Aug 02 Watch 9:11 Cracking the code to a more diverse tech workforce By PBS News Hour The giants of Silicon Valley -- Google, Twitter, Facebook -- report that just three to four percent of their workforce is black or Hispanic, and men outnumber women by more than two to one. Now, tech companies are investing hundreds… Continue watching
Aug 01 Watch 25:22 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode August 1, 2015 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, August 1st, 2015, the Justice Department's stunning investigation of discrimination against black children in the St. Louis family court system, presidential candidates are collecting massive amounts of Facebook data on individual voters, and in our… Continue watching
Aug 01 Report: Biden said to be seriously considering 2016 run By Daniel Costa-Roberts Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. has begun actively exploring the possibility of running for president in 2016, The New York Times reported Saturday. Continue reading
Aug 01 Why did Cecil the lion die? What you should know about trophy hunting By Daniel Costa-Roberts What exactly is trophy hunting, is it legal, and why do proponents say the practice helps conservation efforts? Here’s what you should know. Continue reading
Aug 01 Watch 1:52 Should Uber drivers be considered employees? Viewers sound off. By PBS News Hour Hari Sreenivasan reads viewer comments on NewsHour Weekend’s report from last week on how the definition of “employee” is changing in the sharing economy -- where companies like Uber and Instacart have taken off. Continue watching
Aug 01 Watch 5:35 DOJ: St. Louis court discriminates against black children By PBS News Hour The U.S. Department of Justice says St. Louis County’s juvenile justice system treats black children more harshly than white children “because of their race.” According to the DOJ, black children in St. Louis County are one and a half times… Continue watching
Aug 01 Watch 9:50 Why is New York City cracking down on Airbnb? By PBS News Hour Short-term housing rental industry giant Airbnb now lists more than 1 million rooms available in 192 countries. The platform's largest market is in New York City, with more than 25,000 listings per night, but it's also where the debate over… Continue watching
Aug 01 Watch 3:48 Are presidential candidates tracking your Facebook profile? By PBS News Hour Facebook is offering new tools for political candidates, and your personal account could be used in the process. For the first time, Facebook is allowing campaigns to track users’ political comments and likes to create a master list of target… Continue watching
Aug 01 Trooper who arrested Sandra Bland was disciplined in 2014 By Elisabeth Ponsot The Texas trooper who arrested Sandra Bland had been warned about "unprofessional conduct" in 2014, according to documents obtained by the Associated Press. Continue reading
Aug 01 Once in a blue moon: See photos of Friday’s lunar rarity around the world By Andrew Mach See photos from around the world of Friday's blue moon, the second of two full moons appearing in the same calendar month. Continue reading