May 31 Watch FTC report warns consumers about big data brokers By PBS News Hour The Federal Trade Commission issued a report this week suggesting consumer protections be put in place to combat the collection and selling of consumer information. “Big data” companies collect and sell billions of bits of information about all aspects of… Continue watching
May 31 U.S. secures release of American soldier held by Taliban in Afghanistan By Elisabeth Ponsot The only American known to be held by the Taliban in Afghanistan has been freed, U.S. officials announced Saturday. Continue reading
May 31 Border patrol releases critical report on use of force by agents By Kayla Ruble On Friday, U.S. Customs and Border Patrol released both a critical report on the use of force by its agents along the Mexican border and a revised use of force policy handbook prohibiting excessive force. Continue reading
May 30 Watch Record-setting bid for L.A. Clippers may offer bounce for other NBA teams By PBS News Hour Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has agreed to pay a record $2 billion to buy the Los Angeles Clippers from Shelly Sterling, wife of disgraced owner Donald Sterling, who was banned from the league for making racist comments. The deal… Continue watching
May 30 Watch Shields and Brooks on turning around the VA, defining Obama foreign policy By PBS News Hour Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s top news, including the resignation of VA Secretary Shinseki and President Obama’s foreign policy speech at West Point. Continue watching
May 30 Watch Shinseki resigns, criticizing ‘systemic’ failures of VA health care system By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 30 Watch 7:43 How opera legend Jessye Norman learned to ‘Stand Up Straight and Sing’ By PBS NewsHour Jessye Norman’s voice is known around the globe for its power, range, and beauty. In her new memoir, “Stand Up Straight and Sing!” Norman recalls her journey from growing up in the segregated South to singing on the greatest stages… Continue watching
May 30 Watch News Wrap: White House press secretary Carney steps down By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, President Obama announced that Jay Carney will resign as White House press secretary after three and a half years. Carney is being replaced by his deputy, Josh Earnest. Meanwhile, officials in northern India fired two… Continue watching
May 30 Temporary leader tasked with immediate reforms at Veterans Affairs By Darlene Superville, Associated Press "Sloan, I think, would be the first to acknowledge that he's going to have a learning curve that he's got to deal with," President Barack Obama told reporters Friday after announcing that Gibson would replace Shinseki temporarily. Continue reading
May 30 Colorado baker ordered to make wedding cakes for same-sex couples By Justin Scuiletti A baker in a suburb of Denver must make wedding cakes for same-sex couples despite his religious objections, the Colorado Civil Rights Commission ruled Friday. Jack Phillips, owner of the Masterpiece Cakeshop in Lakewood, Colorado, refused to make a wedding… Continue reading