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
Jan 18 Watch 8:53 The invisible catastrophe sickening families in California By PBS News Hour Porter Ranch seems like a picturesque Southern California town, but an environmental disaster has been unfolding there for several months. Natural gas has been spewing from an underground storage facility, causing health issues for residents and forcing temporary relocations for… Continue watching
Jan 18 Michigan Gov. says Clinton politicizing Flint's water crisis By Associated Press FLINT, Mich.-- Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder responded Monday to criticism from presidential candidate Hillary Clinton during the Democratic debates for his handling of Flint's water emergency, saying Clinton is making it a political issue. Continue reading
Jan 18 Gas prices fall below $1 in one Michigan town By Kamaria Roberts Plunging oil prices and a local bidding war drove gas prices to less than $1 in one central Michigan town Sunday. Continue reading
Jan 18 California natural gas leak just one of thousands across country By Elisabeth Ponsot Experts estimate there are thousands of methane leaks across the U.S., compounding the nation’s greenhouse gas inventory and foisting political pressure onto federal regulators to deal with the global warming contributor. Continue reading
Jan 18 Listen to MLK's 1964 Nobel Prize lecture By Erik Andersen For the first time since it was delivered 51 years ago, it is now possible to hear Martin Luther King Jr.’s Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech in its entirety. Continue reading
Jan 17 U.S.-Iran ties warming after nuclear deal By Michael D. Regan and Bradley Klapper, Matthew Lee, Associated Press The lifting of sanctions and the exchange of prisoners this weekend show American relations with Iran are improving. President Obama on Sunday attributed the developments to effective diplomacy, even as his critics said the moves would adversely influence U.S. security. Continue reading