Sep 07 Cancer 'moonshot' panel releases blueprint, but lacks guarantees on funding By Nsikan Akpan The cancer moonshot Blue Ribbon panel releases a 10-point plan for fighting the multifaceted disease, as Congress deliberates the funds for the initiative. Continue reading
Sep 06 Where the candidates stand on climate change By Lisa Desjardins We posed a question to Twitter today: On what issue do Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump differ the most? The answer from the Twitterverse? Immigration. An understandable choice. But in the past week it has become clear that both Clinton… Continue reading
Sep 06 Watch 54:28 PBS NewsHour full episode Sept. 6, 2016 By PBS News Hour Tuesday on the NewsHour, Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Kaine discusses national security and Hillary Clinton’s strategy to win voters’ trust. Also: President Obama pledges to help clear unexploded bombs left in Laos, the Filipino president’s controversial drug crackdown, Fox… Continue watching
Sep 06 Watch 9:07 Decades on, millions of unexploded American bombs left behind still kill and maim in Laos By PBS NewsHour Continue watching
Sep 06 Watch 3:25 Duterte lashes out at critics of drug war killings in the Philippines By PBS News Hour More than 2,000 people have been killed in the Philippines as part of a sweeping drug crackdown whipped up by President Rodrigo Duterte. Both the United States and the United Nations have expressed criticism, and back in his own country,… Continue watching
Sep 06 Watch 6:35 Fox News ends Ailes era with apology and $20 million for Gretchen Carlson By PBS News Hour Fox News will pay a $20 million settlement to former Fox anchor Gretchen Carlson over her allegations of sexual harassment by former CEO Roger Ailes. Fox also issued a rare apology to Carlson. Judy Woodruff learns more from Stephen Battaglio… Continue watching
Sep 06 Watch 8:43 Can the high-tech hunt for terrorists stop lone wolf attacks? By PBS News Hour Take a look at the room 9/11 built: The operations center at the National Counterterrorism Center aggregates data in hopes that analysts will be able to predict the next terrorist attack. With the advent of “social media intelligence,” answers are… Continue watching
Sep 06 Watch 5:28 News Wrap: Congress returns from recess to tackle funding, Zika By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, Congress came back from its summer recess with a full plate. It has less than a month to pass a funding bill and is under pressure to deliver a package to fight Florida’s homegrown Zika… Continue watching
Sep 06 Colin Kaepernick jersey leads NFL sales after national anthem protest By Joshua Barajas Weeks after his silent protest of the U.S. national anthem, the back-up quarterback’s No. 7 jersey was the top-selling jersey at NFLShop.com. Continue reading
Sep 06 Conservative activist Phyllis Schlafly dies at 92 By Larisa Epatko Conservative activist Phyllis Schlafly died Monday at age 92 in her St. Louis, Missouri, home with her family by her side. Continue reading