Aug 04 While airlines are banning big-game trophies, shipping companies are not By Margaret Sessa-Hawkins While many North American airliners — including Delta, United, American Airlines and Air Canada — have announced they are banning the shipment of big-game trophies, shipping giant UPS said it would continue the practice. Continue reading
Aug 04 Ex-Gov. Rod Blagojevich wants federal court to rehear his appeal on corruption conviction By Michael Tarm, Associated Press Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Tuesday asked a full federal appellate court in Chicago to rehear his appeal after three judges recently overturned five of his 18 corruption convictions. Continue reading
Aug 04 Tax filing problems could jeopardize health law aid for 1.8 million By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press About 1.8 million households that got financial help for health insurance under President Barack Obama's law now have issues with their tax returns. Continue reading
Aug 03 Watch 53:50 PBS NewsHour full episode August 3, 2015 By PBS News Hour Monday on the NewsHour, the Obama administration initiates a new push to tackle climate change making a showdown likely. Also: Fighting wildfires in bone-dry California, the week ahead in politics, seeking support in the Middle East for the Iran nuclear… Continue watching
Aug 03 Watch 7:58 How much does the first GOP presidential debate matter? By PBS News Hour Gwen Ifill talks to Tamara Keith of NPR and Susan Page of USA Today about the upcoming debate among the Republican presidential candidates, new campaign ads for Hillary Clinton and whether Vice President Joe Biden will jump into the race. Continue watching
Aug 03 Watch 15:43 Will new clean power regulations stand up to challenges? By PBS News Hour President Obama laid out new regulations that reset emissions standards for power plants and call for 28 percent of U.S. power to be generated from renewable energy. States, industry groups and politicians pushed back, setting the stage for legal challenges. Continue watching
Aug 03 Watch 2:27 California battles unprecedented wildfire, fueled by drought By PBS News Hour A major wildfire continued to burn in Northern California for a sixth straight day, despite some relief from lower temperatures and higher humidity. The fire has already consumed more than 60,000 acres, including two dozen homes, and put at least… Continue watching
Aug 03 Watch 9:43 Are Mideast allies buying the Iran deal being sold by the Obama administration? By PBS News Hour How is the Iran nuclear agreement perceived across the Middle East? Judy Woodruff gets a roundup of reactions from Fahad Nazer, a former Saudi Arabian Embassy official, David Makovsky of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and former Jordanian… Continue watching
Aug 03 Watch 4:28 News Wrap: Texas attorney general charged for securities fraud By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, the attorney general of Texas was formally charged with securities fraud for allegedly encouraging people to invest in a tech startup without disclosing that he was being compensated. Also, the jury that convicted James Holmes… Continue watching
Aug 03 Centuries-old bonsai that survived atomic bomb gets honored 70 years later By Margaret Sessa-Hawkins At 390 years old, the Japanese white pine was already notable as the oldest specimen in the bonsai collection at Washington, D.C.'s National Arboretum. Continue reading