Sep 14 300 years on, America's first lighthouse shines over Boston By Julia Griffin The original tower was blown up in an incident during the Revolutionary War and was rebuilt by the newly-formed United States in 1783. Continue reading
Sep 14 Obama administration sets goal to take in 110,000 refugees next year By Josh Lederman, Associated Press The United States will strive to take in 110,000 refugees from around the world in the coming year, the White House said Wednesday. Continue reading
Sep 14 Chelsea Manning will receive gender affirmation surgery, Army says By Corinne Segal The U.S. Army has told Chelsea Manning she will be permitted to receive gender affirmation surgery, ending a hunger strike that she began last week. Continue reading
Sep 14 As economy rebounds, state funding for higher education isn't bouncing back By Luba Ostashevsky, The Hechinger Report Unlike after previous recessions, public higher-education spending is stubbornly down. And in some states, a bigger and bigger share of what they do spend on public universities and colleges is going to such things as employee pensions, not instruction. Continue reading
Sep 14 CDC deploys new rapid response teams to fight Zika By Virginia Anderson, Kaiser Health News ATLANTA — It was a call that public health officials were dreading, but for which they had prepared. Continue reading
Sep 14 Dakota pipeline protests spread to other U.S. cities By Courtney Norris Protests over the construction of a pipeline in North Dakota that opponents say would desecrate Native American lands have spread to cities across the country, including Atlanta, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. Continue reading
Sep 14 WATCH: Carla Hayden sworn in to lead Library of Congress By News Desk Carla Hayden from Baltimore became the 14th librarian of Congress on Wednesday. You can watch her full swearing-in ceremony. Continue reading
Sep 14 Column: How I came to report on forced marriage -- in the U.S. By Gayle Tzemach Lemmon The beginning of my journey reporting this story began with a casual conversation with a friend. “I know you are writing about child marriage in Afghanistan and India and lots of other places,“ she said. “What about what’s happening here… Continue reading
Sep 13 Watch 10:18 Is this a farm helping migrants or just a field of schemes? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Sep 13 Watch 54:29 PBS NewsHour full episode Sept. 13, 2016 By PBS News Hour Tuesday on the NewsHour, U.S. incomes rise for the first time in almost a decade as poverty rates drop. Also: Questions arise around Donald Trump’s charity, an Italian farm in Italy that’s run by immigrants is missing a key ingredient,… Continue watching