Aug 03 Is killing a police officer a hate crime? By Rebecca Beitsch, Stateline Nearly every state has a hate-crime statute that increases penalties for offenders motivated by hatred of a victim’s race, religion, sexuality or other personal characteristic. Louisiana in May became the first state to add police to the list when it… Continue reading
Aug 02 Watch 53:53 PBS NewsHour full episode Aug. 2, 2016 By PBS News Hour Tuesday on the NewsHour, President Obama declares Donald Trump “unfit” to be president, and Trump blasts Hillary Clinton. Also, what Miami-Dade County is doing about Zika, our new series “Candidates in Context,” a debate over how mathematics should be taught,… Continue watching
Aug 02 Watch 3:10 News Wrap: Obama renews case for TPP; more DNC resignations By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, President Obama renewed his case for the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a trade deal both presidential candidates have disavowed. Also, the Associated Press reports that the Democratic National Committee’s chief executive has resigned and that other staff… Continue watching
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Aug 02 Watch 7:07 A stretch of North Dakota highway witnesses oil's boom and bust By PBS News Hour Oil prices have been dropping since the industry’s boom in 2014, and with that decline comes economic uncertainty for oil towns like Dickinson, North Dakota. Over 180 rigs drilled at the nearby Bakken oil field two years ago; only 27… Continue watching
Aug 02 Watch 7:46 How Gary, Indiana, is improving community-police relations By PBS News Hour Tonight is “National Night Out,” and police officers across the country are going into neighborhoods in an effort to connect with the people they serve. As part of our year-long Race Matters conversation, special correspondent Charlayne Hunter-Gault speaks with Gary,… Continue watching
Aug 02 Watch 5:57 What Miami-Dade County is doing about Zika By PBS News Hour With 12 confirmed cases of the Zika virus in Miami-Dade County, officials are asking residents to take part in mosquito-prevention efforts, including draining standing water and wearing insect repellent. Gwen Ifill speaks with Alina Hudak, Deputy Mayor of Miami-Dade County,… Continue watching
Aug 02 Texas professors sue over new law allowing guns on campus By Jim Vertuno, Associated Press Supporters of the campus carry law say its impact is overstated, because most students won't be legally allowed to carry concealed weapons. Continue reading
Aug 02 Testimony: Health director covered up cancer-causing water in North Carolina By Michael Biesecker, Associated Press North Carolina's top public health official acted unethically and possibly illegally by telling residents living near Duke Energy coal ash pits that their well water is safe to drink when it's contaminated with a chemical known to cause cancer, a… Continue reading
Aug 02 Baltimore woman dies after standoff with police By Kamaria Roberts An hours-long standoff with Baltimore County police on Monday ended with the fatal shooting of a 23-year-old woman, Korryn Gaines, and the injuring of her 5-year-old son in their suburban Baltimore apartment. Continue reading