May 25 Watch 53:38 PBS NewsHour full episode May 25, 2016 By PBS News Hour Wednesday on the NewsHour, the State Department finds that Hillary Clinton’s private email server violated federal rules. Also: Donald Trump finds himself under new scrutiny, the VA Secretary’s Disney controversy, tracking the health effects of Hiroshima and Nagasaki 70 years… Continue watching
May 25 Watch Did Afghan troops manipulate the U.S. into bombing Doctors Without Borders hospital? By PBS News Hour Last October, U.S. forces bombed an Afghan hospital in Kunduz, killing 42 people. An Army inquiry last month found that the attack was an accident, but Matthieu Aikins of the Nation Institute blames Afghan troops who told the Americans that… Continue watching
May 25 S.C. governor signs bill banning most abortions after 20 weeks By News Desk South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley signed a bill into law Wednesday that bans most abortions after 20 weeks. Continue reading
May 25 TSA chief: Hundreds of new scanners will help ease long airport lines By Alicia A. Caldwell and Matthew Daly, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The head of the Transportation Security Administration said the agency will add 768 new screeners by mid-June to deal with increasingly long airport security lines. Continue reading
May 25 11 states to sue over Obama administration's transgender directive By Joshua Barajas Texas plans to sue the Obama administration after it told school districts in the U.S. to allow transgender students use bathrooms and other facilities that matched their gender identity, state politicians said Wednesday. Continue reading
May 25 Government wastes billions of dollars on old computers, report says By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press The White House has been pushing to replace workhorse systems that date back more than 50 years in some cases. But the government is expected to spend $7 billion less on modernization in 2017 than in 2010, said the Government… Continue reading
May 25 Rare bipartisan deal attempts to shore up Puerto Rico's runaway finances By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press The bill to create a financial control board and restructure some of the U.S. territory's $70 billion debt has support from House Republican and Democratic leaders, as well as the Obama administration. But some bondholders, unions and island officials have… Continue reading
May 25 State Department email audit faults Hillary Clinton By Bradley Klapper, Michael Biesecker, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The 78-page report says the department and its secretaries were "slow to recognize and to manage effectively the legal requirements and cybersecurity risks associated with electronic data communications, particularly as those risks pertain to its most senior leadership."… Continue reading
May 24 Watch 7:01 News Wrap: California dreaming? Bernie Sanders stumps for upset win in Golden State By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 24 Watch 5:55 What firing of TSA security chief means for summer travel By PBS News Hour Security wait times at airports across the nation are soaring, leading to criticism of the TSA, which claims that budget cuts have left it understaffed. Now, with the number of airline passengers expected to soon reach all-time highs, embattled TSA… Continue watching