Apr 29 Watch 8:43 Pentagon: Hospital bombing due to U.S. offensive strike to assist Afghan forces By PBS News Hour The Pentagon revealed that the bombing of an Afghan hospital occurred when U.S. forces preemptively fired to clear the way for an Afghan offensive. U.S. and Afghan forces were not under fire when U.S. aircraft destroyed the hospital. Hari Sreenivasan… Continue watching
Apr 29 Watch 53:34 PBS NewsHour full episode April 29, 2016 By PBS News Hour Friday on the NewsHour, what the Pentagon discovered in its investigation of last year’s bombing of an Afghan hospital. Also: Inside Virginia’s delegate dance, Shields and Brooks talk politics, a global walking tour of human history, “Shuffle Along” revives its… Continue watching
Apr 29 Proposed rule would delay questions about criminal history By Kathleen Hennessey and Kevin Freking, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Obama administration wants federal agencies to stop asking early questions about some job applicants' criminal history, part of an effort to help ex-convicts enter the job market and decrease the number of those who end up back… Continue reading
Apr 29 U.S. records first Zika death; Congress breaks without decision on emergency funds By Nsikan Akpan The United States has reported its first Zika-related death in Puerto Rico. The Zika virus also was spotted in tiger mosquitoes, a species with a broad range in the U.S. Continue reading
Apr 29 Column: 12 alternatives to timeouts when kids are at their worst By Wendy Thomas Russell One day we were trying to steer our daughter’s behavior by imposing timeouts and taking toys away and limiting TV time whenever she went astray. And the next, we weren’t. Did she start running roughshod over our house, our feelings… Continue reading
Apr 29 Report: Coal demand drops in almost all U.S. states By Gretchen Frazee Coal use has dropped in all but two states since 2007, a new analysis shows -- adding to the growing evidence of the fossil fuel’s continued decline. Continue reading
Apr 29 16 blamed for mistakes in deadly U.S. attack on Afghan clinic By Robert Burns, Associated Press WASHINGTON — A U.S. aerial gunship attack on a hospital in Afghanistan that killed 42 people occurred because of human errors, process mistakes and equipment failures, and none of the aircrew or U.S. ground troops knew the target was a… Continue reading
Apr 29 How well do you know the world: Tanzaynia and a surprise trip By Larisa Epatko This week marked the 30th anniversary of a grim event, someone made a major foreign policy speech and Vice President Joe Biden made a surprise visit. Test your knowledge of this and more in our world news quiz. Continue reading
Apr 28 Watch 53:07 PBS NewsHour full episode April 28, 2016 By PBS News Hour Thursday on the NewsHour, an airstrike on a hospital is another sign that the Syrian cease-fire is in jeopardy. Also: Bringing the delegate fight to Indiana, how North Carolina’s bathroom law sparked business backlash, criminal justice reforms from the Senate… Continue watching
Apr 28 Watch 3:27 News Wrap: U.S. soldiers disciplined for accidental Afghan hospital bombing By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, 16 U.S. military personnel, including a general, reportedly received administrative punishments for the mistaken bombing of a hospital in Afghanistan last year that killed 42. Also, Vice President Joe Biden made an unannounced visit to… Continue watching