Sep 07 Watch: Crimean tiger cubs adorably frolic in public park By News Desk On Saturday, more than a dozen rare white lion and Siberian tiger cubs were set free to frolic with young visitors at a safari park in Crimea's Belogorsk town, part of a local campaign to raise awareness about protection of… Continue reading
Sep 07 Clinton says she doesn’t need to apologize for emails By Catherine Lucey, Associated Press Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday she does not need to apologize for using a private email account and server while at the State Department because "what I did was allowed."… Continue reading
Sep 07 Kentucky clerk Kim Davis appeals contempt of court ruling By Michelle Harven Kentucky Rowan County clerk Kim Davis appealed her contempt of court ruling over her refusal to issue same-sex marriage licenses. Continue reading
Sep 07 Obama to require paid sick leave for federal contractor employees By Josh Lederman, Associated Press Showing solidarity with workers on Labor Day, President Barack Obama will sign an executive order Monday requiring paid sick leave for employees of federal contractors, including 300,000 who currently receive none. Continue reading
Sep 06 Japanese-American gunner who flew missions over Japan during WWII dies By News Desk Ben Kuroki, who overcame widespread discrimination to become the only Japanese-American gunner to fly missions over Japan during World War II has died. He was 98. Continue reading
Sep 06 Watch 9:38 What’s the grade for extra reading time in low-performing Florida schools? By PBS News Hour Florida requires 300 low-performing elementary schools to add an hour of focused reading to their school day. Four years into the initiative, how effective has it been? Alison Stewart checks in for this update to a report that aired last… Continue watching
Sep 05 Watch 8:18 Tribal Justice: Prosecuting non-Natives for sexual assault on reservations By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Sep 04 Watch 4:18 Is the economy strong enough for an interest rate raise? By PBS News Hour Though unemployment fell to its best place since early 2008, the number of jobs created in August was quite modest, falling below expectations. Combined with the volatility of the market and worries over sluggish wage growth, how will the Federal… Continue watching
Sep 04 Watch 6:13 Why humanity is essential to the future of artificial intelligence By PBS News Hour As we advance toward increasingly sophisticated forms of artificial intelligence, John Markoff, author of “Machines of Loving Grace: The Quest for Common Ground Between Humans and Robots,” joins Jeffrey Brown to discuss our anxiety about autonomous technology and the human… Continue watching
Sep 04 Watch 7:07 News Wrap: Desperate migrants start to march toward Germany By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, thousands of refugees and migrants who had been trapped at a railway station in Budapest set out by foot to reach Germany, hundreds of miles away. Also, 45 soldiers from the United Arab Emirates and… Continue watching