Jul 06 Watch 4:14 News Wrap: GOP gun and anti-terror bill faces House opposition By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, members of the Freedom Caucus came out against a Republican bill that would bar gun sales to those on a terror watchlist. That leaves House Speaker Paul Ryan without the votes to pass the measure. Continue watching
Jul 06 Watch 9:20 Until research unlocks medical understanding of marijuana, patients experiment By PBS News Hour Lenny and Amy’s 5-year-old son has epilepsy. When conventional medications caused terrible side effects, they started giving him a daily drop of cannabis oil, with dramatic results. But it’s a calculated risk: While there is anecdotal evidence of cannabis’ effectiveness,… Continue watching
Jul 06 William Armstrong, ex-U.S. senator for Colorado, dies at 79 By Dan Elliott, Associated Press DENVER — William L. Armstrong, a Colorado media executive who became a major conservative voice in the Senate, died Tuesday after a five-year battle with cancer. He was 79. Continue reading
Jul 06 Second graphic video of Alton Sterling shooting emerges By Joshua Barajas A second video emerged Wednesday that reportedly showed the fatal confrontation between Alton Sterling, who is black, and Baton Rouge police officers outside a convenience store early Tuesday. Continue reading
Jul 06 VA health care still has 'profound deficiencies,' report says By Matthew Daly, Associated Press Two years after a scandal over long wait times for veterans seeking health care, the Department of Veterans Affairs still has "profound deficiencies" in delivering health care to millions of veterans, a new report says. Continue reading
Jul 06 Obama slows troop drawdown in Afghanistan By Josh Lederman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The U.S. will slow its troop drawdown in Afghanistan, leaving a force of 8,400 when President Barack Obama completes his term, the president announced Wednesday in a blunt acknowledgment that America will remain entangled there despite his aspirations… Continue reading
Jul 06 Tiny houses are trendy, minimalist and often illegal By Rebecca Beitsch, Stateline Some local governments around the country are welcoming tiny houses, attracted by their potential to ease an affordable housing crunch or even house the homeless. But lost in the enthusiasm is the fact that in many places, it is hard… Continue reading
Jul 06 Video of police shooting in Baton Rouge sparks protests, DOJ probe By Larisa Epatko Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards said Wednesday that the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division will investigate the fatal shooting of a black man by police in Baton Rouge that was captured on cell phone video. Continue reading
Jul 05 Watch 54:05 PBS NewsHour full episode July 5, 2016 By PBS News Hour Tuesday on the Newshour, the FBI denounces former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server as “extremely careless” but doesn’t find evidence to bring criminal charges. Also: A report from the trenches of Donetsk, another trial… Continue watching
Jul 05 Watch 12:48 No charges, but will Clinton face political consequences for email scandal? By PBS News Hour Despite the finding by investigators that Hillary Clinton’s emails were handled in an extremely careless way, FBI director James Comey said they wouldn't recommend a criminal prosecution. Judy Woodruff talks with Carrie Johnson of NPR, then gets reaction on the… Continue watching