Aug 26 Watch Arizona rancher: No one-size-fits-all solution to border enforcement By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Aug 26 Youth seek solutions as Chicago’s violent summer persists By Thaisi Da Silva, Matt Ehrichs Since the summer of 2012, when the city recorded the nation's highest homicide count, shootings have become a large part of an ongoing discussion about relations between the police and residents, neighborhood safety and gun control legislation. Continue reading
Aug 26 Vigil held for journalist James Foley at his alma mater By Larisa Epatko Freelance journalist James Foley, known by those around him as Jim, will be remembered Tuesday at a vigil at his alma mater, Marquette University. Continue reading
Aug 26 When it comes to Facebook, we all just want to be popular, study finds By Ruth Tam If you think your Facebook NewsFeed or Twitter timeline is becoming an echo chamber of the same material, you’re right. According to a new Pew Research Center report on the role of social media in civil discourse, Facebook might not… Continue reading
Aug 26 Burger King to buy Canadian chain Tim Hortons By Ariel Min Burger King announced on Tuesday that it will buy Canadian restaurant chain Tim Hortons for about $11.4 billion, which would create the world’s third-largest fast-food chain. The deal also would move Burger King’s headquarters to Canada. Continue reading
Aug 26 Report: No proof veterans died because of delays By Stephen Ohlemacher, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Veterans Affairs Department says investigators have found no proof that delays in care caused any deaths at a VA hospital in Phoenix, deflating an explosive allegation that helped expose a troubled health care system in which veterans… Continue reading
Aug 26 AP sources: U.S. surveillance planes fly over Syria By Julie Pace, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan — The U.S. has begun surveillance flights over Syria after President Barack Obama gave the OK, U.S. officials said, a move that could pave the way for airstrikes against Islamic State militant targets there. Continue reading
Aug 25 Watch PBS NewsHour | Full Episode | Monday, August 25, 2014 By PBS News Hour Monday on the NewsHour, mourners gather for the funeral of Michael Brown. We look for lessons from his death and the aftermath. Also: Assessing damage caused by a 6.0 magnitude earthquake in Napa, California, options for the U.S. if it… Continue watching
Aug 25 Watch Immigration lawyer helps detainees in New Mexico know their rights By PBS News Hour A group of lawyers filed a lawsuit against the federal government on Friday, charging immigration officials with violating the due process rights of detainees held at a New Mexico detention center. Special correspondent Kathleen McCleery talked Laura Lichter -- with… Continue watching
Aug 25 Watch What should the U.S. do about the Islamic State? By PBS News Hour Islamic State fighters captured the last major military base in northeastern Syria on Sunday, bolstering its influence in the already unstable region. The U.S. kept up airstrikes against the group over the weekend, amid growing talk of an expanding ai… Continue watching