Jul 01 Watch 55:56 PBS NewsHour full episode July 1, 2016 By PBS News Hour Friday on the NewsHour, the Islamic State claims responsibility for an attack on a Bangladesh restaurant. Also: the Obama administration reveals the number of inadvertent civilian deaths from U.S. airstrikes, growing fears for immigrants in the wake of Brexit, Mark… Continue watching
Jul 01 Watch 8:01 Obama order looks to curb civilian deaths in U.S. airstrikes and drone attacks By PBS News Hour For the first time, the Obama administration has released the number of enemy combatants and civilians killed in drone attacks and airstrikes in some countries. The President also issued an executive order aimed at reducing civilian casualties. John Yang talks… Continue watching
Jul 01 Watch 12:50 Shields and Ponnuru on the new cloud over Clinton email probe and Trump’s trade strategy By PBS News Hour Bill Clinton’s tarmac talk with Attorney General Loretta Lynch gave the GOP more ammo in their portrayal of Democrat Hillary Clinton as playing outside the rules, syndicated columnist Mark Shields and National Review senior editor Ramesh Ponnuru tell Judy Woodruff. Continue watching
Jul 01 Watch 5:54 News Wrap: Islamic State claims attack on Bangladesh cafe By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, the Islamic State militant group has claimed responsibility for an attack on a restaurant in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Authorities say up to nine gunmen took at least 35 hostages, including some 20 foreigners. Also, Turkish police… Continue watching
Jul 01 Tesla crash could stall public acceptance of driverless cars By Dee-Ann Durbin, Associated Press DETROIT — It was the crash the auto industry knew was coming but still feared. Continue reading
Jul 01 Traffic deaths surged in 2015, federal data shows By Joan Lowy, Associated Press The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says preliminary estimates show fatalities rose 7.7 percent to about 35,200 in 2015. That's makes last year the deadliest driving year since 2008. Continue reading
Jul 01 Judge strikes down Mississippi’s anti-LGBTQ law By Laura Santhanam A federal judge struck Mississippi's law that would have allowed business and government employees to deny service to LGBTQ people based on religious beliefs. Continue reading
Jul 01 Federal officials grapple with how to display Confederate flag By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press The National Park Service, the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Army have longstanding guidelines for its cemeteries that permit display of the Confederate flag one or two days a year. This is particularly true in Southern states that celebrate… Continue reading
Jul 01 How drones raised privacy concerns across cyberspace By Jen Fifield, Stateline States this year enacted dozens of laws intended to give people greater control over who has access to their private activity and information, and where and how it is collected, stored, shared and used. Continue reading
Jun 30 Watch 52:28 PBS NewsHour full episode June 30, 2016 By PBS News Hour Thursday on the NewsHour, the Pentagon lifts the ban to allow transgender people to openly serve in the armed forces. Also: Identifying the Istanbul airport bombers, Samantha Power on our perception of refugees, a luxury company brings manufacturing back to… Continue watching