Apr 20 Watch How Harriet Tubman kicked Andrew Jackson off the front of your $20 bill By PBS News Hour For the first time in over 100 years, famous American women will appear on U.S. paper currency. Harriet Tubman will replace Andrew Jackson on the front of the $20 bill, a group of suffragists will be added to the $10… Continue watching
Apr 20 Watch 53:14 PBS NewsHour full episode April 20, 2016 By PBS News Hour Wednesday on the NewsHour, trailing presidential candidates vow to fight on despite big losses in New York. Also: Where the race for the White House goes from here, adding Harriet Tubman to the $20 bill, the Supreme Court considers controversial… Continue watching
Apr 20 Watch 6:29 How do you beat a midlife slump? New book explores ways to thrive By PBS News Hour While the stereotypical “midlife crisis” is not that common, feelings of midlife malaise are very, very common, says NPR's Barbara Bradley Hagerty. In "Reimagined: The Science, Art, and Opportunity of Midlife," Hagerty examines what causes this existential slump and offers… Continue watching
Apr 20 Watch 4:56 Can police penalize drivers who refuse sobriety tests? By PBS News Hour At least a dozen states have made it a crime for suspected drunk drivers to refuse a chemical sobriety test. But some opponents say these laws violate the Fourth Amendment, and are taking their complaints to the high court. The… Continue watching
Apr 20 The problem with Snapchat's Bob Marley filter goes beyond blackface By Kenya Downs While some accuse Snapchat of promoting blackface, others point to a bigger problem with the Bob Marley filter. Continue reading
Apr 20 High court expresses doubts about drunken driving laws By Sam Hananel, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court is expressing doubts about laws in at least a dozen states that make it a crime for people suspected of drunken driving to refuse to take alcohol tests. Continue reading
Apr 20 Harriet Tubman to join Jackson on $20 bill; suffragists added to $10 By Kristen Doerer Harriet Tubman, an African American abolitionist who led hundreds of slaves to freedom on the Underground Railroad, will have her portrait placed on the front of the $20 bill. Continue reading
Apr 20 High court upholds Arizona's legislative redistricting plan By Sam Hananel, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- A unanimous Supreme Court says an Arizona commission did not violate the principle of one person, one vote when it redrew the state's legislative districts in a way that created some with more residents than others and improved… Continue reading
Apr 20 Felony charges filed in Flint lead-tainted water crisis By News Desk Two Michigan Department of Environmental Quality officials and a local water treatment plant supervisor were charged Wednesday with evidence tampering and additional felony and misdemeanor counts related to the widespread problem of lead-tainted water in Flint. Continue reading
Apr 20 Terror victims win Supreme Court judgment against Iran By Mark Sherman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a judgment allowing families of victims of Iranian-sponsored terrorism to collect nearly $2 billion. Continue reading