Sep 18 Obama says if African-Americans do not vote, it will be a 'personal insult' By Ken Thomas and Kevin Freking, Associated Press President Barack Obama said Saturday night he will take it as a "personal insult" if the African-American community fails to turn out for the election. Continue reading
Sep 18 Trump, Clinton respond to New York City explosion By Jonathan Lemire and Ken Thomas, Associated Press Donald Trump appeared to pre-empt New York City officials when he declared Saturday evening that a "bomb went off" in New York City before officials had released details. Continue reading
Sep 17 National Guard, state police to respond to NYC explosion By Kamala Kelkar An explosion injured as many as 29 people in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan on Saturday night. Continue reading
Sep 17 Watch 3:48 Russia claims U.S. airstrikes killed Syrian troops By PBS News Hour U.S. military officials said Saturday they halted coalition airstrikes meant for ISIS fighters in Syria after Russia claimed the attacks instead killed more than 62 Syrian troops. The announcement came just days after a ceasefire took effect. Liz Sly of… Continue watching
Sep 17 Watch 3:50 How one step team is helping students graduate By PBS News Hour The documentary "Gentlemen of Vision,” from PBS member station KETC in St. Louis, follows a group of young men who are part of a step program. Its goal: to decrease the dropout rate and encourage students to graduate high school. Continue watching
Sep 17 New Yorkers revisit Occupy Wall Street on its fifth anniversary By Corinne Segal, Arlene Lormestoire People gathered in Zuccotti Park in lower Manhattan on Saturday, exactly five years after Occupy Wall Street began, describing how a small encampment spread to cities across the country. Continue reading
Sep 17 U.S. halts airstrikes in Syria after Russia says they targeted soldiers By Michael D. Regan U.S. military officials said they halted airstrikes Saturday against what were thought to be Islamic State targets in Syria after Russia claimed they killed dozens of Syrian soldiers. Continue reading
Sep 17 Trump says 'open borders' cost lives and 'this will end' By Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press Donald Trump, who has made a hardline stance on immigration a centerpiece of his presidential campaign, asserted Saturday that "not one more American life should be given up in the name of open borders."… Continue reading
Sep 17 Watch 9:58 Can a Silicon Valley start-up transform education? By PBS News Hour A for-profit school system called AltSchool now operates in San Francisco and New York, with plans to license its program to public schools across the country. AltSchool's co-founder, a former Google executive, believes methods used in the tech industry, like… Continue watching
Sep 17 Trump glosses over past actions, hopes voters do same By Julie Pace, Associated Press Donald Trump is brazenly betting that voters now settling on their choice for president are willing to set aside all that came before his late-in-the-campaign recalibration. Continue reading