Jun 03 That free trial? It might not be so free after all By Anna Bernasek, D.T. Mongan You may have thought you signed up for a free trial, but did you read the fine print?… Continue reading
Jun 02 Watch 54:12 PBS NewsHour full episode June 2, 2015 By PBS News Hour Tuesday on the NewsHour, FIFA president Sepp Blatter announced his resignation amid corruption investigations. Also: Questions about car safety after massive airbag recalls, honoring the valor and service of overlooked WWI veterans, the FBI’s secret surveillance planes, empowering the homeless… Continue watching
Jun 02 Watch 5:10 How the FBI is using a 'small air force' to track suspects By PBS News Hour According to the Associated Press, the FBI operates a fleet of undercover planes equipped with video cameras, some of which can also gather cell phone data. The FBI says these flights target suspected criminals, and that a warrant is not… Continue watching
Jun 02 Watch 6:59 Street Sense gives homeless creative tools to build careers and help others By PBS News Hour Street Sense publishes the only newspaper by and for the homeless in Washington, D.C. The organization has long trained participants in journalism and writing, and now it's expanding to offer more education in the arts and digital media, like photography… Continue watching
Jun 02 Watch 6:22 Massive airbag recall could take months to notify owners, years to fix By PBS News Hour The largest auto recall in U.S. history has affected 11 major auto companies, 34 million vehicles and dozens of models. It could take the manufacturer Takata two years to make all the replacements. So what’s an owner of one of… Continue watching
Jun 02 Watch 5:17 Righting a wrong nearly 100 years later, two soldiers receive Medal of Honor posthumously By PBS News Hour President Barack Obama posthumously bestowed the Medal of Honor on two World War I veterans whose heroic acts nearly 100 years ago went unrecognized in an age of discrimination. Sgt. William Shemin and Pvt. Henry Johnson were recognized with the… Continue watching
Jun 02 Watch 5:23 News Wrap: Senate approves bill reshaping NSA surveillance By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, the Senate passed the USA Freedom Act to replace expired provisions of the Patriot Act, including the NSA’s legal authority to collect bulk phone records. The new legislation will impose limits on collection and access… Continue watching
Jun 02 Homeless men, now auteurs, challenge preconceptions through filmmaking By Aisha Jama Street Sense, a Washington, D.C., media nonprofit that publishes a newspaper written and sold by the homeless, has branched out to filmmaking. The Street Sense Filmmaker Co-op gives its members the tools to craft their stories, while equipping them with… Continue reading
Jun 02 Watch 4:56 Does the end of Sepp Blatter mean a new start for soccer? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jun 02 Amtrak CEO vows to put safety technology into operation By Joan Lowy, Associated Press WASHINGTON — An emotional Amtrak CEO pledged to lawmakers Tuesday that safety technology that could have prevented a deadly derailment last month in Philadelphia will be put into operation, while Democrats and Republicans exchanged barbs over whether Congress or the… Continue reading