Jan 21 Updated: U.S. announces plan for new visa rules for some Europeans By Alicia A. Caldwell, Bradley Klapper, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is easing new visa requirements for certain European travelers who have visited Iran, Iraq, Syria or Sudan in the last five years, a move certain to anger some in Congress who pushed for new travel… Continue reading
Jan 20 Governor's emails show debate over blame for Flint water By David Eggert, Associated Press LANSING, Mich. — A day after doctors reported high levels of lead in Flint children, Gov. Rick Snyder's chief of staff told him the "real responsibility" for the city's water issues rested with local government officials, emails released Wednesday showed. Continue reading
Jan 20 Watch 11:12 In Flint, public trust poisoned by toxic drinking water crisis By PBS News Hour In Flint, Michigan, toxic drinking water has become a federal emergency. For a year and a half, residents were consuming water contaminated by lead, despite repeated claims from state health officials that everything was fine. That revelation has led to… Continue watching
Jan 19 Watch 12:57 Fate of Obama's immigration actions goes to Supreme Court By PBS News Hour The Supreme Court will consider whether President Obama overstepped his authority by deferring deportation and securing work rights for 4 million undocumented immigrants, an action opposed by 26 states. Marcia Coyle of The National Law Journal offers background, while Judy… Continue watching
Jan 19 Univision slices into 'Onion' ownership By Joshua Barajas Stop me if you’ve heard this one before, but Spanish-language TV giant Univision announced it acquired a controlling stake of The Onion, the humor site whose fictitious headlines have fooled many a politician. Continue reading
Jan 19 Supreme Court turns away new challenge to Obamacare By Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has rejected another challenge to President Barack Obama's health care overhaul. Continue reading
Jan 19 Supreme Court sets election-year clash on immigration By Mark Sherman, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court stepped into a boiling political dispute over immigration Tuesday, setting up a likely decision in the middle of a presidential campaign marked by harsh rhetoric about immigrants. Continue reading
Jan 18 Watch 53:31 PBS NewsHour full episode Jan. 18, 2016 By PBS News Hour Monday on the NewsHour, sanctions are lifted and prisoners are freed in what could be a new era of relations with Iran. Also: Democratic presidential candidates meet up for their final debate before voting, a massive natural gas leak displaces… Continue watching
Jan 18 Watch 1:29 When MLK Jr. lamented 'we have not learned the simple art of living together' By PBS News Hour In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, the Nobel Prize Foundation released the full audio recording of Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1964 Peace Prize acceptance speech. Continue watching