Aug 07 Clinton's 'Moscow Spring' ended as Putin returned to power By Bradley Klapper, Matthew Lee, Associated Press As secretary of state, Hillary Clinton basked in a diplomatic "Moscow Spring," seizing on Vladimir Putin's break from the presidency. Continue reading
Aug 06 Watch Concerns grow as fentanyl fuels rise in opioid overdose deaths By PBS News Hour According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, overdose deaths involving prescription opioids have quadrupled since 1999. But amid growing concern over the country’s problem with heroin and prescription opioids, a lesser-known drug in that same group is just… Continue watching
Aug 06 U.S. discloses more conditions for lethal drone strikes By Calvin Woodward, Associated Press The White House has released a version of President Barack Obama's 3-year-old guidance on the use of lethal force against terrorists overseas. Continue reading
Aug 06 Kurdish fighters, rebel forces advance in Syria By Michael D. Regan Under a blanket of airstrikes led by the United States, a coalition of mostly Kurdish fighters on Saturday advanced into a key town in northern Syria held by the Islamic State. Continue reading
Aug 06 Belgian police kill man who attacked officers with machete By Michael D. Regan A man who attacked two female police officers with a machete on Saturday outside the central police station in the Belgian city of Charleroi has died from gunshot wounds, authorities said. Continue reading
Aug 06 Clinton sets out most efficient path to win battleground states By Thomas Beaumont, Associated Press With three months until Election Day, Hillary Clinton is focused on capturing the battleground states that have decided the most recent presidential elections. Continue reading
Aug 06 Military community split over Trump's feud with Khans By Ben Finley, Associated Press Not all said they could look past Trump's fight with the Khans, joining with the many senior Republicans who condemned his remarks and urged him to apologize. Continue reading
Aug 06 Donald Trump endorses House Speaker Paul Ryan By Steve Peoples and Jill Colvin, Associated Press Donald Trump endorsed House Speaker Paul Ryan to end a four-day standoff that exposed the deep chasms in the Republican Party over his candidacy. Continue reading
Aug 05 Watch 53:38 PBS NewsHour full episode Aug. 5, 2016 By PBS News Hour Friday on the NewsHour, Hillary Clinton led in national polls this week as a former CIA chief endorsed her. Also, Chicago police video shows the fatal shooting of a black teenager, assessing the candidates’ economic plans, a child soldier’s struggle… Continue watching
Aug 05 Watch 12:05 Brooks and Marcus on polls this week catching up with reality By PBS News Hour Judy Woodruff speaks with New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Ruth Marcus about the week in politics, including how Donald Trump’s controversial behavior further boosted Hillary Clinton’s post-convention polls, the “exquisitely difficult” position of anti-Trump Republicans… Continue watching