Jan 28 Barbie is getting a brand new look, or several of them By Dominique Bonessi After more than a half-century of white skin, bleach-blonde hair, blue eyes and unrealistic body dimensions, Barbie dolls are getting a makeover. Mattel Inc., the company that created Barbie, is re-imagining her with different body types, skin color and hair. Continue reading
Jan 28 WHO alarmed at spread of Zika virus and risk of deformities in babies By Larisa Epatko Millions of cases of the Zika virus, with its potential to cause deformities in newborns, might come to the Americas over the next year, World Health Organization officials said Thursday. Continue reading
Jan 28 Watch: Space shuttle Challenger remembrance By News Desk On the 30th anniversary of the loss of space shuttle Challenger, NASA held a day of remembrance Thursday at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, including a wreath-laying ceremony. Watch the events here. Continue reading
Jan 28 Three occupiers surrender in Oregon as Bundy urges all to go home By News Desk Three more armed occupants of an Oregon wildlife refuge surrendered to authorities on Wednesday after their jailed leader Ammon Bundy urged the remaining militants to “go home.”… Continue reading
Jan 28 Updated: Michigan lawmakers approve $28M more for Flint water crisis By David Eggert, Associated Press LANSING, Michigan — The Michigan Legislature voted Thursday to direct another $28 million to address Flint's water emergency, allocating money for bottled water, medical assessments and other costs in the city struggling with a lead-contaminated supply. Continue reading
Jan 28 More white Americans acknowledge racism as a national problem By Errin Haines, Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — More white Americans now share the view, long held by minorities, that racism is a national problem and should be confronted, according to an analysis of recent public opinion polling. Continue reading
Jan 27 Watch 6:33 Freed reporter Jason Rezaian works to ‘reclaim his life’ after detention in Iran By PBS News Hour Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian was released from an Iranian prison after more than 500 days of detention, as part of an exchange between the two countries. Martin Baron, executive editor of The Washington Post, joins Judy Woodruff to discuss… Continue watching
Jan 27 Watch 6:53 Keeping the memory of WWI alive with plans for a national memorial By PBS News Hour Millions of Americans who served during the Great War may soon be memorialized in the nation’s capital. The winning design by 25-year-old architect Joe Weishaar was selected from more than 360 proposals for the National World War I Memorial in… Continue watching
Jan 27 Watch 4:43 Militia members hold out at Oregon reserve after highway arrests By PBS News Hour Weeks into an armed occupation of a federal wildlife refuge in Oregon, federal and state officers corralled the anti-government militia leaders during a traffic stop. Gunfire erupted during the confrontation, and the group's unofficial spokesman was shot and killed. In… Continue watching
Jan 27 Watch 54:39 PBS NewsHour full episode Jan. 27, 2016 By PBS News Hour Wednesday on the NewsHour, a confrontation between law enforcement and an anti-government militia in Oregon ends with arrests and one death. Also: Donald Trump opts out of the next debate, Kenya’s war against poachers, Google develops the latest in A.I. Continue watching