Apr 22 Sheriff: Prince found alone, with no signs of trauma By News Desk In a news conference Friday, Carver County, Minnesota, Sheriff Jim Olson said the sheriff’s department in the Minneapolis suburbs where Prince lived and worked were still conducting an “ongoing investigation” into the singer's death. Continue reading
Apr 21 Watch 6:51 This online pioneer sees a future where everything is internet By PBS News Hour In the 30 years since Steve Case co-founded AOL, the global tech landscape has seen immense growth and change. What new developments wait in the near future, and what does the rapidly expanding online world mean for human life? Case… Continue watching
Apr 21 Watch 1:27 Watch Prince wail on 'While My Guitar Gently Weeps' By PBS News Hour Prince, the legendary musician and songwriter, has died at the age of 57. At a 2004 appearance at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the artist played a guitar solo during a rendition of “While My Guitar Gently Weeps,”… Continue watching
Apr 21 Watch 45:12 PBS NewsHour full episode April 21, 2016 By PBS News Hour Thursday on the NewsHour, controversies over rules dominate the day on the campaign trail. Also: Inside the electoral battles for Pennsylvania and Maryland, how trade policy is playing out in the race for the White House, why the U.S.-Saudi relationship… Continue watching
Apr 21 Watch 3:36 News Wrap: Death toll in Ecuador climbs higher By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, the death toll in Ecuador reached 577 in the wake of Saturday’s earthquake, with at least 160 still unaccounted for and more than 23,000 left homeless. Also, Volkswagen submitted a formal plan today to settle… Continue watching
Apr 21 Watch 6:41 Why the U.S. relationship with Saudi Arabia is under strain By PBS News Hour President Obama held a summit with Saudi Arabia and some of its Gulf allies to outline deeper cooperation on regional and security challenges, but those meetings come amid new strains on the partnership. Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner reports… Continue watching
Apr 21 EU official urges U.S. to accept more refugees from Syria By Maria Danilova, Associated Press A top European Union official urged the United States on Thursday to accept more refugees fleeing the civil war in Syria. Continue reading
Apr 21 Trump voices opposition to North Carolina bathroom law By Jill Colvin, Associated Press Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said Thursday that transgender people should be able to use whichever bathroom they choose. Continue reading
Apr 21 Supreme Court nominee praises lawyers for work with the poor By Mark Sherman, Associated Press Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland praised lawyers for their work with low-income Washingtonians Thursday in his first public remarks since his nomination last month. Continue reading
Apr 21 9/11 Commissioner urging release of report's 28 secret pages By Associated Press A former ambassador and congressman who sat on the 9/11 Commission is urging the release of 28 pages that have been kept secret. Continue reading