Aug 16 Curfew imposed in Ferguson, Mo., after protests escalate overnight By Xander Landen Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has declared a state of emergency in Ferguson, Missouri and is imposing a curfew between midnight and 5 a.m. to respond to continued unrest in the St. Louis suburb. Continue reading
Aug 16 Christie faces mounting lawsuits over public records By Associated Press New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie took into office promising "a new era of accountability and transparency." Yet after he won a second term last year and as he explores a run for president, his administration stands accused of routinely stonewalling… Continue reading
Aug 16 Watch To woo millennials, museum tour group taps into the digital age By PBS News Hour Amid declining museum attendance by young people as reported by the National Endowment for the Arts, a New York City group called "Museum Hack" aims to attract millennials by offering unconventional tours. These "sassy" outings tap into the outlook of… Continue watching
Aug 16 Federal officials reconsider giving military equipment to police By Associated Press After a decade of sending military equipment to civilian police departments across the country, federal officials are reconsidering the idea in light of the violence in Ferguson, Missouri. Continue reading
Aug 15 Watch Amazing engineering and ‘bittersweet’ politics built the Panama Canal By PBS News Hour The Panama Canal, opened 100 years ago,, is lauded as an achievement for the U.S. But with the opportunity to unlock America’s economic power, came soaring costs, engineering problems and a steep death toll. Gwen Ifill talks to Orlando Pérez,… Continue watching
Aug 15 Watch Triumph of 100-year-old Panama Canal came with dangerous costs By PBS News Hour A century ago, the Panama Canal -- an enormous engineering feat that grew American commerce and transformed global trade -- was completed. But the waterway’s history is complicated, filled with its share of fatalities and political tensions. Gwen Ifill looks… Continue watching
Aug 15 Watch Brooks and Marcus on police power in Ferguson, political change in Iraq By PBS News Hour New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Ruth Marcus join Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the week’s top news, including the response to the unrest in Ferguson, Missouri, by politicians and President Obama, as well as the political… Continue watching
Aug 15 Watch Why it’s so difficult to retain a diverse police force By PBS News Hour The city of Ferguson, Missouri, is more than two-thirds African-American. But only three of its 53 police officers are black. Jeffrey Brown talks to Tracie Keesee of the UCLA Center for Policing Equity and Malik Aziz of the National Black… Continue watching
Aug 15 How the Panama Canal helped make the U.S. a world power By Anya van Wagtendonk At the time it was built, the canal was an engineering marvel, relying on a series of locks that lift ships – and their thousands of pounds of cargo – above mountains. But thousands of workers died during its construction,… Continue reading
Aug 15 A year after scathing documentary, SeaWorld promises change to whale tanks By Anna Christiansen SeaWorld will build bigger and better environments for killer whales, the star attraction of the marine amusement park chain, the company said Friday. SeaWorld asserts the changes have nothing to do with animal cruelty allegations made by 2013 documentary “Blackfish.”… Continue reading