Sep 12 Watch 6:01 How much health data should candidates disclose? By PBS News Hour How much should voters know about the presidential candidates’ health? On Sunday, Hillary Clinton left a 9/11 memorial ceremony in lower Manhattan after a stumble. It was later revealed that the Democratic nominee had been diagnosed with pneumonia a few… Continue watching
Sep 12 Watch 2:57 Clinton campaign pledges more health information after pneumonia diagnosis By PBS News Hour Questions about Hillary Clinton’s health dominated headlines on Sunday after she left a 9/11 memorial ceremony in Manhattan. After it was confirmed that she was suffering from pneumonia, her campaign promised more information on her health. Meanwhile, Clinton’s comment that… Continue watching
Sep 12 Watch 4:14 News Wrap: As cease-fire starts, Assad insists he means to retain control By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, a cease-fire in Syria, negotiated by the United States and Russia, took effect at sunset, despite government attacks in Aleppo. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad appeared in a recaptured Damascus suburb to say that he means… Continue watching
Sep 12 Watch 7:54 Questioning Clinton's health transparency and Trump's charitable giving By PBS News Hour Amid questions about her health, Hillary Clinton has caused a stir with comments about Donald Trump supporters. Gwen Ifill talks to Susan Page of USA Today and Tamara Keith of NPR about Clinton’s privacy about her pneumonia diagnosis and a… Continue watching
Sep 12 Watch 7:13 In the reddest part of Colorado, some Republicans rethink their loyalty By PBS News Hour In most elections, Colorado has been a key battleground state. But this season, Hillary Clinton is polling far ahead of Donald Trump. Gwen Ifill speaks with voters in one of the state’s most conservative counties, home to five military installations… Continue watching
Sep 12 Watch 7:38 One college turns its football field into a farm and sees its students transform By PBS News Hour At Paul Quinn College, where once there was a football field, now there’s an organic farm. It’s not just a symbol of renewal for this once-struggling historically black college in Dallas; it’s where students work to pay tuition. As part… Continue watching
Sep 12 The shortage of non-white professors is a self-perpetuating problem By Matt Krupnick, The Hechinger Report People in doctoral pipelines to university jobs are disproportionately white, making black educators hard to come by. Continue reading
Sep 12 Mosque of Pulse nightclub shooter Omar Mateen set on fire By Harry Zahn The St. Lucie County sheriff’s office in Florida said the individual in the video was a white or Hispanic male who arrived at the mosque on a motorcycle and was “carrying paper and a bottle of some type of liquid.”… Continue reading
Sep 12 Worsening highway traffic slows down paid express lanes By Rebecca Beitsch, Stateline But as Americans drive more miles than ever before, express lanes are facing a challenge: they are too popular. So many drivers of all kinds are using the lanes that it is increasingly difficult for transportation officials to keep them… Continue reading
Sep 12 13 percent of U.S. reports household hunger. How do teens cope? By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez, Kaiser Health News Researchers asked teens how they cope with hunger in their communities and the barriers preventing them from accessing food assistance programs. They discovered many teens shrink from seeking help for fear of being stigmatized. Continue reading