Aug 09 Watch 53:53 PBS NewsHour full episode Aug. 9, 2016 By PBS News Hour Tuesday on the NewsHour, Republican Sen. Susan Collins steps up to say she will not vote for Donald Trump. Also: Turkey and Russia meet amid strained relations with the U.S., giving adults with autism the tools to build a life,… Continue watching
Aug 09 Watch News Wrap: Firefighters battle two California wildfires By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, two wildfires in California are wreaking havoc: one in the San Bernardino Mountains, which has threatened 5,000 homes, and another north of Big Sur, which is about halfway contained but still growing. Also, Delta Air… Continue watching
Aug 09 Watch 9:14 Giving adults with autism the skills to build independent lives By PBS News Hour Before Josh, 36, arrived at First Place Transition Academy, he had never taken public transportation on his own, much less held down a paying job. But a new pilot program is empowering adults with autism to overcome hurdles to independence. Continue watching
Aug 09 States ease access to welfare and food stamps for convicted drug felons By Teresa Wiltz, Stateline The changes come amid broader efforts in Washington and many states to reform drug policies and criminal justice approaches. And they reflect a growing consensus that helping people when they are released from prison can increase the chances that they… Continue reading
Aug 09 Poll says majority of young Americans support LGBT rights By Associated Press According to the findings, 92 percent of young adults support HIV and AIDs prevention, 90 percent support equal employment, and 80 percent support LGBT adoption. Continue reading
Aug 08 Watch 5:02 News Wrap: Delta computer outage cancels flights; 67 killed in Pakistan suicide bombing By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, hundreds of Delta Air Lines flights were canceled and thousands delayed after a global crash of the airline’s computer systems. Limited service resumed after 11 hours. Also, in Pakistan, at least 67 were killed and… Continue watching
Aug 08 Watch 53:22 PBS NewsHour full episode Aug. 8, 2016 By PBS News Hour Monday on the NewsHour, Donald Trump begins to reveal his economic plan, and former CIA official Evan McMullin announces an independent presidential bid. Also, we analyze Trump's attempt to reset his campaign, an Olympics update from Rio, the health care… Continue watching
Aug 08 Watch 3:04 Trump proposes 3-tier income tax structure, regulation freeze By PBS News Hour Donald Trump laid out his economic plan today in Detroit, proposing an across-the-board income tax reduction as well as a freeze on agency regulations. Trump also attacked Hillary Clinton’s policy approach, arguing it “punishes" workers and business owners in the… Continue watching
Aug 08 Watch 8:11 Alabama lawyer seeks to remind school-based police that students are still children By PBS News Hour Last September, a federal court in Alabama ruled that the disciplinary practices used by the Birmingham Police Department toward high school students were unconstitutional. The police department’s appeal will be heard next month. Ebony Howard, the lawyer who filed the… Continue watching
Aug 08 Watch 6:35 3 solo artists describe the 'excellent exercise' of musical collaboration By PBS News Hour hey were used to being in charge of their own voices, their own lyrics, their own paths. But recently, singers Neko Case, K.D. Lang and Laura Veirs put autonomy aside to form a single group. The goal was to create… Continue watching