May 04 Watch 5:51 News Wrap: Alberta wildfire forces nearly 90,000 to flee By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, a wildfire burning since Sunday in Canada’s main oil sands city forced nearly 90,000 people to flee their homes, the province’s largest evacuation ever. Also, President Obama made a long-awaited visit to Flint, Michigan, to… Continue watching
May 04 Watch 7:31 The drug-like effect of screen time on the teenage brain By PBS News Hour Teenagers today have never known a world without the internet, which may be why half of all adolescents say they’re addicted to their digital devices. In her new documentary “Screenagers,” Dr. Delaney Ruston explores why young people are so drawn… Continue watching
May 04 Justice Department says North Carolina’s anti-LGBT law is a Civil Rights Act violation By Joshua Barajas The Justice Department warns North Carolina not to implement a law that has been considered the most anti-LGBT law in the United States. Continue reading
May 04 Obama drinks filtered city water in Flint to show it’s safe By Kevin Freking, Associated Press FLINT, Mich. — Showing support for the beleaguered residents of Flint, Michigan, President Barack Obama drank filtered city water on Wednesday to show that it is again safe following a lead-contamination crisis. Continue reading
May 04 U.S. officials: Deal reached to extend Syria truce to Aleppo By Bradley Klapper, Matthew Lee, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The United States and Russia have persuaded Syria's government and moderate rebels to extend the country's fragile truce to the northern city of Aleppo, although sporadic clashes continue, U.S. officials said Wednesday. Continue reading
May 04 Obama to name Stonewall 1st national monument for gay rights By Josh Lederman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — New York's iconic Stonewall Inn, where the modern gay rights movement took root, will become the first national monument honoring the history of gays and lesbians in the U.S. under a proposal President Barack Obama is preparing to… Continue reading
May 03 Watch 54:02 PBS NewsHour full episode May 3, 2016 By PBS News Hour Tuesday on the NewsHour, a look at what’s at stake as Indiana voters cast their ballots in a crucial primary. Also: Education Secretary John King on raising standards, inside daily life amid the Syrian civil war, relatives of Western jihadists… Continue watching
May 03 Watch 7:20 For Lesley Stahl, ‘Becoming Grandma’ was better than she imagined By PBS News Hour You can’t know how amazing it feels to be a grandmother until it happens to you, says Lesley Stahl, longtime 60 Minutes correspondent and author of a new book, "Becoming Grandma." With her personal transformation, she began to investigate her… Continue watching
May 03 Trump repeats unsubstantiated claim that Cruz’s dad has Oswald ties By Jonathan Lemire and Jill Colvin, Associated Press Republican front-runner Donald Trump rehashed unsubstantiated claims Tuesday that his rival Ted Cruz's father has links to President John F. Kennedy's assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald. Continue reading
May 03 Once a Clinton stronghold, Appalachia now Trump country By Lisa Lerer, Associated Press Recent events in Appalachia mark a striking political shift for the Clintons, who've long staked their electoral fortunes on working class white voters. Continue reading