Jun 29 Watch 7:34 NASA promising July 4 big bang — and lots of science — when Juno probe reaches Jupiter By PBS News Hour On Independence Day NASA’s Juno spacecraft reaches the largest planet in our solar system and is expected to transmit pictures the 1.8 billion miles back to Earth. But even more interesting than pictures, scientists hope to collect tons of data… Continue watching
Jun 29 Watch 7:54 Breaking the school-to-prison pipeline for young offenders one class at a time By PBS News Hour In most states across America, education for teen offenders pales in comparison to what they'd receive on the outside. Just one third mandate that these kids meet the same standards as their public school counterparts. Massachusetts is one of them,… Continue watching
Jun 29 CIA director: We are 'not immune' to terrorist violence By Larisa Epatko CIA Director John Brennan said Wednesday that although the United States is an “ocean away” from Islamic State group strongholds, the U.S. is not immune to its attacks. Continue reading
Jun 29 NYC's gender-neutral bathrooms urge people to 'look past pink and blue' By Joshua Barajas New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio signed a new law Tuesday that would require all single-occupant bathrooms citywide to be designated as gender-neutral. Continue reading
Jun 29 Twitter Chat: How do constitutions address sexual orientation and gender identity? By Jaclyn Diaz, Corinne Segal At 1 p.m. EDT on Thursday, June 30, PBS NewsHour will host a Twitter chat to discuss LGBT constitutional rights in countries around the world. Continue reading
Jun 29 Puerto Rico rescue package survives Senate vote, two days before default By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press The White House-backed measure would create a control board that would oversee the U.S. territory's finances and could supervise some debt restructuring. Senators voted 68-32 to advance the bill to a final vote. Continue reading
Jun 29 18 million people served by water systems with lead violations in 2015, report says By Kulsoom Khan More than 18 million Americans received their drinking water from systems with lead violations in 2015, according to a new report. Continue reading
Jun 28 Watch 7:24 Solicitor General Donald Verrilli, who beat back legal challenges to Obamacare, steps down By PBS News Hour As the Supreme Court wraps up a very busy term, there’s a familiar face who won’t be returning to argue cases before the court next fall. Solicitor General Donald Verrilli, the Obama administration’s top lawyer who defended Obamacare and argued… Continue watching
Jun 28 Watch 53:01 PBS NewsHour full episode June 28, 2016 By PBS News Hour Tuesday on the NewsHour, a raucous meeting of the EU’s parliament exposes the deep divide created by the UK decision to leave. Also: Findings of a two-year report on Benghazi, how juvenile sex offenders are getting locked up for decades,… Continue watching
Jun 28 Watch News Wrap: Deadly suicide bombing strikes Istanbul airport By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, a terror attack at Istanbul’s main airport killed several people. At least one suicide bomber opened fire and then blew himself up, according to the Turkey’s justice minister. Also, Volkswagen will spend about $15 billion… Continue watching