May 09 Jeb Bush blasts administration's 'aggressive stance' against religious freedom By Steve Peoples, Associated Press Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush on Saturday condemned the Obama administration's use of "coercive federal power" to limit religious freedom… Continue reading
May 09 Watch 3:25 As the city prospers around them, Austin teachers may miss out By PBS News Hour Even though Austin, Texas, is one of the fastest-growing cities in the nation and a magnet for the technology and arts industries, not every sector is enjoying the good times. Many students live below the poverty line, and some of… Continue watching
May 09 Update: DOJ announces investigation into Baltimore police By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The Justice Department waded anew Friday into fraught big city police-community relations, with new Attorney General Loretta Lynch declaring the subject "one of the most challenging issues of our time."… Continue reading
May 09 Court rules search of businessman's laptop at border 'unreasonable' By Associated Press A federal court has ruled that the government's search of a traveling businessman's laptop at the California border was unreasonable and violated his privacy… Continue reading
May 09 Here's what concentrated poverty looks like in South Atlanta By Ivette Feliciano In South Atlanta's Lakewood Heights community, where crime rates are high and many homes sit dilapidated and abandoned, the poverty rate hovers around 30 percent. The area is one of many that suffers from concentrated poverty. Continue reading
May 09 Buffett: People living in poverty suffer from the 'American Nightmare' By Megan Thompson Billionaire Warren Buffett pledged years ago to donate almost all of his vast wealth to charity. One project that could benefit is the fight against concentrated poverty, which Buffett said has turned the American Dream for some into the American… Continue reading
May 09 Watch 9:35 Can 'neighborhoods of last resort' be lifted out of poverty? By PBS News Hour Across America, more and more Americans are living in what's known as "concentrated poverty," which can perpetuate the cycle of poverty for generations. The City of Atlanta has long struggled to find solutions for its areas of concentrated poverty. But… Continue watching
May 08 Watch 5:28 Novelist Paul Beatty pokes fun at how we talk about race in America By PBS News Hour Paul Beatty’s new book “The Sellout” offers a satirical skewering of racial politics in America. Jeffrey Brown speaks with the author about not being afraid to say taboo things and the ways the U.S. is still segregated. Continue watching
May 08 Watch 53:45 PBS NewsHour full episode May 8, 2015 By PBS News Hour Friday on the NewsHour, David Cameron’s Conservative Party claims victory in the UK general election. Also: The ugly side of cheap manicures, ethical considerations of designing artificial intelligence, harsh evictions for Americans living in trailer parks, Brooks and Marcus on… Continue watching
May 08 Watch 9:03 How smart is today's artificial intelligence? By PBS News Hour Artificial intelligence is creeping into our everyday lives through technology like check-scanning machines and GPS navigation. How far away are we from making intelligent machines that actually have minds of their own? Hari Sreenivasan reports on the ethical considerations of… Continue watching