• LeBron James angers Hong Kong protesters with 'free speech' comments

    LeBron James angers Hong Kong protesters with 'free speech' comments

    Oct 15, 2019 08:01 PM EST

    ... about whether Morey should be punished for his tweet that reverberated in China and had consequences for the NBA. "Yes, we do have freedom of speech," James said. "But at times, there are ramifications for the negative that can happen when you're not thinking about others, when you only ...

  • NBA says it supports freedom of speech after Hong Kong tweet

    NBA says it supports freedom of speech after Hong Kong tweet

    Oct 08, 2019 01:11 PM EST

    ... games and a sports news website in China said it was no longer covering the team. WATCH: NBA’s Chinese business interests clash with free speech in Hong Kong tweet controversy Further complicating the matter is this: China's best-known basketball player is Hall of Famer Yao Ming, who ...

  • NBA's Chinese business interests clash with free speech in Hong Kong tweet controversy

    NBA's Chinese business interests clash with free speech in Hong Kong tweet controversy

    Oct 07, 2019 10:35 PM EST

    It started with a tweet from the Houston Rockets' general manager -- words of support for the protests in Hong Kong -- that prompted swift backlash from Chinese financial backers. How the league then handled the conflict between its business in China and its approach toward free speech and human rights has set off a...

  • WATCH: Immigration protesters disrupt speech from acting DHS head McAleenan

    WATCH: Immigration protesters disrupt speech from acting DHS head McAleenan

    Oct 07, 2019 03:12 PM EST

    ... and Border Protection before he was tapped to lead DHS, started off saying that he was a longtime law enforcement officer and believed in free speech, but said that public engagement was important. The department released a statement later Monday lamenting the chance to engage in discussion and provided a ...

  • Read climate activist Greta Thunberg's speech to the UN

    Read climate activist Greta Thunberg's speech to the UN

    Sep 23, 2019 04:45 PM EST

    ... strikes on Friday in an attempt to garner awareness ahead of the UN's meeting of political and business leaders. WATCH: Greta Thunberg's full speech to world leaders at UN Climate Action Summit https://youtu.be/KAJsdgTPJpU Read Greta Thunberg's speech below: This is all wrong. I shouldn ...

  • Inspiring speeches on diversity and equal pay rule Emmy night

    Inspiring speeches on diversity and equal pay rule Emmy night

    Sep 23, 2019 12:57 PM EST

    Billy Porter became the first openly gay actor to win best actor in a drama. Other actors issued calls to action over equal pay and transgender rights.

  • WATCH: Booker gives gun policy speech at 2015 church slaying site

    WATCH: Booker gives gun policy speech at 2015 church slaying site

    Aug 07, 2019 01:55 PM EST

    CHARLESTON, S.C. — Democratic presidential candidate Cory Booker delivered a gun policy speech on Wednesday in a historic South Carolina church that's become synonymous with hate-fueled attacks on people of faith. Booker spoke from Charleston, South Carolina, today. Watch his remarks in the player above. The speech — following ...

  • Altered presidential seal showed eagle with golf clubs at Trump speech

    Altered presidential seal showed eagle with golf clubs at Trump speech

    Jul 25, 2019 05:39 PM EST

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says it didn't know that an altered presidential seal featuring a two-headed eagle clutching golf clubs would be displayed at a speech by President Donald Trump this week. Spokesman Judd Deere says officials "never saw the seal" before it was projected on a ...

  • In July 4 speech, Trump says U.S. 'stronger than it ever was before'

    In July 4 speech, Trump says U.S. 'stronger than it ever was before'

    Jul 04, 2019 11:17 PM EST

    President Donald Trump said "our nation is stronger than it ever was before," in his speech at the Lincoln Memorial during a special Fourth of July "Salute to America" event. He said that "for Americans, nothing is impossible." He recited a litany of American accomplishments over its history, including the ...

  • In July 4 speech, Trump explains why he thinks America is great

    In July 4 speech, Trump explains why he thinks America is great

    Jul 04, 2019 10:25 PM EST

    President Trump took the stage at his “Salute to America” event this evening. Although there was some apprehension over his speech would be political, his remarks primarily focused on American history and why he thinks the U.S. is as strong as it’s ever been. Judy Woodruff brings us some of what he had to say,...