Apr 13 Future scientists showcase their discoveries at White House Science Fair By Adelyn Baxter President Barack Obama welcomed innovative teens from around the country to the White House Wednesday for the 6th and final White House Science Fair of his administration. Continue reading
Apr 13 Watch 5:46 News Wrap: Verizon workers protest expired contracts By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, nearly 40,000 Verizon employees across nine states walked off the job to protest the company’s alleged attempts to freeze pensions, make layoffs easier and hire more contract workers. Also, the CDC reported that Zika virus… Continue watching
Apr 13 Watch 8:44 Who’s at the trigger when the president calls a nuclear strike By PBS News Hour What would happen today if the president ever gave the order to unleash nuclear weapons? Granted rare access to America's nuclear war fighters, veteran correspondent Jamie McIntyre on special assignment for the NewsHour profiles the people and the fleet that… Continue watching
Apr 13 Watch 53:21 PBS NewsHour full episode April 13, 2016 By PBS News Hour Wednesday on the NewsHour, Democratic candidates court labor unions as Donald Trump lambasts the GOP’s delegate rules ahead of the New York primary. Also: A major windfall for cancer research from Sean Parker, neural engineering works to mend paralysis, a… Continue watching
Apr 13 Nation’s largest coal mining company files for bankruptcy protection By Stephanie Joyce, Wyoming Public Radio and Leigh Paterson, Inside Energy Peabody Energy, the country's largest coal company, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Wednesday. Continue reading
Apr 13 Louisiana governor signs order to protect LGBT state workers By Corinne Segal Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards signed an anti-discrimination executive order on Wednesday for LGBT state workers, marking the first time the state's government has provided protection for its transgender employees. Continue reading
Apr 13 Outcry among LGBTQ advocates spreads against new Mississippi law By Laura Santhanam Fallout continues one week after Mississippi passed a law that allows business owners and employees to refuse services to LGBTQ people based on “sincerely held religious beliefs and moral convictions.”… Continue reading
Apr 13 Tens of thousands of Verizon workers strike over contract dispute By News Desk About 39,000 Verizon workers are protesting the lack of progress negotiating their contract on Wednesday by walking off the job. Continue reading
Apr 13 Obama plans to attend his final White House Science Fair By Kevin Freking, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Some of America's brightest children will visit the White House as President Barack Obama holds his final science fair to highlight work that excelled in a broad range of competitions. Continue reading
Apr 12 Watch 3:12 News Wrap: NC governor moves to alter new LGBT law By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, after a wave of criticism over last month’s LGBT rights law, North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory expanded protections for state employees based on sexual orientation and gender identity and asked lawmakers to restore the right… Continue watching