Oct 05 Watch 6:41 The fight against book bans by public school librarians shown in new documentary By John Yang, Satvi Sunkara, Laine Immell According to a new report from PEN America, public schools across the U.S. saw more than 6,800 book bans in the 2024-25 school year. A new documentary, “The Librarians,” examines the experiences of school librarians who’ve found themselves on the… Continue watching
Oct 05 Judge temporarily blocks Trump administration from deploying National Guard in Portland By Claire Rush, Rebecca Boone, Associated Press A federal judge in Oregon temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from deploying the National Guard in Portland, ruling Saturday in a lawsuit brought by the state and city. Continue reading
Oct 05 Gunmen kill 2, injure 12 in shootout in crowd in downtown Montgomery, Alabama By Associated Press Rival gunmen started shooting at each other in a crowded downtown nightlife district in Alabama's capital city Saturday night, killing two people and injuring 12 others, police said. Continue reading
Oct 03 Watch 8:16 A look at the major cases the Supreme Court will take up in its new term By Geoff Bennett, Doug Adams The Supreme Court begins a new term on Monday following a summer-long recess shaped by legal battles over the Trump administration’s agenda. William Brangham discussed the high-profile cases with News Hour Supreme Court analyst and SCOTUSBlog cofounder Amy Howe, and… Continue watching
Oct 03 Watch 4:40 The pawpaw: America's forgotten native fruit finds new popularity By Deema Zein, Mary Fecteau Apples, oranges and bananas are sold in abundance in supermarkets throughout the country. But some say the most American fruit is one you’ll likely never see in the produce department, and it’s one you’ve probably never heard of. Deema Zein… Continue watching
Oct 03 North Carolina Gov. Stein signs criminal justice bill into law after Ukrainian refugee's death By Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press North Carolina’s Democratic governor signed into law on Friday a criminal justice measure that the state’s Republican-controlled legislature approved in response to the stabbing death of a Ukrainian refugee on a Charlotte commuter train. Continue reading
Oct 03 Amid shutdown fight, Trump no longer distancing himself from Project 2025 By Jill Colvin, Associated Press In a post on his Truth Social site Thursday morning, Trump announced he would be meeting with his budget chief, “Russ Vought, he of PROJECT 2025 Fame, to determine which of the many Democrat Agencies, most of which are a… Continue reading
Oct 03 Sean 'Diddy' Combs sentenced to 4 years, 2 months in prison By Michael Sisak, Larry Neumeister, Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press Combs was sentenced Friday to four years and two months in prison for transporting people across state lines for sexual encounters, capping a sordid federal case that featured harrowing testimony and ended in a forceful reckoning for one of the… Continue reading
Oct 03 Trump to withhold $2.1 billion for Chicago infrastructure projects amid shutdown battle By Chris Megerian, Associated Press The pause affects a long-awaited plan to extend the city’s Red Line train. White House budget director Russ Vought wrote on social media Friday that the money was “put on hold to ensure funding is not flowing via race-based contracting.”… Continue reading
Oct 02 Former Texas megachurch pastor Robert Morris pleads guilty to child sex abuse charges By Jamie Stengle, Associated Press The founder of a Texas megachurch who resigned last year after a woman in Oklahoma accused the pastor of sexually abusing her in the 1980s pleaded guilty Thursday to five counts of lewd and indecent acts with a child, authorities said. Continue reading