Sep 24 Watch How do police decide when to release video footage? By PBS News Hour In Charlotte, North Carolina, police announced Saturday they would release body cam and dash cam footage from the fatal police shooting of Keith Lamont Scott. Dozens of U.S. cities have started equipping their police with body cameras, including Charlotte --… Continue watching
Sep 24 Watch 10:34 North Carolina and Maryland challenge gerrymandering By Sam Weber, Laura Fong Gerrymandering -- the practice of drawing districts to benefit one political party over another or to protect an incumbent -- has a long history in the U.S. Special Correspondent Jeff Greenfield reports on reform efforts in Maryland, where one district… Continue watching
Sep 24 Trump's unconventional debate prep skips mock debates By Jill Colvin and Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press Since he entered the presidential race, it's been Donald Trump's style to break with convention. It's no different when it comes to debate prep. Continue reading
Sep 23 Watch 9:52 A play that speaks to Ferguson's tragedy and lets the audience speak back By PBS News Hour In the Greek tragedy “Antigone,” the title character is told that she cannot bury her brother, who has been killed. Echoes of the classical work rang out in 2014, when Michael Brown was shot by police and left dead in… Continue watching
Sep 23 Watch 53:47 PBS NewsHour full episode Sept. 23, 2016 By PBS News Hour Friday on the NewsHour, a first look at the last moments of Keith Scott, a black man who was killed by police in Charlotte. Also: How President Hillary Clinton would govern from Day 1, a last meeting for Colombia’s largest… Continue watching
Sep 23 Watch 12:22 Shields and Brooks on transparency in police shootings, first debate expectations By PBS News Hour Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including police shootings in Charlotte and Tulsa, the newly released video showing the fatal shooting of Keith Scott, the candidates’ views… Continue watching
Sep 23 Watch 7:56 What President Hillary Clinton would do on Day 1 By PBS News Hour With the election just six weeks away, we can begin to imagine what the candidates would actually do if they reach the Oval Office. What would Hillary Clinton propose and get done in the first days of her presidency? Lisa… Continue watching
Sep 23 Bill allowing 9/11 families to sue Saudi Arabia vetoed by Obama By Darlene Superville and Josh Lederman, Associated Press President Obama has vetoed a bill that would have allowed the families of 9/11 victims to sue the government of Saudi Arabia. Continue reading
Sep 23 Why teachers see this election as a high-stakes mine field in the classroom By Madeline Will, Education Week Teachers say they are struggling with how to teach an election cycle that has inflamed racial and ethnic tensions, sparked name-calling between the Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and Democratic standard-bearer Hillary Clinton, and drawn stark lines between—and even within—the… Continue reading
Sep 23 Ted Cruz changes course, endorses Donald Trump By Kristen Doerer Ted Cruz announced Friday that he would vote for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump this November. Continue reading