Jun 18 Watch 10:09 Charleston shooter likely inspired by white supremacy movement By PBS News Hour The deadly shooting at a church in Charleston, South Carolina, has rocked the nation. Gwen Ifill speaks with Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC) and Heidi Beirich of Southern Poverty Law Center about the tragedy and how it reflects current race relations… Continue watching
Jun 18 Video: Slain Rev. Clementa Pinckney from PBS documentary 'The African Americans' By Colleen Shalby Rev. Clementa Pinckney was one of the nine people killed in Wednesday night’s shooting at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in downtown Charleston, South Carolina. Continue reading
Jun 18 Watch 2:19 News Wrap: 'Fast-track' bill passes House, clearing way for free-trade deal By PBS News Hour In Thursday’s news wrap, after weeks of deadlock, a bill granting Obama “fast-track” negotiating authority passed the House. Also, leaders of the Eurozone have called an emergency summit for Monday to discuss the deadlock with Greece. Continue watching
Jun 18 Last year's child migrant crisis is this year's immigration court backlog By P. J. Tobia http://www.pbs.org/newshour/app/uploads/2015/06/Last-years-child-migrant-crisis-is-this-years-immigration-court-backlog.mp3 This time last year, we reported on the surge of unaccompanied children arriving in the U.S. from Central America. We took a close look at why the kids are coming and what happens to them once they… Continue reading
Jun 18 Government audit raises 'serious concerns' over proposed federal cybersecurity measures By Ken Dilanian, Associated Press The agency that failed to secure data on millions of federal workers is now being criticized by its own independent watchdog over a plan to modernize its aging computer networks. Continue reading
Jun 18 Supreme Court tackles free speech issues in dueling decisions By Mark Sherman, Associated Press In dueling decisions Thursday about free speech, the Supreme Court upheld Texas' refusal to issue a license plate bearing the Confederate battle flag and struck down an Arizona town's restrictions on temporary signs put up by a small church. Continue reading
Jun 18 Former Speaker Dennis Hastert's attorney calls hush-money leaks 'unconscionable' By Associated Press A defense attorney says leaks regarding the hush-money case against former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert are "unconscionable" and he may ask the court to investigate. Continue reading
Jun 18 Everything we know about the Charleston church shooting By Larisa Epatko The nine people shot and killed at a historic African-American church on Wednesday evening ranged in age from 26 to 87. They were attending Bible study and the gunman was sitting among them. Continue reading
Jun 18 New $10 bill will be the first in more than a century to feature a woman By Kristen Doerer "The new ten will be the first bill in more than a century to feature a portrait of a woman," Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew announced Wednesday. Yes, that's right. The United States will soon have a woman on its… Continue reading
Jun 17 Move over Alexander Hamilton, the next $10 bill will feature a woman By Kristen Doerer The last woman featured on paper U.S. currency was Martha Washington back in 1891. She remained on the one dollar bill until 1896. Before that, Pocahontas graced the 20 dollar bill for a mere four years from 1865 to 1869. Continue reading