Apr 08 When can police use lethal force against a fleeing suspect? By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The law gives police officers latitude to use deadly force when they feel physically endangered, but there's far less legal flexibility when it comes to opening fire at fleeing individuals. Here's a look at legal issues raised by Saturday's police… Continue reading
Apr 08 Dzhokhar Tsarnaev found guilty on all 30 charges for role in Boston bombing By News Desk The jury has reached a verdict in the trial of Boston Marathon bombing bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. Continue reading
Apr 08 Caught on video, white cop charged with murdering black man By Bruce Smith and Jeffrey Collins, Associated Press NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. -- A white South Carolina police officer who claimed he killed a black man in self-defense was swiftly charged with murder after a bystander's video recorded him firing eight shots at the man's back as he ran… Continue reading
Apr 08 Don't press '1' and 4 more things to know about robocalls By Anne Flaherty, Associated Press The Federal Communications Commission has been asked to look into the issue of robocalls, the automated phone messages favored by political campaigns, charities and scammers. At issue is whether phone companies can do more to protect consumers from fraudulent calls. Continue reading
Apr 07 Watch 54:01 PBS NewsHour full episode April 7, 2015 By PBS News Hour Tuesday on the NewsHour, a Palestinian refugee camp in Syria is caught in the crossfire since being captured by the Islamic State. Also: An update on the fight for Yemen, how a school moves on after a shooting, development threatens… Continue watching
Apr 07 Watch 5:41 How can we return privacy control to social media users? By PBS News Hour What’s the cost of being constantly connected through social media? A new book, “Terms of Service” examines the erosion of privacy in the digital era. Author Jacob Silverman sits down with Jeffrey Brown to discuss what data is being tracked,… Continue watching
Apr 07 Watch 6:19 How simple tools can shave hours off food preparation in the developing world By PBS News Hour Kitchen convenience means something different for millions of small farmers in poor countries. A nonprofit in St. Paul creates simple, efficient tools that could save people hours of labor on tasks like threshing grain and shelling peanuts. Special correspondent Fred… Continue watching
Apr 07 Watch 1:47 Snapping selfies helped motivate this Pacific Crest Trail hiker By PBS News Hour In our NewsHour Shares video of the day, Andy Davidhazy hiked the entire Pacific Crest Trail from Mexico to Canada, and took a selfie for every mile. A time-lapse video of the selfies shows the five-month journey as well as… Continue watching
Apr 07 Watch 5:54 Fashioning a better Ebola suit with sewing machines and chocolate syrup By PBS News Hour In the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, medical professionals taking care of patients have been among the most vulnerable to infection. The NewsHour’s Mary Jo Brooks reports on a challenge to design a new Ebola suit that could help prevent… Continue watching
Apr 07 Watch 4:06 News Wrap: U.S. officials charged for 2009 Pakistan drone attack By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, a judge in Pakistan ordered criminal charges be filed against the CIA’s former station chief in Pakistan and its one-time general counsel over an American drone strike in 2009 that killed two people. Also, jurors… Continue watching