Sep 10 Clinton says 'deplorables' comment was 'grossly generalistic' By Catherine Lucey, Associated Press Hillary Clinton said Saturday that she was wrong to put half of Donald Trump's supporters in a 'basket of deplorables."… Continue reading
Sep 10 Watch 12:11 Should 9/11 trials be held at Guantanamo Bay? By PBS News Hour The five men blamed for planning the attacks of September 11 have yet to be tried in a military commission. Nearly 15 years after that day, they remain detained at the U.S. military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Now, some… Continue watching
Sep 10 John Hinckley, who shot Reagan, to be released from mental hospital today By Kamala Kelkar John Hinckley, who became a household name in 1981 when he tried to assassinate President Ronald Reagan, is set to leave his mental hospital today. Continue reading
Sep 10 What happened to the remnants of the World Trade Center? By Michael D. Regan The artifacts come in various forms and sizes, collected from the wreckage of the World Trade Center buildings in the months following the attacks of Sept. 11. Continue reading
Sep 10 Election hacks raise fears of Russian influence By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press Recent hacks of election data systems in at least two states have raised fear among lawmakers and intelligence officials over hackers with Russian ties. Continue reading
Sep 10 Column: 17 years after 9/11, how have students' reactions changed? By Patrick Welsh In what seemed like about a half hour after the second plane hit, we heard a loud explosion outside the school. Continue reading
Sep 10 Column: I was there on 9/11. Now it's a history lesson that I teach By Annie Thoms Students in my classes remembered September 11 as high-schoolers; then as middle-schoolers; as grade-schoolers; then, only through their parents’ stories. Ten years later, the experience was already a generation removed. Continue reading
Sep 10 Appeals court blocks proof-of-citizenship voting requirement By Sam Hananel, Associated Press A federal appeals court has blocked Kansas, Georgia and Alabama from requiring residents to prove they are U.S. citizens when registering to vote using a national form. Continue reading
Sep 09 Watch 7:38 Visiting the 9/11 memorials with those most closely affected By PBS News Hour There are three national memorials that honor the victims of the 9/11 attacks. For some, they provide a mechanism of healing, for others, a chance to remember, and still for others, a way to understand the historical significance of that… Continue watching
Sep 09 Watch 4:51 After legal disappointment, North Dakota pipeline protesters vow to fight on By PBS News Hour There’s been a months-long standoff over the construction of a $3.8 billion pipeline extension designed to run near tribal land in North Dakota. On Friday, a federal judge denied the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s request to stop the project. But… Continue watching