May 17 Is America finally ready for smart guns? By Sarah Breitenbach, Stateline Gun safety advocates have pushed for commercially available smart, personalized guns that could only be fired by a specific person through radio frequency chips, fingerprint scans or other technology, for more than three decades. Now, there are signs that a… Continue reading
May 17 Supreme Court, down by one, finds it can be hard to decide By Mark Sherman, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- The eight Supreme Court justices say they'll take care of business until a new ninth justice joins them. Their actions say otherwise. Continue reading
May 17 Report: How Black America has changed in 40 years By Jesse J. Holland, Associated Press WASHINGTON — African-Americans are doing about the same as they have in previous years as the nation rises out of the Great Recession, and much better than they did when its first "State of Black America" report came out 40… Continue reading
May 16 Watch 53:55 PBS NewsHour full episode May 16, 2016 By PBS News Hour Monday on the NewsHour, Donald Trump hits back at David Cameron as Democrats prepare for future primaries. Also: The Supreme Court punts on Obamacare’s contraception mandate, the schism within the Democratic party, Amy Walter and Tamara Keith talk politics, Bosnian… Continue watching
May 16 Watch 1:41 Obama gives Medal of Valor to 13 heroes who were ‘just doing their job’ By PBS News Hour In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, President Obama honored 13 law enforcement officers, including one who was killed in the line of duty, the Medal of Valor at the White House for their exceptional courage in the face… Continue watching
May 16 Watch 7:41 President ties Supreme Court punt on Obamacare birth control case to Garland stalemate By PBS News Hour Monday saw the evenly divided Supreme Court punt on two major cases, including a religious challenge to the Affordable Care Act’s contraception mandate. The no-decisions prompted President Obama to speculate the GOP’s refusal to consider Merrick Garland’s nomination might be… Continue watching
May 16 Justices give narrow win to Internet site in false data case By Sam Hananel, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court says an Internet search site that posted false information about people can be sued only if the errors caused actual harm. Continue reading
May 16 Fix for VA health snarls veterans and doctors in new bureaucracy By Quil Lawrence, NPR News Veterans are still waiting to see a doctor even after Congress and the Veterans Affairs Department came up with a fix. Continue reading
May 16 Supreme Court avoids major ruling in birth control dispute By Mark Sherman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court failed to resolve a knotty dispute between faith-based groups and the Obama administration over birth control on Monday, the latest indication of the shorthanded court's struggle to find a majority for important cases taken up… Continue reading
May 16 Granting Medal of Valor, Obama says U.S. must listen to police By Josh Lederman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama called on the nation Monday to support and listen to its law enforcement officers as he bestowed the Medal of Valor on 13 officers who risked their lives to save others. Continue reading