Sep 13 Wildfires trigger emergency declaration and evacuations in California By Carey Reed California's Gov. Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency in Lake and Napa counties Sunday, as a rapidly growing wildfire blazed a path of destruction. Continue reading
Sep 13 Before next debate, Republican presidential rivals take aim at Trump By Laurie Kellman, Associated Press Three days before the next Republican presidential debate, signs abound that some rivals of billionaire developer Donald Trump are taking direct aim at his decisive lead with attacks on his divisive rhetoric and vague policy. Continue reading
Sep 13 Gentler justice: Florida youth detention center enacts ‘homelike’ reforms By Megan Thompson The Duval County Detention Center in Jacksonville, Florida, where teenagers who have been arrested wait to be arraigned or sent on to long-term facilities, has enacted a set of reforms by the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice over the last… Continue reading
Sep 13 Watch 3:55 ‘More than a shoe’: Museum exhibit celebrates America’s sneaker culture By PBS News Hour A Brooklyn Museum exhibit explores the rise of sneaker culture in the U.S. and how the shoes, which were invented in the late 1800s, evolved into a $34 billion industry. NewsHour's Ivette Feliciano reports. Continue watching
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Sep 12 Watch 9:16 To help delinquent girls, programs aim to rehabilitate rather than incarcerate By PBS News Hour In America's juvenile justice system, experts say girls, who make up a larger portion of incarcerated youth than in the past, have often been victims of trauma and abuse. Now, programs in Jacksonville, Florida, aim to rehabilitate rather than incarcerate. Continue watching
Sep 12 California lawmakers approve physician-assisted suicide By Carey Reed In a vote of 23 to 14, California lawmakers approved a bill allowing physician-assisted suicide on Friday. Continue reading
Sep 12 ‘I am beautiful’: Meet once incarcerated girls who turned their lives around By Megan Thompson Programs launched by child advocates in Jacksonville, Florida, aim to rehabilitate rather than simply incarcerate delinquent girls. And they're working. Meet three formerly incarcerated girls who have come out of the juvenile justice system on the other side. Continue reading
Sep 11 Watch 54:18 PBS NewsHour full episode September 11, 2015 By PBS News Hour Friday on the NewsHour, a look at the many faces of the great migration in Europe, as the U.S. decides to open its doors to more refugees. Also, Shields and Brooks analyze the week’s news, a look back at the… Continue watching
Sep 11 Watch 6:27 The security challenge of resettling Syrian refugees in the U.S. By PBS News Hour The White House has announced that 10,000 Syrians will be resettled in the U.S. over the next year. How will those refugees be selected? Daryl Grisgraber of Refugees International and former Deputy National Security Advisor Juan Zarate join Hari Sreenivasan… Continue watching