Jun 26 SCOTUS to rule Monday on Texas abortion case By Mark Sherman, Associated Press It’s expected to be the justices’ final meeting before they disperse on their summer breaks. Continue reading
Jun 26 Americans who confronted 'surprise' medical bills share their stories By Elisabeth Ponsot, Daniel Moritz-Rabson Last year, Consumer Reports found 30 percent of Americans with private health insurance have received a surprise bill, where their insurance plan paid less than they expected. Continue reading
Jun 26 Survivors of Boston bombing meet with Orlando victims still in hospital By Michael D. Regan Survivors of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing on Saturday met with victims of the Orlando shooting who are still hospitalized two weeks after a gunmen killed 49 people inside Pulse nightclub. Continue reading
Jun 26 Study finds difficulty tracing dark money in political ads By Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press It's getting harder to know who is funding political advertising at the state level as more money becomes anonymous or is filtered from one political action committee to another, a new study finds. Continue reading
Jun 26 Watch 10:21 Unexpected medical bills can cost American consumers thousands By PBS News Hour It’s a growing frustration for many Americans: surprisingly high medical bills that they are struggling to pay. In some cases, patients are surprised to learn that they received care from an out-of-network doctor in an in-network hospital, long after an… Continue watching
Jun 25 Watch PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode June 25, 2016 By newshourweekend On this edition for Saturday, June 25, residents of Europe and the United States react to Britain’s departure from the EU, and the Panama Canal gets a makeover. Later, learn how robots are inspecting sewer systems in one Massachusetts city… Continue watching
Jun 25 Business promotion and politics par for Trump's Scotland golf tour By Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press Donald Trump moved from hole to hole on his wind-swept Scotland golf course Saturday, not a club in hand but promotion on his mind, extolling North Sea views that are among "the great sights of the world."… Continue reading
Jun 25 At least 24 dead in West Virginia floods By Omar Etman President Obama declared the flooding in West Virginia a "major disaster" on Saturday. The death toll has risen to at least 24 people. Continue reading
Jun 25 Obama loses reliable partner, faces uncertainty after Brexit By Josh Lederman and Kathleen Hennessey, Associated Press For the first 7½ years of his presidency, Barack Obama could rely on the United Kingdom to back him up at nearly every turn, knowing British leaders had both the global clout and shared perspective to be powerful U.S. partners. Continue reading
Jun 25 Native Americans turn to ballot box for empowerment By Bobby Caina Calvan, Associated Press Native American activists are increasingly turning their focus inward, working to persuade their fellow tribal members to seize the ballot box as a weapon against oppression. Continue reading