Apr 25 Watch 3:55 News Wrap: Tamir Rice’s family will get $6 million to settle wrongful death suit By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, the city of Cleveland agreed to pay a $6 million settlement over the wrongful death of Tamir Rice, a 12-year-old African-American boy who was shot by police in 2014 while playing with a pellet gun. Continue watching
Apr 25 Watch 8:13 How can U.S. use its forces most effectively against ISIS? By PBS News Hour President Obama approved the deployment of up to 250 additional military personnel to Syria to aid the fight against the Islamic State group, while the resumption of heavy fighting in the Syrian civil war has all but derailed UN efforts… Continue watching
Apr 25 360° video shows Nepal one year after earthquake By Vanessa Dennis On April 25, 2015, a massive earthquake shook Nepal, killing more than eight thousand people. This 360° video shows Nepal, exactly one year after the deadly earthquake. Tonight on PBS NewsHour, special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports from… Continue reading
Apr 25 Justice Department wants states to make it easier for ex-prisoners to obtain IDs By Eric Tucker, Associated Press WASHINGTON — States should make it easier for convicted felons to obtain state-issued identification after they get out of prison, Attorney General Loretta Lynch said Monday. Continue reading
Apr 25 Cleveland agrees to pay $6 million over fatal shooting of Tamir Rice By Joshua Barajas The city of Cleveland agreed to pay $6 million, in two yearly installments, to settle a federal lawsuit over the November 2014 fatal shooting of 12-year-old Tamir Rice by a police officer. Continue reading
Apr 25 In West Baltimore, pharmacy deserts leave health care gaps By Shefali Luthra, Kaiser Health News, Jeremy Snow, Capital News Service CVS rebuilt a store destroyed by protesters after Freddie Gray’s death last year, but a shortage of quality pharmacies means low-income residents still have unmet needs. Continue reading
Apr 25 One year after Freddie Gray’s death, thousands leave Maryland prisons with risky health problems, no coverage By Jay Hancock, Kaiser Health News Maryland’s prisons and jails release thousands of inmates each year without helping them enroll in Medicaid, jeopardizing their health and putting communities at greater risk. Continue reading
Apr 24 Watch 24:50 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode April 24, 2016 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, April 24, President Barack Obama seeks common ground with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on trade, migrants and fighting terrorism. Later, a preview of what to expect from voters during the presidential primaries in five northeast… Continue watching
Apr 24 Watch 3:18 How are voters expected to lean in Pennsylvania’s primary? By PBS News Hour Of the five northeast states holding primaries on Tuesday, Pennsylvania is the biggest prize, with 71 national convention delegates at stake for Republicans and 210 for Democrats. Political reporter Jonathan Tamari from the Philadelphia Inquirer joins Megan Thompson with the… Continue watching
Apr 24 Solar plane completes dangerous 3-day flight over the Pacific Ocean By Michael D. Regan The Solar Impulse-2 finished the most challenging leg of its around-the-world trip, which started in March 2015 in the United Arab Emirates, in an attempt to draw attention to clean-energy technology. Continue reading