Aug 20 Outside groups rush to help Clinton, Trump, Senate hopefuls By Julie Bykowicz, Associated Press A rundown of findings of the earliest fundraising reports this weekend. Continue reading
Aug 20 Puberty blockers may improve the mental health of transgender adolescents By Elaine Korry, Kaiser Health News Full-blown puberty is irreversible, but for transgender children, it’s no longer inevitable, thanks to puberty blockers. Continue reading
Aug 20 This man is abstaining from sex for a year so he can donate blood By Ivette Feliciano, Zachary Green, Kamala Kelkar Jay Franzone is on a mission to bring attention to the country’s ban on blood donated from men who have sex with men. Continue reading
Aug 20 Trump and new team have little time to execute new strategy By Steve Peoples, Associated Press Trump has about 80 days to reset and rally a presidential campaign that's done little but stagger since the close of the Republican convention. Continue reading
Aug 20 In-person voting fraud is rare, doesn't affect elections By Hope Yen, Associated Press Donald Trump's newest campaign ad, which begins with the warning "In Hillary Clinton's America, the system stays rigged against Americans," echoes concerns about voting fraud. Continue reading
Aug 19 Watch 53:37 PBS NewsHour full episode Aug. 19, 2016 By PBS News Hour Friday on the NewsHour, Paul Manafort resigns from Donald Trump's campaign. Also, the CDC tells pregnant women to avoid Miami Beach due to Zika, the State Department says the $400 million for Iran was “leverage” for a hostage release, the… Continue watching
Aug 19 Watch 7:21 Payment to Iran was used as 'leverage' for hostage release, admits State Department By PBS News Hour In January, Iran released American hostages in a development coinciding with a U.S. payout of $400 million -- money that had been owed for decades. The Obama administration previously denied a connection between the two events, but on Friday, the… Continue watching
Aug 19 Watch 5:22 News Wrap: CDC warns pregnant women to avoid Miami Beach; Louisiana cleanup continues By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, the CDC warned pregnant women to avoid traveling to Florida’s Miami Beach in light of the recent Zika outbreak there. Officials say mosquitoes are now transmitting the virus in the tourist destination; five local cases… Continue watching
Aug 19 Watch 8:02 U.S. swimming scandal casts shadow over Rio, but Bolt still shines By PBS News Hour The Olympics conclude this weekend, but the news coming out of Rio is still nonstop. Four U.S. swimmers who said they had been robbed now admit fabricating their story, while Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt could earn his ninth career gold. Continue watching
Aug 19 Florida governor confirms Miami Beach hit by local Zika transmission, CDC issues travel advisory By News Desk A Florida health department investigation has isolated five cases of Zika virus in Miami Beach without links to international travel. Continue reading