Jan 21 Watch 5:23 The NFL's newest coach, a game-changing hire for women By PBS News Hour The Buffalo Bills announced Wednesday that they have hired the first full-time female coach in NFL history. Kathryn Smith is the team’s new special teams quality control coach, and comes to the job with 13 years of NFL experience with… Continue watching
Jan 21 Watch 4:07 News Wrap: Washington braces for a blizzard By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, a blizzard is forecasted to hit the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions, with up to 2 feet of snow in the Washington, D.C., area. Before the big storm hit, the nation's capital was crippled overnight by… Continue watching
Jan 21 VA chief to Congress: You can't fire your way to excellence By Matthew Daly, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald is pushing back against claims by members of Congress that the VA has not fired enough people to turn around the scandal-plagued agency. Continue reading
Jan 21 Record number of guns seized at U.S. airports in 2015 By Joan Lowy, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Federal officials say a record number of airline passengers were caught last year trying to take guns on planes, and most of the weapons were loaded. Continue reading
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