Apr 29 How well do you know the world: Tanzaynia and a surprise trip By Larisa Epatko This week marked the 30th anniversary of a grim event, someone made a major foreign policy speech and Vice President Joe Biden made a surprise visit. Test your knowledge of this and more in our world news quiz. Continue reading
Apr 28 Watch 53:07 PBS NewsHour full episode April 28, 2016 By PBS News Hour Thursday on the NewsHour, an airstrike on a hospital is another sign that the Syrian cease-fire is in jeopardy. Also: Bringing the delegate fight to Indiana, how North Carolina’s bathroom law sparked business backlash, criminal justice reforms from the Senate… Continue watching
Apr 28 Watch 3:27 News Wrap: U.S. soldiers disciplined for accidental Afghan hospital bombing By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, 16 U.S. military personnel, including a general, reportedly received administrative punishments for the mistaken bombing of a hospital in Afghanistan last year that killed 42. Also, Vice President Joe Biden made an unannounced visit to… Continue watching
Apr 28 Watch 7:27 How North Carolina’s bathroom law sparked a business backlash By PBS News Hour North Carolina’s High Point Market is the largest furniture industry trade show in the world. But weeks before designers and retailers arrived, the state legislature passed a law on the use of bathrooms and discrimination targeted at LGBT people, sparking… Continue watching
Apr 28 Watch 7:25 An inside look at the Obama administration’s criminal justice reforms By PBS News Hour Top senators revealed a bipartisan criminal justice reform bill on Thursday that includes changes to sentencing guidelines for some offenders and the creation of reentry programs for newly released prisoners. The move comes as the Obama administration is pushing its… Continue watching
Apr 28 FBI: ‘Argument can be made’ fake AP story broke rules By Raphael Satter, Associated Press WASHINGTON — FBI officials say there's no clear evidence the agency violated its own rules when it posed as The Associated Press to unmask a criminal, according to a report obtained through a public records lawsuit. Continue reading
Apr 28 Watch 2:57 What it means to be unapologetically black By PBS News Hour As the hosts of BuzzFeed's popular “Another Round” podcast, Heben Nigatu and Tracy Clayton set out to break the mold and create a space where they didn’t have to filter their opinions for a white audience. Nigatu and Clayton give… Continue watching
Apr 28 Senate committee approves $220M Flint aid package By Matthew Daly, Associated Press WASHINGTON — A Senate committee on Thursday approved a $220 million aid package for Flint, Michigan, as the city struggles to deal with a water crisis and public health emergency from lead-contaminated pipes. Continue reading
Apr 28 Column: Why you should never use timeouts on your kids By Wendy Thomas Russell At some point, we must accept that even though we all love our kids and want what’s best for them, parenting can’t be a strictly intuitive endeavor. Sometimes we need to listen, really listen, to the experts and the science… Continue reading
Apr 28 How do 5.1 million children cope with a parent behind bars? By Laura Santhanam More than 5 million children have parents who have been behind bars in the United States. How do children cope with missing an incarcerated mother or father. Continue reading