Jul 02 Watch 53:10 Wednesday, July 2, 2014 By PBS News Hour Wednesday on the NewsHour, the militia leader accused of involvement in the 2012 Benghazi attack appeared in court for the second time. Also: Iraqi Kurds contemplate independence, heroics and heartbreaks for the U.S. at the World Cup, the Civil Rights… Continue watching
Jul 02 Watch How the Civil Rights Act changed America By PBS News Hour Wednesday marks 50 years since President Lyndon Johnson signed the landmark Civil Rights Act, outlawing discrimination based on race, ethnicity and sex. Gwen Ifill is joined by Todd Purdum to discuss his new book, "An Idea Whose Time Has Come,"… Continue watching
Jul 02 Watch World Cup is a win for American soccer despite U.S. loss By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 02 Goalie Briana Scurry is on a mission to educate youth soccer players on concussions By Murrey Jacobson There's been so much excitement surrounding the World Cup -- and it has been an amazing tournament so far -- that one almost feels like "Debbie Downer" to talk about some of the problems facing the sport of soccer. But… Continue reading
Jul 02 Former U.S. goalkeeper: 'Tim Howard was a warrior' By Ariel Min “I’m sure every minute seemed like eternity. Tim had a fantastic game yesterday. You couldn’t have asked more from him. Being a goalkeeper myself, I understand what it feels like – can we get to the end of the game… Continue reading
Jul 02 Ruth Bader Ginsburg is emerging as an Internet sensation By Nora Daly Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg garnered a lot of media attention this week for her scathing dissent on the Court's Burwell v. Hobby Lobby ruling, and it has not all come from the usual sources. Outside the pages of… Continue reading
Jul 02 Target tells customers to leave their guns at home By William Brangham Following a campaign by gun-control groups, retailing giant Target changed its position on letting armed customers into its stores. Continue reading
Jul 02 What are your best summer hacks? By Nora Daly Share your creative summer shortcuts. Continue reading
Jul 02 The new new thing: Negative interest rates -- but will they work? By Benn Steil, Dinah Walker Last month, the European Central Bank became the first central bank to charge banks for depositing their extra reserves with them. The idea is to encourage banks to lend privately instead. But as the Council on Foreign Relations' Benn Steil… Continue reading