Jun 21 Hundreds march in solidarity in Charleston after church shooting By Rialda Zukic Hundreds gathered in Charleston, South Carolina, on Saturday for a "March for Black Lives" held in memory of those killed in last week's shooting at Emanuel A.M.E Church. Continue reading
Jun 21 Court to rule on Texas abortion law which closed clinics across state By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The court is considering an emergency appeal from abortion providers in Texas, who want the justices to block two provisions of a state law that already has forced the closure of roughly half the licensed abortion clinics in the state. Continue reading
Jun 20 Watch S.C. Councilman: Shootings 'racially motivated terrorism' By PBS News Hour Councilman William Dudley Gregorie, a trustee of Emanuel A.M.E Church where Wednesday’s shooting took place, says Charleston continues to evolve from its racially-charged history. Gregorie joins Hari Sreenivasan to talk more about how the city has changed, and what he… Continue watching
Jun 20 Hawaii becomes first state to raise legal smoking age to 21 By Cathy Zhao Gov. David Ige of Hawaii signed into law Friday a bill that raises the age at which people in Hawaii can legally purchase, smoke or possess cigarettes and electronic cigarettes… Continue reading
Jun 20 Watch What we know so far about suspected shooter Dylann Roof's motivations By PBS News Hour Reuters reporter Luciana Lopez has been in South Carolina covering the fallout of the tragic shooting in Charleston on Wednesday, where nine people were killed at Emanuel AME Church. What do we know about the motives of Dylann Roof, who… Continue watching
Jun 20 Watch 4:04 FBI: Blacks most often targeted in hate crimes By PBS News Hour An estimated 260,000 suspected hate crimes happen in the U.S. every year. More than 50 out of every 1 million black citizens was the victim of a racially motivated hate crime in 2012, the highest of any group, according to… Continue watching
Jun 20 Sanders gaining against Clinton in early polls By Ken Thomas, Associated Press In a race for the Democratic presidential nomination with Hillary Rodham Clinton, the blunt talk about the economy and the gap between the rich and poor is working for Bernie Sanders. Continue reading
Jun 20 Clinton: Congress should pass 'common sense' gun control legislation By Lisa Lerer, Associated Press Hillary Rodham Clinton is calling for "common sense" gun control legislation and decrying "institutional racism" just days after a violent shooting in a historic South Carolina church that killed nine of its black members. Continue reading
Jun 20 Website emerges with photos of accused Charleston shooter, manifesto By Kenzi Abou-Sabe, Elisabeth Ponsot A white supremacist website containing an unsigned manifesto as well as photographs of accused Charleston gunman Dylann Roof surfaced across social media on Saturday. Continue reading
Jun 19 Watch 54:17 PBS NewsHour full episode June 19, 2015 By PBS News Hour Friday on the NewsHour, Yemen peace talks in Geneva end without a ceasefire as the civil war worsens on the ground. Also: Vladimir Putin tells Charlie Rose Kiev is to blame for conflict in Eastern Ukraine, energy secretary Ernest Moniz… Continue watching