Jul 11 After 19 seasons, 5-time NBA champion Tim Duncan retires By Dan Cooney Tim Duncan, a five-time NBA champion and 15-time all-star with the San Antonio Spurs, called it quits Monday after 19 seasons. Continue reading
Jul 11 On Dallas trip, Obama will try to make sense of shootings By Kathleen Hennessey, Associated Press WASHINGTON — For President Barack Obama, the decision to return early from an overseas trip after a series of shocking shootings will prove to be easy compared to his next challenge: Comforting an America rattled by the violence. Continue reading
Jul 11 U.S. sending 560 more troops to Iraq as Mosul push intensifies By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press BAGHDAD — The United States will send 560 more troops to Iraq to transform a freshly retaken air base into a staging hub for the long-awaited battle to recapture Mosul from Islamic State militants, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Monday. Continue reading
Jul 10 Hundreds gather in Manhattan to protest police violence By Daniel Moritz-Rabson Hundreds gathered in New York City on Sunday to march against police violence following the killings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, as other protests occurred across the country. Continue reading
Jul 10 'Hate does not exist in a vacuum' -- writings on race, policing in the U.S. By PBS News Hour Personal stories, analyses and other commentary from this week following multiple killings. Continue reading
Jul 10 Watch 5:13 Dallas pastor says nation is 'all but' post-racial By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 10 Trump adviser says women should be the ones to decide on abortion By Associated Press One of Donald Trump's potential running mates said Sunday that women should be the ones to decide whether or not to have abortions. Continue reading
Jul 10 Black Lives Matter leader arrested as protests spread across the country By Michael D. Regan A leading voice for the Black Lives Matter movement along with a local journalist and dozens of others were arrested by police in Baton Rouge. Continue reading
Jul 10 This flag once protested lynching. Now it's an artist's response to police violence By Corinne Segal A version of this flag once flew outside NAACP headquarters in New York City during the 1920s and '30s to protest lynchings. Continue reading
Jul 10 Watch 4:08 Could convention rule changes cost Trump the nomination? By PBS News Hour If the forces opposed to Donald Trump have any hope of derailing the presumptive nominee, it would be through changes in the convention rules—rules that would free delegates from the requirement to vote on the first ballot for the candidate… Continue watching