Oct 01 Watch 4:39 News Wrap: Afghan government claims Kunduz control regained By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, the Afghan government announced that security forces had regained control of the city of Kunduz from Taliban forces overnight, though fighting continued in some places after daybreak. Also, the United Nations refugee agency says it… Continue watching
Oct 01 Watch 7:36 Why growing lettuce in New York City is a growing business By PBS News Hour In cities like New York and across the river in Newark, rooftops and abandoned buildings are underutilized pieces of real estate now being turned into agricultural operations. Can these urban farms address the coming global food crisis, or are they… Continue watching
Oct 01 Visibly upset, President Obama calls for changes in gun politics after Oregon shooting By Kevin Freking, Associated Press Obama, with some anger in his voice, said the nation has become numb to such shootings and the response has become routine. He called for changes in the nation's gun laws, though it's unclear at this stage whether the changes… Continue reading
Oct 01 10 dead in southwest Oregon college shooting, including gunman By News Desk A gunman opened fire on Umpqua Community College in southwest Oregon on Thursday, killing nine and injuring an additional seven. The shooter, who has been identified as 26-year-old Chris Harper Mercer, died after exchanging gunfire with police. Continue reading
Oct 01 Obama administration sets new national ozone standard By Matthew Daly, Associated Press The Obama administration has set a new national ozone standard, tightening limits on the smog-forming pollution linked to asthma and respiratory illness. Continue reading
Oct 01 Tensions rising, U.S. and Russian military holding Syria talks By Robert Burns, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Pentagon began talks Thursday with Russian military officials on ways to avoid U.S. and Russian forces firing on each other in Syria as tensions escalated over Russian airstrikes that apparently are serving to strengthen Syrian President Bashar… Continue reading
Oct 01 Survey shows few teens meet their dates online By Laura Santhanam Most teens in the U.S. still meet face-to-face the people who they date, but social media and texting are just as important in maintaining those relationships as hanging out in person, a new survey shows. Continue reading
Sep 30 Watch 202 skydivers grab hands to smash a record By PBS News Hour In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, a look at two incredible events on opposite sides of the world. In China thousands witnessed a massive tidal bore, and in California more than 200 skydivers created two massive human snowflake… Continue watching
Sep 30 Watch 4:04 Averting shutdown, budget stopgap sets up Congress for bigger fight By PBS News Hour Congress passed a bill to extend funding until December, hours before the deadline for a possible government shutdown. But the sharply divided vote in the House only seems to set up a potentially bigger fight later on. Political director Lisa… Continue watching
Sep 30 Watch Giving millions more access to care, Medicaid expansion strains California’s health system By PBS News Hour Continue watching