May 05 Watch 2:09 Investigators question connection between Texas shooters and Islamic State By PBS News Hour The Islamic State claimed responsibility for an attack in Texas outside an exhibit and contest of cartoons considered offensive by many Muslims. If true, it would be the first attack on U.S. soil by the militant group. But investigators questioned… Continue watching
May 05 Watch News Wrap: Attorney General Lynch pledges help to Baltimore By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, Attorney General Loretta Lynch promised federal help to Baltimore as it considers some re-training for its police force. Lynch visited the city to meet with students, religious and political leaders, as well as the family… Continue watching
May 05 5 things to know about Gen. Joseph Dunford By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press President Barack Obama nominated Marine Commandant Gen. Joseph Dunford on Tuesday to be chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the top U.S. military position, replacing Army Gen. Martin Dempsey. Continue reading
May 05 Ellen Albertini Dow, rapping granny from 'The Wedding Singer,' dies at 101 By Nora Daly Ellen Albertini Dow, the actress who brought The Sugarhill Gang’s "Rapper's Delight" to life in "The Wedding Singer" died Monday at the age of 101. Continue reading
May 05 Child's toy or the voice of nightmares? Listen to the Edison talking doll By Joshua Barajas One of the earliest known milestones in recorded history was nestled into an 18-inch doll. Inventor Thomas Edison embedded small phonographs inside the metal torsos of thousands of dolls that “talked” or played fragments of nursery rhymes, including “Twinkle, Twinkle,… Continue reading
May 05 Nellie Bly honored in Karen O penned-Google doodle By Colleen Shalby One hundred and fifty-one years after her birth, Google is honoring American reporter Nellie Bly in an original ditty of a doodle penned by singer-songwriter Karen O of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Continue reading
May 05 Islamic State claims responsibility for 'Draw Muhammad' attack in Texas By Joshua Barajas Islamic State militants claimed responsibility Tuesday for the attack outside a prophet Muhammad cartoon-drawing contest near Dallas. Continue reading
May 05 Oregon passes bill that expands background checks for gun sales By Sheila V Kumar, Associated Press SALEM, Ore. — An Oregon bill expanding background checks to encompass nearly all gun sales in the state made it through the Legislature on Monday, overcoming obstacles that stymied two previous attempts to pass similar laws. Continue reading
May 04 Watch 54:05 PBS NewsHour full episode May 4, 2015 By PBS News Hour Monday on the NewsHour, Ben Carson and Carly Fiorina join the 2016 presidential race. Also: How the people of Baltimore are moving beyond the unrest, how where you live dictates your economic mobility, Shia militias volunteer to beat back Islamic… Continue watching
May 04 Watch 1:22 How an aspiring photographer captured Baltimore's pain By PBS News Hour In our NewsHour Shares video of the day, 26-year-old aspiring photographer Devin Allen shares what it feels like to see his image of Baltimore turmoil on the cover of TIME magazine. Continue watching