Sep 08 Appeals court sympathetic to challenge over voter rules By Sam Hananel, Associated Press A federal appeals court on Thursday seemed likely to side with voting rights groups seeking to block 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 08 From prison to Ph.D, this activist fights for peace in Chicago By Kenya Downs Chico Tillmon went from being a leader in a gang, to steering inner-city young from a life of crime. Continue reading
Sep 08 Doctors fight to bring hospital ICUs into the modern era By Usha Lee McFarling, STAT Many ICU physicians say that ICUs are woefully — and often dangerously — out of date. Continue reading
Sep 08 Lochte and teammates suspended, will not visit White House By Courtney Norris Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte and three of his teammates have been suspended from the USA swim team, the United States Olympic Committee and USA Swimming announced Thursday. Continue reading
Sep 07 Watch 9:51 Why Chicago hasn't yet escaped an epidemic of gun violence By PBS News Hour How do you stop a “contagious” outbreak of violence? For Chicago, 2016 is already the deadliest year in more than two decades. John Yang visits the city to understand why the problem is so entrenched and to meet the people… Continue watching
Sep 07 Watch 53:30 PBS NewsHour full episode Sept. 7, 2016 By PBS News Hour Wednesday on the NewsHour, a look at the tightening poll numbers in the presidential race and where the candidates stand on the issue of climate change. Also: Chicago struggles to stem gun violence, the responsibility of social networks to discourage… Continue watching
Sep 07 Watch 6:44 The weaver who helped resurrect an endangered Lao artform By PBS News Hour When President Obama took the stage at the Asean Summit, he stood at a podium decorated with traditional Lao textiles, made by the first American company allowed to do business in the country since the Vietnam War. Special correspondent Mike… Continue watching
Sep 07 Watch 8:44 Why it's so hard to fight extremist propaganda online By PBS News Hour How do you deter people from being seduced by messages of extremism on social media? Science correspondent Miles O’Brien looks at some of the strategies, including videos that provide a counter-narrative to the Islamic State and a computer program that… Continue watching
Sep 07 Watch 5:32 News Wrap: Obama urges Americans to learn about other cultures during Laos visit By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, President Obama toured a centuries-old Buddhist Temple during his visit to Laos and held a town hall with youth leaders from across Southeast Asia. The president urged Americans to learn about the world and reject… Continue watching
Sep 07 In Chicago, 35,000 people have been murdered in 50 years By Laura Santhanam, Megan Crigger The deadliest year occurred in 1974, when homicides took 970 lives. But the past two years have also seen a sharp rise in mounting violence. Continue reading