Jun 22 Watch 5:12 Rulings on raisins and hotel registries favor individual rights By PBS News Hour The Supreme Court today ruled on cases that set boundaries in the government’s power over individuals. One concerned the government's right to regulate prices of raisins by seizing crops, and another challenged a Los Angeles law requiring hotels to give… Continue watching
Jun 22 Watch 9:28 Time to take down the Confederate flag in S.C.? Candidates weigh in By PBS News Hour With the racially-motivated shooting at Charleston’s Emmanuel AME Church Wednesday, some prominent South Carolina politicians, including Gov. Nikki Haley, are saying it is time to take down the Confederate flag from the state house. Susan Page of USA Today and… Continue watching
Jun 22 Watch 5:09 News Wrap: Maryland governor announces he has ‘aggressive’ cancer By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced he has cancer of the lymph nodes. While the disease is “very advanced,” he says he plans to continue in office while receiving treatment. Also, 31 civilians were wounded in… Continue watching
Jun 22 House panel on Benghazi attack releases more Clinton emails By Associated Press WASHINGTON -- The day after the 2012 attack on the U.S. diplomatic outpost in Benghazi, a longtime confidant wrote then-Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton that a Libyan security official thought the attack was inspired by a video mocking Islam's… Continue reading
Jun 22 Obama in first presidential podcast: U.S. not cured of racism By Nedra Pickler, Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said the United States has not overcome its history of racism and is using the N-word to make his case. Continue reading
Jun 21 Pentagon chief to boost military support for U.S. allies, Baltic nations By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press Heading to Europe, Defense Secretary Ash Carter is carrying a strong message of U.S. military support for American allies and Baltic nations to help calm growing concerns about Russian aggression. Continue reading
Jun 21 Huckabee: 2016 candidates should avoid Confederate flag debate By Kevin Freking, Associated Press Republican Mike Huckabee and other GOP presidential contenders are staying clear of the Confederate flag debate in South Carolina, saying it's an issue that should be decided by the state, not the federal government. Continue reading
Jun 21 8 things you didn’t know about the Confederate flag By Daniel Costa-Roberts Here are eight things you may not have known about the contentious Confederate emblem. Continue reading
Jun 21 Report: Vets on waiting lists for health care up 50 percent since last year By Associated Press The number of veterans seeking health care but ending up on waiting lists of one month or more is 50 percent higher now than it was a year ago when a scandal over false records and long wait times wracked… Continue reading
Jun 21 Court to rule on Texas abortion law which closed clinics across state By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The court is considering an emergency appeal from abortion providers in Texas, who want the justices to block two provisions of a state law that already has forced the closure of roughly half the licensed abortion clinics in the state. Continue reading