Jun 18 WETA to assume ownership of PBS NewsHour July 1 By News Desk WETA, the flagship public media station for Washington, D.C., is expected to assume ownership and control of PBS NewsHour on July 1. Continue reading
Jun 18 Trademark agency rules against Redskins name, calling it 'disparaging' By News Desk The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office ruled 2-1 on Wednesday that the name of the Washington Redskins football team is "disparaging of Native Americans" and that it must be canceled. Continue reading
Jun 18 What's at stake for birth control in upcoming SCOTUS decision By Julie Rovner, KFF Health News One of the most watched issues before the Supreme Court this term will may turn on the question of religious freedom. But it will also likely determine how women will be able to access a key provision of the Affordable… Continue reading
Jun 17 Watch 40 years after the fall, revisiting Nixon in 'Washington Journal' By PBS News Hour In the 1975 book “Washington Journal: Reporting Watergate and Richard Nixon’s Downfall,” author Elizabeth Drew examined the players and the political upheaval behind Nixon’s fall from power. Now nearing the 40th anniversary of Nixon’s resignation, this classic piece of political… Continue watching
Jun 17 Watch From Skid Row to high school graduation, Los Angeles supports homeless students' academic success By PBS News Hour Finishing high school can be an uphill battle; for homeless students, it can be like facing a mountain of challenges. The Los Angeles County Unified School District’s Homeless Education Program is designed to provide assistance to students who don’t have… Continue watching
Jun 17 Watch Can Obama's Pacific Ocean sanctuary plan balance environmental and economic interests? By PBS News Hour President Obama launched a plan to create the world's largest marine preserve by adding to the existing national monument in the Central Pacific. Drilling, fishing and other activities would be off limits. Joshua Reichert of the Pew Charitable Trusts and… Continue watching
Jun 17 Watch Why did it take so long to capture key Benghazi suspect? By PBS News Hour U.S. special forces, with the help of the FBI, apprehended Abu Khattala, one of the suspected ring leaders of the 2012 embassy attack in Benghazi, Libya. Khattala is the first accused perpetrator of the attacks to be taken into U.S. Continue watching
Jun 17 Report finds states raising bar for aspiring teachers By Kyla Calvert Mason For the second year in a row, the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) has given failing grades to many programs preparing future teachers to enter the classroom. Continue reading
Jun 16 Watch In 'The True American,' victim of attempted murder tries to save attacker By PBS News Hour If you could face the man who tried to kill you, what would you do? A new book, “The True American: Murder and Mercy in Texas,” tells the story of Raisuddin Bhuiyan, a U.S. immigrant from Bangladesh, who was shot… Continue watching
Jun 16 Watch Jason Moran strikes up the band -- and a conversation -- to enthrall new jazz listeners By PBS News Hour Continue watching