Feb 05 Twitter suspends 125,000 accounts for promoting terrorist acts By Tami Abdollah, Associated Press Twitter says it's now using spam-fighting technology to seek out and automatically flag accounts that might be promoting terrorist activity. Continue reading
Feb 05 Obama takes a victory lap on economy By Associated Press WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama on Friday used a new jobs report to continue his victory lap on the economy — and jab at the Republicans vying for his job. Continue reading
Feb 05 Fact-checking the 5th Democratic debate By Calvin Woodward and Christopher S. Rugaber WASHINGTON — Hillary Clinton cast the financial industry as an adversary in her presidential campaign — despite the money that industry has poured into her White House effort. Bernie Sanders once again mischaracterized the share of the wealth taken by… Continue reading
Feb 05 Partisan fights over Supreme Court nominations hurt the court's image, Chief Justice Roberts says By Sam Hananel, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Chief Justice John Roberts says he is concerned that partisan political battles over Supreme Court nominations have led to a widespread misunderstanding about the role of the court. Continue reading
Feb 04 Watch 13:05 With peace on the horizon, Colombia's president asks Obama for aid By PBS News Hour As the more than 50-year conflict between the Colombian government and FARC guerrillas nears a possible resolution, President Juan Manuel Santos visited the White House Thursday to ask President Barack Obama for new foreign aid funds to expand health and… Continue watching
Feb 04 Watch 7:14 Republicans take aim at rivals as Democrats ready for debate By PBS News Hour With the New Hampshire primary drawing near, candidates from both parties revved up with personal attacks. Donald Trump claimed that Sen. Ted Cruz’s Iowa caucus win was tainted, while Gov. Chris Christie accused Sen. Marco Rubio of being “coddled.” Meanwhile,… Continue watching
Feb 04 Watch 54:12 PBS NewsHour full episode Feb. 4, 2016 By PBS News Hour Thursday on the NewsHour, candidates double down on attacks as the New Hampshire primary approaches. Also: Colombia’s president asks for U.S. aid to help FARC peace efforts, new Syrian hostilities threaten diplomatic talks, the controversy over online daily fantasy sports,… Continue watching
Feb 04 DeRay McKesson announces candidacy for Baltimore mayor By Kamaria Roberts Deray McKesson, a highly-visible and well-known Black Lives Matter activist, announced late Wednesday evening that he will run for mayor of Baltimore. Continue reading
Feb 04 Donald Trump's Iowa legacy: more Latino caucus goers than ever By David J. Dent More than 10,000 Latinos caucused in Iowa last Monday, up from roughly 1,000 eight years ago. The group that helped organized Hispanic voter turnout in the state, the League of United Latin American Citizens of Iowa, has Donald Trump's rhetoric… Continue reading
Feb 04 12.7 million signed up for Obama health care law, beating expectations By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Still facing political jeopardy, President Barack Obama's health care law beat expectations by earning solid sign-ups this year, according to figures released Thursday by the administration. Continue reading