Apr 16 Watch 9:50 How Rust Belt city Youngstown plans to overcome decades of decline By PBS News Hour Youngstown, Ohio is an upper-midwest city that has come to symbolize the nation’s distress of deindustrialization with high unemployment and crime rates. But after decades of decline, the city has plans to rebuild, remove blight and attract employers. On issues… Continue watching
Apr 16 Watch 4:04 Is the GOP presidential nomination process fair? By PBS News Hour The likelihood is increasing the nomination for the GOP’s presidential candidate will be contested at the convention. If that happens, there’s no guarantee that the candidate who walks in with the most delegates will walk out as the nominee. Is… Continue watching
Apr 15 Watch 53:38 PBS NewsHour full episode April 15, 2016 By PBS News Hour Friday on the NewsHour, Democratic presidential candidates eye Tuesday’s pivotal New York primary after their most contentious debate yet. Also: Microsoft sues the Department of Justice over data access, inside the GOP’s nomination process, Shields and Brooks talk politics, the… Continue watching
Apr 15 Watch 7:19 Microsoft sues DOJ over demands for access to customer data By PBS News Hour In the wake of the FBI’s showdown with Apple last month, a new tech giant is taking up arms against government oversight. Microsoft sued the Department of Justice Thursday, arguing that it is unconstitutional for the government to request access… Continue watching
Apr 15 Watch 4:54 News Wrap: Obamas release federal tax returns By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, the Obamas released their federal tax returns for the past year, revealing that they paid $81,000 in taxes on an income of $436,000, and donated 15 percent of what they made to charity. Also, Brazilian… Continue watching
Apr 15 Mississippi governor signs law authorizing guns in churches By Joshua Barajas Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant signed a bill into law Friday that allows specially trained churchgoers to carry concealed firearms to enhance security at places of worship. Continue reading
Apr 15 Tennessee governor vetoes bill to make Bible the official state book By Joshua Barajas Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam vetoed a bill Thursday that would have made the Holy Bible the state's official book, more than a week after the controversial measure reached his desk. Continue reading
Apr 14 Watch 5:51 The stories behind Canada’s assisted suicide battle By PBS News Hour Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau introduced legislation Thursday that would legalize physician-assisted suicide across the nation. Trudeau’s decision comes a year after the Canadian Supreme Court overturned a criminal ban against the practice. For more on the issue, we look… Continue watching
Apr 14 Watch 7:48 Inside the Chicago Police Department’s race problem By PBS News Hour An accountability task force appointed by Mayor Rahm Emanuel found that the Chicago Police Department has engaged in a long pattern of institutionalized racism that has alienated black and Hispanic residents. For more on what the report means for Chicago,… Continue watching
Apr 14 Watch 47:44 PBS NewsHour full episode April 14, 2016 By PBS News Hour Thursday on the NewsHour, how the media is shaping the 2016 presidential race. Also: Why the Chicago Police Department has a race problem, all the financial advice you need on one index card, health advocates score a major victory with… Continue watching