Feb 23 Struggling rural hospitals close labor and delivery units By Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News About 500,000 women give birth each year in rural hospitals, yet access to labor and delivery units has been declining. Continue reading
Feb 23 Father of Aurora theater shooting victim enters state Senate race By James Anderson, Associated Press The father of a man killed in the Colorado movie theater shootings said Tuesday he is running for a state Senate seat so he can bring his personal campaign for middle-class values and gun control to the Legislature. Continue reading
Feb 23 Congress backs court challenge to Obama’s climate change plan By Michael Biesecker, Associated Press WASHINGTON — More than 200 members of Congress are backing a court challenge to President Barack Obama's plan to curtail greenhouse gas emissions. Continue reading
Feb 22 Watch 5:45 Supreme Court pays tribute to Antonin Scalia By PBS News Hour The Supreme Court returned to the bench Monday for the first time since Justice Antonin Scalia’s death. Chief Justice John Roberts paid tribute to the eloquent and often confrontational jurist, describing him as “our man for all seasons.” Gwen Ifill… Continue watching
Feb 22 Watch News Wrap: Kalamazoo gunman admits guilt in court By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, the alleged gunman responsible for a shooting spree that left six dead and two injured in Kalamazoo, Michigan, admitted guilt in his first court appearance and was denied bail. Also, the White House defended its… Continue watching
Feb 22 Watch 1:41 Watch a 106-year-old woman bust a move with the president By PBS News Hour 106-year-old Virginia McLaurin has lived through 18 different presidents, though she never thought she’d live to see an African-American in the White House, let alone meet him. But thanks to an online campaign, McLaurin was able to fulfill her dream… Continue watching
Feb 22 Watch 54:21 PBS NewsHour full episode Feb. 22, 2016 By PBS News Hour Monday on the NewsHour, following the latest round of voting, Amy Walter and Tamara Keith talk the changing face of the 2016 race. Also: The proposed Syrian ceasefire takes effect next week, the Supreme Court remembers Antonin Scalia, U.K. considers… Continue watching
Feb 22 The fight over transgender rights in school restrooms intensifies By Lisa Leff, Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — In clashes over which restrooms and locker rooms transgender students should use, the U.S. Department of Education has warned public schools that a 1970s sex discrimination law makes it illegal to deny them access to the facilities… Continue reading
Feb 21 Watch PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Feb. 21, 2016 By PBS News Hour Sunday on NewsHour Weekend: Political experts weigh in on the long road ahead for the presidential candidates. Also, a revealing look at Pope John Paul II's private correspondence with philosopher Teresa Timenyeska. Later, how using drones in Tornado Alley is… Continue watching
Feb 21 Watch 5:08 Here’s what we learned from the South Carolina primary and Nevada caucuses By PBS News Hour On the heels of the Nevada Democratic caucuses and the Republican primary in South Carolina, the 2016 race for the White House is entering a new, faster-paced phase. NewsHour Political Director Lisa Desjardins joins Alison Stewart from Columbia, South Carolina,… Continue watching