May 30 Watch 54:20 PBS NewsHour full episode May 30, 2016 By PBS News Hour Monday on the NewsHour, the Iraqi government steps up efforts to recapture the city of Fallujah from the Islamic State. Also: Amy Walter and Tamara Keith talk politics, Hulk Hogan’s legal battle with Gawker raises questions about media ethics, emphasizing… Continue watching
May 30 Watch 5:57 Hulk Hogan, media ethics and the battling Internet moguls By PBS News Hour When Hulk Hogan won $140 million in court from millionaire Nick Denton’s Gawker Media after it published video of him having sex, the verdict raised serious questions about journalistic ethics. Hogan’s suit was funded by Peter Thiel, the billionaire founder… Continue watching
May 30 Former AG Holder says Snowden served U.S., but should be punished By Michael Biesecker, Associated Press As a National Security Agency contractor, Snowden leaked details in 2013 of the U.S. government's warrantless surveillance of its citizens before fleeing the country. He now lives in Russia and faces U.S. charges that could land him in prison for… Continue reading
May 30 White House lifts lockdown after object thrown over gate By Associated Press WASHINGTON — The White House has been placed on lockdown after a woman threw something over the north fence along Pennsylvania Avenue. Continue reading
May 30 How might cellphone signals cause cancer? By Larry Greenemeier, Scientific American The release of a study Friday linking cancer in rats to the type of radiation emitted by cell phones presents some of the strongest implications in more than two decades of research that higher doses of such signals could be… Continue reading
May 30 Obama marks Memorial Day at Arlington National Cemetery By Kevin Freking, Associated Press ARLINGTON, Va. — President Barack Obama challenged Americans on Memorial Day to fill the silence from those who died serving their country with love and support for families of the fallen, "not just with words but with our actions."… Continue reading
May 29 Watch 24:50 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode May 29, 2016 By PBS News Hour On this episode on May 29, as the final presidential primaries approach, the Democratic race in California tightens. Later, in the wake of attacks in Paris and Brussels, European countries are backing initiatives to prevent radicalization. Lisa Desjardins anchors from… Continue watching
May 29 Column: How I answer my students' tough questions about military service By Darrell Jones Darrell Jones, who served in the U.S. Air Force for 20 years, shares how he teaches his classes about the history of Memorial Day and how he answers the question often posed by his students: does he know anyone who… Continue reading
May 29 Watch 3:00 What to expect during the California primary By PBS News Hour The 475 pledged delegates at stake in the Democratic race for the presidential nomination in California will be awarded in proportion to the popular vote. But even if Hillary Clinton loses to Bernie Sanders, she is likely to clinch the… Continue watching
May 29 Trump says undocumented immigrants are treated better than veterans By Jill Colvin, Associated Press Donald Trump told a Rolling Thunder motorcycle rally on Sunday that people in the U.S. illegally often are cared for better than the nation's military veterans. Continue reading