad Ali as the boxing legend dies at 74. Later, why Venezuela is facing a crisis of food and medicine shortages. Hari Sreenivasan anchors from New York. Continue watching
Jun 04 Muhammad Ali died from septic shock, family spokesman says By Kamala Kelkar Renowned boxer Muhammad Ali died from septic shock due to natural causes Friday night, his family announced Saturday, while inviting people to a public funeral that Ali had requested years before he died. Continue reading
Jun 04 Oregon town evacuated after oil train derails along scenic river By Michael D. Regan An oil train that derailed and burst into flames along Oregon's Columbia River Gorge on Friday sent toxic smoke high into the air, prompting officials to evacuate the nearby town of Mosier. Continue reading
Jun 04 Watch ‘The Greatest’ to appear on Sports Illustrated cover for 40th time By PBS News Hour Legendary boxer Muhammad Ali, who died on Friday at 74, will appear on the Sports Illustrated cover for the 40th time next week. Reporter Tim Layden, who wrote the 39th cover story last fall about Ali’s life and his outspoken… Continue watching
Jun 04 Trump has testy relationship with accountability By Laurie Kellman, Associated Press The real estate magnate turned presidential candidate is fussing over probes into his promises. Continue reading
Jun 04 Watch 8:46 The life and legacy of boxing titan Muhammad Ali By PBS News Hour Growing up in Louisville, Kentucky, famed boxer and social activist Muhammad Ali, then known as Cassius Clay, learned how to fight at an early age, when seeking vengeance for a stolen bicycle. From young Clay to famous Ali, NewsHour looks… Continue watching
Jun 04 Nine soldiers die during Texas training exercise at Fort Hood By Michael D. Regan The bodies of four U.S. Army soldiers missing since Thursday morning during a Texas training exercise gone awry have been found, raising the death toll from the incident to nine military members. Continue reading
Jun 04 Tributes pour in as world mourns death of Muhammad Ali By Kamala Kelkar As news broke of boxing legend Muhammad Ali’s death Friday, civil rights leaders, athletes and President Barack Obama shared how they were moved by him,… Continue reading