Jul 27 Obama chides 2016 candidates for 'ridiculous,' 'sad' remarks By Julie Pace, Associated Press ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia -- Insisting that Americans deserve better, President Barack Obama chided Republicans Mike Huckabee, Donald Trump and Ted Cruz on Monday for a series of campaign-trail attacks that he said would be "ridiculous if it weren't so sad."… Continue reading
Jul 27 U.S. removes Malaysia, Cuba from human trafficking blacklist By Matthew Pennington, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- The State Department on Monday took Malaysia and Cuba off its blacklist of countries failing to combat modern-day slavery, leaving the U.S. open to criticism that politics is swaying the often-contentious rankings in its annual human trafficking report. Continue reading
Jul 27 Obama urges Ethiopia to curb crackdowns on media, opposition By Darlene Superville, Associated Press ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia -- President Barack Obama urged Ethiopia's leaders Monday to curb crackdowns on press freedom and political openness as he began a visit that human rights groups say legitimizes an oppressive government. Continue reading
Jul 26 Watch 25:23 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode July 26, 2015 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, July 26th, 2015, President Obama vows to stand by Kenya in its fight against terrorism, Tunisian fisherman are saving the lives of migrants stranded in the Mediterranean Sea, and altered images and the dilemma for… Continue watching
Jul 26 Boy Scouts to repeal ban on gay leaders, with limitations By Daniel Costa-Roberts The Boy Scouts of America is expected to end its ban on openly gay leaders in a limited manner Monday, a historic decision for one of the nation's largest youth organizations, whose decades-long struggle over whether to include gays in… Continue reading
Jul 26 Watch 3:59 Presidential history: Obama opens first-ever visit to Ethiopia by U.S. president By PBS News Hour After a three-day visit to Kenya, President Obama traveled to Ethiopia on Sunday, with the goals of strengthening trade between Sub-Saharan Africa and the U.S. and fighting terrorism. John Campbell of the Council on Foreign Relations and former U.S. Ambassador… Continue watching
Jul 26 Clinton 'confident' no classified emails were sent By Associated Press Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton said she never knowingly sent or received classified information using her private email server and did not know what messages were being cited by intelligence investigators as examples of emails containing classified information. Continue reading
Jul 26 GOP hopefuls vie to boost visibility as first debate looms By Associated Press With the first debate of the Republican presidential campaign approaching, White House hopefuls are trying everything they can to improve their polling position. Continue reading
Jul 26 State health insurance markets grapple with high costs By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press State-run health insurance markets that offer coverage under President Barack Obama's health law are struggling with high costs and low enrollment, challenges that could lead more of them to turn over operations to the federal government or join forces with… Continue reading
Jul 26 Tension builds between Clinton team and House Benghazi panel By Ken Thomas, Associated Press The bickering has flared once more between Hillary Rodham Clinton's team and the Republican-led House committee investigating the Benghazi attacks, this time over negotiations for the former secretary of state's possible testimony. Continue reading