Aug 12 Watch 6:21 Andrew Bird takes eclectic compositions to symphony stages By Mike Cerre From playing classical masterpieces and jazz standards on his violin to singing folk and rock, Andrew Bird continues to cross over music and performance genres. Special correspondent Mike Cerre caught up with Bird performing with the San Francisco Symphony for… Continue watching
Aug 12 Watch 4:25 Sam Roberts and Geoff Bennett discuss the art of obituary writing on 'Settle In' By Geoff Bennett Journalist Sam Roberts has written some 1,600 obituaries in his decades-long career at The New York Times. His new book, "Are They Dead Yet?" is about the art of obituary writing, how the Times chooses who's worthy of an obit… Continue watching
Aug 12 WATCH: AG Blanche announces charges over green card scheme involving 'sham' marriages By Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press The Department of Justice has charged nearly a dozen people with participating in a multimillion-dollar scheme to help hundreds of Chinese nationals fraudulently obtain green cards through sham marriages to U.S. citizens, officials said Wednesday. Continue reading
Aug 12 Bessent said the K-shaped economy 'is over.' Here's what financial experts say By Maria Ramirez Uribe At a time when many Americans remain stressed about affordability, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has declared that the U.S. economy is no longer in a “K shape,” a term used to describe increasing financial inequality between high- and low-income households. Continue reading
Aug 12 3 states are set to hold executions on the same day, a first in the US since 2010 By Kim Chandler, Travis Loller, Jamie Stengle, Associated Press Tennessee, Alabama and Oklahoma plan to execute inmates Thursday in what would be the first time in nearly 16 years that three people are put to death on the same day in the United States. Continue reading
Aug 12 AP report: ICE plans to give its officers gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks By Ryan J. Foley, Associated Press Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to spend up to $20 million to purchase thousands of gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks intended to gain compliance from individuals. Continue reading
Aug 12 Lindsay Clancy trial turns focus to medications prescribed before she killed her children By Michael Casey, Associated Press Clancy messaged one of her caregivers less than two months before she killed her three young children in 2023 to say she was having “intrusive thoughts I never had before,” “feeling completely hopeless” and worried about becoming addicted to some… Continue reading
Aug 12 Want to catch a glimpse of the solar eclipse from North America? Here's where and when By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press If you’re far enough north in the U.S. and Canada, you might savor a partial eclipse as the moon nibbles away at the sun. Continue reading
Aug 11 The art of the obit By Geoff Bennett Sam Roberts has written 1,600 obituaries in his decadeslong career as a reporter for The New York Times. In this episode of “Settle In,” he speaks to Geoff Bennett about his new book, “Are They Dead Yet?” and what he’s… Continue reading
Aug 11 Watch 7:46 How a catering truck helped Trump secretly switch planes amid threat from Iran By Nick Schifrin, Eliot Barnhart Correction: In this segment, we misstated the year Major General Qasem Soleimani was killed. We should have said 2020, as the on-screen graphic indicated. We regret the error. The News Hour has confirmed the Washington Post's reporting on extraordinary, secret… Continue watching