Aug 10 Study shows chronic fatigue among air traffic controllers By Joan Lowy, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Air traffic controllers' work schedules often lead to chronic fatigue, making them less alert and endangering the safety of the national air traffic system, according to a study the government has kept secret for nearly four years. Continue reading
Aug 10 U.S. Postal Service reports $586 million net loss for spring, a big improvement By Associated Press WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service on Monday reported a net loss of $586 million this spring, a big improvement for the cash-strapped agency compared to a nearly $2 billion loss during the same period last year. Continue reading
Aug 10 Shots fired after Ferguson protests mark one-year anniversary By News Desk St. Louis police officers shot and critically wounded a man who fired at them in Ferguson, Missouri on Sunday night, following day-long peaceful protests marking the one-year anniversary of the shooting of an unarmed black man by a white police… Continue reading
Aug 09 Watch 22:45 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode August 9, 2015 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, August 9th, 2015, residents in Ferguson, Missouri, remember Michael Brown, killed by a police officer one year ago today, how protests in Ferguson and the forceful police response have affected police tactics nationally, and from… Continue watching
Aug 09 Questions abound in fatal police shooting of unarmed Texas teen By Daniel Costa-Roberts The death of Christian Taylor, an unarmed black 19-year-old shot to death by a Texas police officer in the small hours of Friday morning, has raised questions about the circumstances of the shooting, which some see as fitting a pattern… Continue reading
Aug 09 Watch In Ferguson and beyond, police militarization may be declining By PBS News Hour During the protests that followed the shooting death of Michael Brown, the spectacle of Ferguson police patrolling the streets in combat gear sparked another conversation about the militarization of police. Matt Apuzzo, a reporter for The New York Times, joins… Continue watching
Aug 09 Football hall-of-famer Frank Gifford dies at 84 By News Desk Pro football hall-of-famer and sports broadcaster Frank Gifford has died of natural causes at his home in Connecticut, his family said on Sunday. He was 84. Continue reading
Aug 09 Watch One year after Michael Brown's death, what has changed in Ferguson? By PBS News Hour Still healing one year after the fatal police shooting of Michael Brown, Ferguson Councilman Wesley Bell joins Hari Sreenivasan via Skype from St. Louis, to discuss the state of the city today. Continue watching
Aug 09 Ferguson commemorates one year since Michael Brown's death By Daniel Costa-Roberts One year ago, the police shooting of black teen Michael Brown brought Ferguson, Missouri to international attention, prompted a national conversation about race and justice and electrified the Black Lives Matter movement. On Sunday, one year since Brown's death, the… Continue reading
Aug 09 Watch 3:14 Idaho mountains declared federal wilderness after decades-long bid By PBS News Hour A big swath of Idaho wilderness will now be protected from development, thanks to legislation passed by Congress and signed into law by President Obama on Friday. The law ended a 40-year effort that was supported by environmentalists, ranchers, recreation… Continue watching