Jan 25 Watch 2:19 Girl on the gridiron changes how her team sees gender By PBS News Hour It started as a bet with her mom, but Lexi Dressing won a spot as starting kicker on her South Carolina high school football team. Our Student Reporting Labs report as part of Outside the Box, a series on the… Continue watching
Jan 25 Watch 7:25 Hunt for gold in Washington's waterways dredges up conflict By PBS News Hour Gold fever is alive in the mountains of Washington state, but the use of new machinery in waterways is causing conflict with activists. Local fishermen are pushing for regulations on hydraulic dredging, a method that boosts the efficacy of small-scale… Continue watching
Jan 25 Watch 12:29 How early warnings made the difference in blizzard of '16 By PBS News Hour The East Coast is still trying to recover from a major blizzard that dumped more than 2 feet of snow on Washington over the weekend. At least 37 people died in a storm that disrupted schools, businesses and the government. Continue watching
Jan 25 Minorities make up 14 percent of state lawmakers in 2015, survey finds By Jesse J. Holland, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Only 14 percent of state legislators are minorities, according to a report released on Monday. Continue reading
Jan 25 With new Olympic guidelines, trans athletes can compete without surgery By Corinne Segal Transgender athletes can now compete at the Olympics with other athletes of their gender, according to a new set of guidelines adopted Monday. Continue reading
Jan 25 Helping the 'overlooked' businesses of Silicon Valley By Larisa Epatko Matt Kreutz got the baking bug early. As a teen, he went to a vocational school in Chantilly, Virginia, and encountered a teacher-chef who nurtured his “ragamuffin” students. That's where he fell in love with food and people who were… Continue reading
Jan 24 Watch 25:05 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Jan. 24, 2016 By PBS News Hour Sunday on NewsHour Weekend: East coast residents dig out from this weekend's deadly blizzard, the political and legal issues of President Obama's plan to close the prison at Guantanamo Bay are examined, and a new study reveals the effects of… Continue watching
Jan 24 Watch 8:31 Why hasn't the Guantánamo Bay prison closed? By PBS News Hour Since the beginning of his presidency, President Barack Obama has vowed to close the prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, which he says is expensive, unnecessary and serves as a recruitment tool for America's enemies. Miami Herald reporter Carol Rosenberg joins… Continue watching
Jan 24 Weeks before Iowa caucuses, Trump goes to church By Michael D. Regan and Jill Colvin, Associated Press On the second-to-last Sunday before the Iowa caucuses, Donald Trump settled into a fifth row pew for a lesson in humility. Continue reading
Jan 24 Billionaires bolster Cruz bid for 2016 By Michael D. Regan and Julie Bykowicz, Associated Press Four of America's wealthiest businessmen laid the foundation for Ted Cruz's now-surging Republican presidential campaign. Continue reading