Aug 18 First 2 women set to graduate from Army Ranger School By Associated Press WASHINGTON — Two women have passed the Army's Ranger School, becoming the first females to complete the grueling combat training program and earn the right to wear Ranger tabs on their uniforms. Continue reading
Aug 17 Watch 54:32 PBS NewsHour full episode August 17, 2015 By PBS News Hour Monday on the NewsHour, more than a dozen presidential candidates meet at the Iowa State Fair. Also: A toxic spill at a gold mine in Colorado affects life downstream, what the growing cost of medicines means for corporate health care… Continue watching
Aug 17 Watch 0:39 Remembering an ordinary superhero in the lives of sick kids By PBS News Hour In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, we mark the passing of an everyday hero. Maryland businessman Lenny Robinson used his love of Batman to bring joy to sick children. Continue watching
Aug 17 Watch 6:13 Toxic spill causes hardship for the Navajo farmers and ranchers downstream By PBS News Hour It's been nearly two weeks since an EPA accident at a defunct Colorado mine fouled rivers in multiple states, and among the hardest hit residents are the Navajos. Special correspondent Kathleen McCleery reports from New Mexico. Continue watching
Aug 17 Watch 6:31 Are Iowa voters having a summer romance with Sanders and Trump? By PBS News Hour This year at the Iowa Fair, there was the usual celebration of corn, butter and pork, and then there were the tell-tale signs of an election year: the governors and senators, the legacy candidates, the outliers and the upstarts. Gwen… Continue watching
Aug 17 Watch 6:18 How the growing cost of drugs might affect your employer’s health plan By PBS News Hour More than half of large U.S. employers will more tightly manage their employees' use of prescription drugs next year, according to a new survey. The increased expenses from costly drugs threaten to push some employer health care plans over a… Continue watching
Aug 17 Watch Why poor students drop out even when financial aid covers the cost By PBS News Hour Among the many students heading off to college this fall, those from wealthier backgrounds are far more likely to graduate after four years. Hari Sreenivasan takes a look at why that occurs, and what one university is doing to combat… Continue watching
Aug 17 Watch 7:31 Why the electability equation isn’t yet on voters’ minds By PBS News Hour Are the summer surges enjoyed by Donald Trump and Sen. Bernie Sanders a sign of real political momentum, or just a passing fancy for voters? Judy Woodruff talks with Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report and Tamara Keith of… Continue watching
Aug 17 Watch 7:08 News Wrap: Deadly bombing rocks popular Thai shrine By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, a bombing in Bangkok has killed dozens and injured more than 100. Also, a cyber-attack on the IRS was far worse than originally believed: more than 330,000 taxpayer accounts may have been accessed in a… Continue watching
Aug 17 Twitter account live tweets 1965 Watts Riots By Aisha Jama Today marks the last day of the Watts Riots that took place 50 years ago in south Los Angeles from August 11- August 17, 1965. To commemorate the 50th anniversary, the twitter account @wattsriots50 has been live tweeting the events… Continue reading