Aug 02 Watch 3:41 Political battles simmer ahead of Obama's strict climate change plan By PBS News Hour President Barack Obama proposed the toughest regulations in U.S. history to combat climate change, with the most significant rule requiring existing power plants to cut emissions by 32 percent by 2030. But the rules face opposition from Congressional Republicans and… Continue watching
Aug 02 How Google is addressing the tech industry's diversity problem By News Desk To promote diversity in the tech industry, non-profit All Start Code has partnered with Google in an effort to address the opportunity gap for young men of color by training a new generation of coders. Continue reading
Aug 02 Empire State Building aglow with Cecil the lion and more to spotlight endangered animals By Andrew Mach Manhattan's concrete jungle was briefly taken over by a menagerie of real wildlife on Saturday night, as giant projections of endangered animals were ceremoniously splashed across the Empire State Building. Continue reading
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