Oct 05 California governor signs right-to-die legislation By Judy Lin, Associated Press California will become the fifth state to allow terminally ill patients to legally end their lives using doctor-prescribed drugs after Gov. Jerry Brown announced Monday he signed right-to-die legislation. Continue reading
Oct 05 Federal watchdog reopening latest probe of Secret Service By Alicia A. Caldwell, Associated Press The Homeland Security Department's internal watchdog is reopening the investigation into efforts by the Secret Service to discredit a congressman who was investigating the agency. Continue reading
Oct 05 U.S., five states announce settlement with BP over gulf oil spill By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The Justice Department and five states on Monday announced a $20 billion final settlement of claims arising from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Continue reading
Oct 05 Hurricane sank U.S. cargo ship; one body recovered By Joshua Barajas U.S. Coast Guard officials announced Monday that Hurricane Joaquin had sunk the American cargo ship that went missing near Crooked Island in the Bahamas last week. Continue reading
Oct 05 Clinton pushing new gun controls after Oregon shooting By Lisa Lerer, Associated Press Days after a deadly shooting in Oregon, Hillary Rodham Clinton unveiled new gun control measures Monday aimed at strengthening background checks on gun buyers and eliminating legal immunity for sellers. Continue reading
Oct 04 Watch 25:05 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode October 4, 2015 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, October 4th, 2015, the U.S. and Afghan governments investigate what led to the bombing of a hospital in Afghanistan, in our signature segment, inside a controversial voter ID law in North Carolina, and new limits… Continue watching
Oct 04 Watch 3:15 Behind the new environmental plans unveiled in the U.S., China and India By PBS News Hour This week, the EPA unveiled new rules to reduce polluting gasses emitted by U.S. factories and cars; India announced a $2 trillion plan to reduce its carbon emissions over the next 15 years; and China also released a new plan. Continue watching
Oct 04 Watch 3:59 New 'know before you owe' mortgage rules may ease homebuyers' burden By PBS News Hour New rules for home mortgages, designed to make lenders more transparent to borrowers, took effect Saturday. The so-called "know before you owe" rules are meant to protect home buyers from surprises at their closing. Wall Street Journal Reporter Joe Light… Continue watching
Oct 04 More rain for Southeast already hit hard by widespread flooding By Carey Reed Parts of the Southeast already battered by record-breaking rainfall can expect more rain and flooding until the weekend's end, according to the National Weather Service. Continue reading
Oct 04 Inmates en route to halfway houses slip away, AP finds By Eric Tucker, Associated Press More than 240 inmates have slipped away from federal custody in the past three years while traveling to halfway houses, including several who committed bank robberies and a carjacking while on the lam, according to documents obtained by The Associated… Continue reading