Jun 16 Watch 6:15 News Wrap: Obama consoles Orlando attack survivors By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, President Obama traveled to Orlando to meet with survivors and the families of the victims of a mass shooting at a gay night club. Also, a British member of Parliament who had campaigned to keep… Continue watching
Jun 16 Watch 3:27 For Orlando shooting survivor, 'we don't have a choice' but to recover By PBS News Hour In Orlando, families are preparing to bury the first victims of the mass shooting at a gay nightclub. William Brangham shares how survivors and other members of the community are processing the tragedy. Continue watching
Jun 16 Watch 5:50 Why the Navy is making a major change in its approach to PTSD By PBS News Hour For years, the military has struggled to deal with the unseen, psychological wounds of war, especially Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Now, Navy Secretary Ray Mabus has instituted major changes to the rules affecting sailors and Marines who suffer from PTSD. Continue watching
Jun 16 Watch 8:39 Did Orlando change the conversation about gun control in Washington? By PBS News Hour Senate Republicans agreed to allow votes on gun control amendments after Democrats led a filibuster for nearly 15 hours in favor of barring gun sales to those on a terror watch-list. Judy Woodruff talks to Sen. Al Franken, D- Minn.,… Continue watching
Jun 16 Philadelphia approves tax on sugar-sweetened and diet beverages By Elisabeth Ponsot The 1.5-cent-per-ounce tax is expected to raise about $91 million for the city each year. Continue reading
Jun 16 Watch When a comedian realized she could fight Islamophobia By PBS News Hour Growing up in Palm Springs, Iranian-American Muslim comedian Negin Farsad yearned to fit in. But as she grew older amid rising Islamophobia, Farsad realized she had her own people, and she could use her comedy to do more than make… Continue watching
Jun 16 VA benefits chief retiring, was suspended in relocation scam By Matthew Daly, Associated Press The acting head of the Veterans Benefits Administration is retiring — three months after he was suspended for allowing two officials to manipulate the agency's hiring system for their own gain. Continue reading
Jun 16 Clinton wins endorsement of the AFL-CIO By Ken Thomas, Associated Press Hillary Clinton on Thursday won the endorsement of the AFL-CIO, the nation's largest labor federation, in another sign of her consolidation of the Democratic party heading into next month's convention. Continue reading
Jun 16 Justices rule against VA in disabled vets contract dispute By Associated Press The Supreme Court says the VA has failed to comply with a law aimed at increasing the number of federal contracts awarded to small businesses owned by disabled veterans. Continue reading
Jun 16 Islamic State is working to send operatives to the West, CIA chief says By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press CIA Director John Brennan told Congress on Thursday that the Islamic State remains "formidable" and "resilient," is training and attempting to deploy operatives for further attacks on the West. Continue reading