Apr 20 High court upholds Arizona’s legislative redistricting plan By Sam Hananel, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- A unanimous Supreme Court says an Arizona commission did not violate the principle of one person, one vote when it redrew the state's legislative districts in a way that created some with more residents than others and improved… Continue reading
Apr 20 Felony charges filed in Flint lead-tainted water crisis By News Desk Two Michigan Department of Environmental Quality officials and a local water treatment plant supervisor were charged Wednesday with evidence tampering and additional felony and misdemeanor counts related to the widespread problem of lead-tainted water in Flint. Continue reading
Apr 20 Terror victims win Supreme Court judgment against Iran By Mark Sherman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a judgment allowing families of victims of Iranian-sponsored terrorism to collect nearly $2 billion. Continue reading
Apr 19 Watch 6:28 Washington Post honored for deep dive into fatal police shootings By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 19 Watch 7:47 How the U.S. military is supporting Iraq against ISIS By PBS News Hour Secretary of Defense Ash Carter announced Monday that the U.S. will be sending 217 more soldiers into Iraq, bringing total American strength there over 4,000. The news comes as Iraqi forces begin their advance on the Islamic State-held city of… Continue watching
Apr 19 Watch 7:37 Why safe drinking water is no safe bet for some U.S. schools By PBS News Hour It's not just Flint, Michigan. Over the past few decades, school districts in Los Angeles, New York City, Seattle, Washington and elsewhere have found higher than acceptable lead levels in their students’ drinking water due to old plumbing systems. The… Continue watching
Apr 19 Watch 53:53 PBS NewsHour full episode April 19, 2016 By PBS News Hour Tuesday on the NewsHour, presidential front-runners hope for big gains in the New York primary. Also: Taliban violence continues in Afghanistan, how the U.S. is supporting Iraq against ISIS, what winning New York means for the candidates, safe water is… Continue watching
Apr 19 Watch 4:04 News Wrap: Soldiers, volunteers join Ecuador search efforts By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, hundreds of international rescue workers fanned out in Ecuador, looking for victims of the earthquake that's killed at least 433 people. Also, also, another strong aftershock rattled southern Japan, and a key airport reopened, allowing… Continue watching
Apr 19 Congress unlikely to act on Puerto Rico ahead of deadline By Erica Werner, Associated Press Congress seems increasingly unlikely to take action to help Puerto Rico ahead of a May 1 deadline for the commonwealth to default on a nearly half-billion-dollar debt payment. Continue reading
Apr 19 Sept. 11 families upset by White House effort to derail bill By Andrew Taylor and Richard Lardner, Associated Press Families of the victims of the Sept. 11 attacks say they are "greatly distressed" that the Obama administration is working to derail legislation giving them the right to sue the government of Saudi Arabia for any role that elements of… Continue reading