Mar 08 Democrats denounce GOP 'piñata' comment on Supreme Court By Matthew Daly, Associated Press Democrats accused Republicans on Tuesday of taking their cues from Donald Trump after the Senate's No. 2 Republican said President Barack Obama's nominee to the Supreme Court should expect to be treated like a "piñata."… Continue reading
Mar 08 Trump University plaintiff seeks to withdraw from lawsuit By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press Tarla Makaeff has had enough of Donald Trump after spending six years fighting him in court over Trump University. Continue reading
Mar 08 Shots that killed Oregon militant were 'necessary,' officials say By Amanda Peacher, OPB Investigators with the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office and the Harney and Malheur County District Attorneys found that the shots that killed Oregon militant LaVoy Finicum were “necessary."… Continue reading
Mar 08 For many uninsured, Obamacare fines double at tax time By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Many people who went without health insurance last year are now seeing fines more than double under President Barack Obama's health care law, tax preparation company H&R Block said Tuesday. Continue reading
Mar 08 Early data suggests pedestrian deaths surged in 2015 By Joan Lowy, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Pedestrian deaths surged by an estimated 10 percent last year as the economy improved, the price of gas plunged and motorists put more miles behind the wheel than ever before, according to an analysis of preliminary state traffic… Continue reading
Mar 08 Justice Department appeals ruling on unlocking data in New York iPhone case By Tami Abdollah, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Calling a New York judge's ruling "an unprecedented limitation" on judicial authority, the Justice Department has asked a Brooklyn federal court to reverse a decision that said Apple Inc. wasn't required to pry open a locked iPhone. Continue reading
Mar 07 Watch 54:08 PBS NewsHour full episode March 7, 2016 By PBS News Hour Monday on the NewsHour, trailing presidential contenders play catch-up in the weekend’s primaries. Also: Amy Walter and Tamara Keith talk politics, remembering the life and legacy of Nancy Reagan, Europe weighs the threat of terrorists hiding among migrants, a look… Continue watching
Mar 07 Watch 4:58 News Wrap: Former first lady Nancy Reagan dies at age 94 By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, tributes poured in from across the nation after former first lady Nancy Reagan’s death Sunday at age 94; President Obama offered a few words of praise for the conservative icon. Also, former president Jimmy Carter… Continue watching
Mar 07 Watch 11:40 An American icon: remembering Nancy Reagan By PBS News Hour Former first lady Nancy Reagan died of heart failure Sunday at age 94. Long considered an American icon, Reagan was known for her anti-drug advocacy and unfailing support for her husband; she often said that her sole mission in life… Continue watching
Mar 07 Data shows how major U.S. cities are slowly re-segregating By Kenya Downs New research from Sociological Science suggests that white flight has been replaced with white avoidance, contributing to gradual re-segregation of American cities. Continue reading