Feb 26 Mass shootings are already far ahead of last year's pace By Laura Santhanam, Megan Crigger So far in 2016, 49 mass shootings in the United States have left 73 people dead and 178 wounded, according to data collected from a Reddit thread that chronicles gun violence through crowdsourcing news reports. Continue reading
Feb 26 CDC: Zika virus linked to 'series of miscarriages' in pregnant women By Nsikan Akpan Today, the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention gave updates on their virus response efforts, U.S. cases involving pregnant women and 14 investigations into sexual transmission of the virus. Continue reading
Feb 25 Authorities identify man who went on shooting spree in Kansas By Joshua Barajas Authorities have identified a man who went on a shooting spree in south-central Kansas on Thursday, killing three people, as 38-year-old Cedric Ford. Continue reading
Feb 25 Watch 8:56 PBS NewsHour full episode Feb. 25, 2016 By PBS News Hour Thursday on the NewsHour, Republican presidential candidates prepare for the 10th GOP debate in Houston. Also: Doubts swirl about the looming Syrian ceasefire agreement, how economic fears feed into populist politics, the mother of a Columbine shooter writes on her… Continue watching
Feb 25 Watch 7:41 How a former model plans to diversify the fashion industry By PBS News Hour With Hollywood under fire for a lack of racial diversity among Oscar nominees, how are other parts of the entertainment industry working toward inclusiveness? In the latest edition of the Race Matters Solutions series, special correspondent Charlayne Hunter-Gault talks to… Continue watching
Feb 25 Watch 9:38 The mother of a Columbine shooter on the son she thought she knew By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 25 Los Angeles methane leak was officially the worst in U.S. history, study says By Nsikan Akpan What could be done to prevent future natural gas blowouts like the one that spewed greenhouses gases into Southern California skies from late October to early February?… Continue reading
Feb 25 FBI chief: Apple issues are hardest he's seen in government By Eric Tucker, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The policy issues raised in the Justice Department's dispute with Apple Inc. over a locked iPhone represent the "hardest question I've seen in government, and it's going to require negotiation and conversation," FBI Director James Comey said Thursday… Continue reading
Feb 25 Most Reddit users rely on the site as a news source By Joshua Barajas The self-described "front page of the Internet" may have a smaller user base than Facebook and Twitter, but for most Reddit users, the site's curated message boards are a go-to source for news, according to a new study released Thursday. Continue reading
Feb 24 Watch 8:01 The privacy vs. security battle, reignited By PBS News Hour As Apple’s standoff with federal courts reignites the debate over privacy versus security, some may wonder just how much American intelligence policies have changed since Sept. 11. Hari Sreenivasan talks with former CIA Director Michael Hayden about the constitutional cost… Continue watching