Oct 12 Washington Post’s Jason Rezaian convicted as Iran contemplates prisoner exchange By Margaret Sessa-Hawkins The Washington Post has said that its correspondent Jason Rezaian, who has been detained in Iran for over a year on espionage charges, has been convicted. Continue reading
Oct 12 California bans public schools from using ‘Redskins’ name By Joshua Barajas California became the first U.S. state to ban "Redskins" as a team name or mascot on Sunday, a word many consider to be a slur. Continue reading
Oct 11 Watch 25:07 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode October 11, 2015 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, October 11th, 2015, Turkey mourns the victims of terrorist bombings that killed nearly 100 people, and in our signature segment, upcoming elections in Myanmar could be a boon for democracy in the country, and Houston's… Continue watching
Oct 11 Overhaul prompting early release of thousands of federal drug prisoners By Eric Tucker, Associated Press A push to overhaul criminal sentencing is prompting the early release of thousands of federal drug prisoners, including some whom prosecutors once described as threats to society, according to an Associated Press review of court records. Continue reading
Oct 11 Watch 10:39 In car-centric Texas, cities reap economic boon from light rail By PBS News Hour Light rail train systems across the U.S. are growing by luring economic development around new tracks and stations. In Dallas and Houston, mass transit systems have spurred billions in development. Special Correspondent Karla Murthy reports in this installment of "Urban… Continue watching
Oct 11 Sanders: Ban on assault weapons is a ‘commonsense’ policy By Daniel Costa-Roberts At a rally for his presidential campaign Saturday, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders addressed the recent rash of shootings on American college campuses and recommended policies to curb gun violence, including an assault weapons ban. Continue reading
Oct 11 Social Security recipients can expect no benefit increase next year By Stephen Ohlemacher, Associated Press For just the third time in 40 years, millions of Social Security recipients, disabled veterans and federal retirees can expect no increase in benefits next year, unwelcome news for more than one-fifth of the nation's population. Continue reading
Oct 11 Watch 3:32 Why mass transit experts have their eye on Houston’s bus system By PBS News Hour This summer, Houston officials dramatically restructured the route of municipal busses to streamline service reflecting where people live and work -- all for almost no additional cost. Now, the system may be a possible model for how other cities redesign… Continue watching
Oct 11 GOP hardliners would ‘look favorably’ on Ryan run for House speaker By Associated Press Freedom Caucus Chairman Jim Jordan of Ohio says his group is sticking with its endorsement of Florida's Rep. Daniel Webster. That's unless Rep. Paul Ryan reconsiders and decides to run to succeed retiring Speaker John Boehner. Continue reading
Oct 11 Rubio’s lean campaign struggles to keep up with cash-flush Bush camp By Steve Peoples and Julie Bykowicz, Associated Press There are more than a dozen major candidates in the Republican presidential primary, and while outsiders Donald Trump and Ben Carson top the current preference polls, it's the two Floridians - Bush and Rubio - at the head of the… Continue reading