Jul 05 Watch 6:43 Are young kids losing the brain-boosting benefits of playtime? By PBS News Hour As kindergarten and pre-k have become more academically rigorous, some worry that the very youngest students may be missing out on crucial development through abundant playtime. But other educators believe setting high expectations for achievement helps kids, especially low-income students,… Continue watching
Jul 05 The 10 biggest things we learned from the FBI’s Clinton email investigation By Lisa Desjardins Dig into FBI director James Comey's 2,300-word statement about Hillary Clinton’s use of private email servers. Continue reading
Jul 05 Abner Mikva, liberal voice from Illinois, dies at 90 By Michael Tarm, Associated Press CHICAGO — Abner Mikva, an influential liberal from Illinois who served in all three branches of government as a congressman, federal judge and adviser to President Bill Clinton has died. He was 90. Continue reading
Jul 05 FBI director recommends ‘no charges’ over Clinton’s emails By Larisa Epatko FBI Director James Comey turned over the investigation into Hillary Clinton's use of a personal email server to the Justice Department on Tuesday, saying he did not recommend any criminal charges be brought against her or her colleagues. Continue reading
Jul 04 Watch 7:11 Writing is his redemption after spending his youth behind bars By PBS News Hour By the age of 19, Shaka Senghor was behind bars after his teen years as a drug dealer ended with a death on his hands. Senghor says his story is all too familiar for many young black men. The author… Continue watching
Jul 04 Watch 6:04 Defeated on the battlefield, ISIS steps up terror attacks By PBS News Hour There's no coincidence that the number and ferocity of ISIS terror attacks have increased in recent weeks as their losses on the battlefield mount. John Yang discusses the significance of the timing with Joby Warrick, author of "Black Flags: The… Continue watching
Jul 04 Watch 7:03 For some NFL players, ban on medical marijuana is a real pain By PBS News Hour Percocet or pot? An increasing number of Americans are choosing to use legalized cannabis instead of highly addictive opioids to control chronic pain but not in the NFL where a blanket ban is still in place. A group of retired… Continue watching
Jul 04 Watch 5:24 Why you can’t talk about the Southern kitchen without slaves’ contributions By PBS News Hour The recipe for the bestselling brand of American whiskey wasn’t simply the invention of its founder — it was greatly influenced by a slave who worked for the distiller. That public acknowledgment by Jack Daniel’s helps raise broader questions about… Continue watching
Jul 04 Watch 4:22 On Fourth of July, celebrate heroes who fight for others By PBS News Hour Every Fourth of July, author Sebastian Junger says he thinks about what America means to military servicemen who came as emigrants to the U.S. What motivates them to fight and risk their lives in a country where they might be… Continue watching
Jul 04 Watch 6:28 More Twitter trouble dogs Trump, Clinton’s FBI interview By PBS News Hour It started as a really bad weekend for Hillary Clinton after her husband’s tarmac meeting with Attorney General Loretta Lynch and word that Mrs. Clinton was to be interviewed by federal agents. Donald Trump stepped all over that with a… Continue watching