Aug 10 Watch Why Clinton is saving her attacks for Republicans, not Sanders By PBS News Hour Hillary Clinton seized on remarks by Donald Trump and other Republicans to criticize their stances on women’s issues while campaigning in New Hampshire. Gwen Ifill talks to Susan Page of USA Today and Tamara Keith of NPR to discuss Trump’s… Continue watching
Aug 10 Watch 5:18 News Wrap: Suicide bombers kill dozens in Iraq By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, Islamic State suicide bombers killed nearly 60 people and wounded more than 100 others in Diyala Province. Also, More than 1,400 migrants fleeing conflict in Syria and Afghanistan were rescued in various Coast Guard operations… Continue watching
Aug 10 VA should fire bad workers faster, House veterans chairman says By Associated Press DENVER — The chairman of the House Veterans Committee says the troubled Veterans Affairs Department should fire problem employees faster and that Congress should make it easier for the entire government to dismiss bad workers. Continue reading
Aug 10 How young is too young to talk to your kids about religion? By Wendy Thomas Russell Lots of secular parents think religion is too complicated for young children to comprehend, and some worry that early exposure to religious ideas will bias children in one way or another. But waiting is a gamble. Continue reading
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