Apr 29 Watch 7:23 What's in the Trans-Pacific Partnership for U.S. and Japan? By PBS News Hour Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s U.S. visit came at a critical moment in the fight to establish a sweeping Trans-Pacific Partnership. An agreement could mean hundreds of billions of dollars in business, exports and profits, but opponents warn it would… Continue watching
Apr 29 Watch 9:32 How do we change broken police relations in America? By PBS News Hour Gwen Ifill talks to Laurie Robinson of the President's Task Force on 21st Century Policing, Ta-Nehisi Coates of The Atlantic, and Lester Spence of Johns Hopkins University about the forces driving Baltimore’s upheaval and what’s needed to improve relations between… Continue watching
Apr 29 Watch 7:18 'World's best teacher' does not believe in tests and quizzes By PBS News Hour For 25 years, Nancie Atwell has run a small, independent K-8 school in Maine, where the goal is not just teaching young students, but also teachers. At the Center for Teaching and Learning, the school day is driven by a… Continue watching
Apr 29 Watch 3:47 News Wrap: LA County OKs sheriff's dept. abuse settlement By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, Los Angeles County approved a settlement over systematic abuses of minorities. Under the settlement, the sheriff’s department agreed to three years of federal monitoring. Also, the government reported today that the first quarter GDP rose… Continue watching
Apr 29 Watch 9:10 NBA union boss wants to prove players were right to 'give a girl a chance' By PBS News Hour Michele Roberts, the first woman ever to run a professional sports union in North America, is on top of what is still very much a man's world. She'll face negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement with NBA team owners… Continue watching
Apr 29 Watch 4:31 Recovering from riots, Baltimore tries to refocus on Freddie Gray By PBS News Hour The presence of 3,000 police and National Guardsmen, as well as an overnight curfew, appeared to stabilize Baltimore. Tuesday night was not completely trouble free, but Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said the city is getting back to normal. Meanwhile, community… Continue watching
Apr 29 AG Lynch decries 'senseless' violence in Baltimore By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Attorney General Loretta Lynch on Wednesday called the rioting in Baltimore "senseless acts of violence" that were counterproductive to improving relationships between the police and community. Continue reading
Apr 29 5 ways you can help Baltimore By Marina Lopes During crises like the one in Baltimore, it's easy to feel helpless. We've researched five ways you can help the city rebuild and recover. Continue reading
Apr 28 Watch 54:26 PBS NewsHour full episode April 28, 2015 By PBS News Hour Tuesday on the NewsHour, as riots in Baltimore trigger a state of emergency, we examine issues of police accountability and the deep-seated causes of anger and resentment. Also: the Supreme Court debates the definition of marriage in a historic case,… Continue watching
Apr 28 Watch 10:46 Should government play a role in addressing root causes of Baltimore's upheaval? By PBS News Hour Continue watching