Apr 03 Watch Chicago grapples with worst murder rate in two decades By PBS News Hour Chicago is experiencing its worst murder rate in two decades, with more than 140 homicides recorded in the first three months of the year. USA Chicago correspondent Aamer Madhani joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the reasons behind this surge in… Continue watching
Apr 03 Watch 9:09 How migrants and refugees are being welcomed in one tiny Italian village By PBS News Hour Starting tomorrow, the European Union plans to start sending back some of the 170,000 migrants and refugees who have made the dangerous journey by sea to Europe this year. Along another main migrant sea route from North Africa toward Italy,… Continue watching
Apr 03 Clinton plays up Democratic bona fides ahead of Wisconsin vote By Associated Press Hillary Clinton is looking to draw a contrast with Bernie Sanders by emphasizing her Democratic bona fides ahead of the Wisconsin presidential primary on Tuesday. It's a swipe at Sanders, a longtime independent senator from Vermont who is expected to… Continue reading
Apr 03 Top issues in congressional limbo include spending, Garland nomination By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press The Senate returns this week with a strong majority of Republicans saying no to any consideration of President Barack Obama's nominee to the Supreme Court. And in the House, where lawmakers return from their break April 12, conservative opposition could… Continue reading
Apr 03 Trump calls on Kasich to drop out, 'He's taking my votes' By Josh Lederman and Jill Colvin, Associated Press A frustrated Donald Trump on Sunday called for John Kasich to drop out of the Republican presidential race, arguing that the Ohio governor who's only won his home state so far shouldn't be allowed to continue accumulating delegates if he… Continue reading
Apr 03 Should commercial drone flights be permitted to fly over populated areas? By Joan Lowy, Associated Press A government-sponsored committee is recommending standards that could clear the way for commercial drone flights over populated areas and help speed the introduction of package delivery drones and other uses not yet possible. Continue reading
Apr 03 Two killed after Amtrak train derails south of Philadelphia By Kamala Kelkar Two people were killed and dozens more were injured after an Amtrak train struck a piece of construction equipment and derailed south of Philadelphia early this morning. Continue reading
Apr 03 Trump works to right campaign before Wisconsin primary By Josh Lederman and Jill Colvin, Associated Press Donald Trump worked to right his campaign on Sunday after a shaky week, brushing off verbal missteps about abortion, nuclear weapons and GOP rival Ted Cruz as he cast forward to Tuesday's Republican presidential primary in Wisconsin. Continue reading
Apr 02 Watch 24:52 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode April 2, 2016 By PBS News Hour Saturday on NewsHour Weekend: Local prosecutors push to unlock iPhones that may hold clues to hundreds of crimes. Also, an Iraqi cleric whose militia battled American soldiers a decade ago emerges as a key political player in Iraqi politics. Hari… Continue watching
Apr 02 Obama says U.S. drone strikes killed civilians 'that shouldn't have been' By Associated Press When President Barack Obama was asked at a news conference about an increase in the number of people targeted in drone strikes against extremists in Libya, Syria, Somalia and elsewhere, he acknowledged civilian deaths. Continue reading