May 15 Watch 4:23 Why neighborhood demographics are shifting in Chicago By PBS News Hour Chicago has the unenviable distinction as the nation’s murder capital, and crime has middle class black families increasingly leaving the city. What impact does so-called “Black flight” have on the neighborhoods of Chicago? For more, USA Today reporter Aamer Madhani… Continue watching
May 15 On more than one issue, GOP’s Trump sounds like a Democrat By Jill Colvin, Associated Press Complicating the efforts to define Trump's ideology is his penchant for offering contradictory ideas about policy. He also has taken recently to saying that all of his plans are merely suggestions, open to later negotiation. Continue reading
May 15 Clinton campaigning hard in Kentucky ahead of Tuesday’s primary By Catherine Lucey, Associated Press Hillary Clinton campaigned hard Sunday in Kentucky, where rival Bernie Sanders looks to extend his winning streak in Tuesday's primary and further delay her clinching the Democratic presidential nomination. Continue reading
May 15 Eight killed, dozens injured in Texas bus crash By Michael D. Regan A Texas bus crash that killed eight people and injured dozens more on Saturday is under review by a federal safety board. Continue reading
May 15 Will robot cars drive traffic congestion off a cliff? By Joan Lowy, Associated Press Self-driving cars are expected to usher in a new era of mobility, safety and convenience. The problem, say transportation researchers, is that people will use them too much. Continue reading
May 14 Watch 24:51 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode May 14, 2016 By PBS News Hour Saturday on PBS NewsHour Weekend, the flow of migrants and refugees to Europe slows as the U.S. steps up deportations of undocumented migrants from Central America. Later, in our signature segment, beyond debt and Zika, a look at the looming… Continue watching
May 14 Watch 1:53 Viewer comments on a program offering cash to reduce crime By PBS News Hour Viewers expressed both skepticism and hope regarding NewsHour Weekend’s report on “Operation Peacemaker,” the California program paying young men who have criminal records $1,000 per month to stay out of trouble. In the latest installment of “Viewers Like You,” Alison… Continue watching
May 14 Watch To weaken ISIS, U.S. deploys small number of special ops in Libya By PBS News Hour As part of a strategy to weaken the Islamic State and support a unity government, the U.S. is deploying a small number of special operations troops on the ground in Libya. Washington Post reporter Missy Ryan who has written about… Continue watching
May 14 Watch 4:15 U.S. to step up arrests, deportation of undocumented immigrants By PBS News Hour Responding to a surge of Central Americans coming to the U.S. in recent years, the Department of Homeland Security has planned a month of raids on immigrants found to have crossed the southwest border illegally. Reuters reporter Julia Edwards, who… Continue watching
May 14 Watch 9:17 Beyond debt default and Zika, Puerto Rico struggles as trash piles up By Ivette Feliciano, Melanie Saltzman As Puerto Rico’s government grapples with an economic crisis, a Zika outbreak, and widespread landfill closures, another disaster is brewing -- trash on the island. Whenever it rains, several feet of black, contaminated water and trash flood the homes of… Continue watching