Apr 05 Iowa pastors hold sway in 2016 presidential election By Associated Press In some states, big city ward leaders or union bosses are the go-to guys to deliver votes. When it comes to Iowa's Republican caucuses, evangelical pastors are kingmakers, with sway over an important bloc of participants. Continue reading
Apr 05 Stakes high for Clinton in Iran nuclear agreement By Ken Thomas, Julie Pace, Associated Press Hillary Rodham Clinton can claim a piece of the victory if the U.S. and other world powers ultimately complete a final nuclear deal with Iran. She will own a piece of the failure if the negotiations collapse or produce a… Continue reading
Apr 04 Watch 25:16 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode April 4, 2015 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, April 4, 2015, new threats emerge following the Kenya terror attack, McDonalds, Wal-Mart and Target are all giving raises to workers and there may be a ripple effect, French lawmakers vote to ban too-thin models… Continue watching
Apr 04 Special ops surveys: troops doubt women cut out for elite combat roles By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press Surveys find that men in U.S. special operations forces do not believe women can meet the physical and mental demands of their commando jobs, and they fear the Pentagon will lower standards to integrate women into their elite units, according… Continue reading
Apr 04 Pizzeria at center of culture war raises over $800k through crowdfunding By Daniel Costa-Roberts Memories Pizza in Walkerton, Indiana closed its doors this week after receiving a spate of threats in response to the owners' statements that they would not cater gay weddings. The controversy is part of a larger national discussion about religious… Continue reading
Apr 04 Watch What does March's job market slowdown mean for wage growth? By PBS News Hour There was a bright spot in Good Friday's disappointing jobs report that revealed the number of jobs added fell well below expectations: Wages, stuck for so long, are finally starting to go up. The Wall Street Journal's Eric Morath joins… Continue watching
Apr 04 Watch 1:50 Viewers respond to report on movement encouraging end-of-life discussions By PBS News Hour Hari Sreenivasan reads viewer comments from a recent segment about The Conversation Project, an organization that encourages end-of-life discussions among family and friends. Continue watching
Apr 04 'Revenge porn' site operator sentenced to 18 years for identity theft, extortion By Elisabeth Ponsot A San Diego judge has sentenced 28-year-old Kevin Bollaert to 18 years in prison for running a "revenge porn" website that featured explicit photographs and included identifying information such as links to the victims' social media accounts. Continue reading
Apr 04 Clinton leases likely campaign headquarters in Brooklyn By Ken Thomas, Associated Press Hillary Rodham Clinton has signed a lease in a Brooklyn, New York, building for what is expected to house her presidential campaign headquarters. Continue reading
Apr 04 National survey shows whites more likely to approve of police hitting citizens By Jesse J. Holland, Associated Press Whites in the United States approve of police officers hitting people in far greater numbers than blacks and Hispanics do, at a time when the country is struggling to deal with police use of deadly force against men of color,… Continue reading