Oct 12 California bans public schools from using 'Redskins' name By Joshua Barajas California became the first U.S. state to ban "Redskins" as a team name or mascot on Sunday, a word many consider to be a slur. Continue reading
Oct 07 Watch 6:43 As drought-desperate California sinks, the risk of flood is rising By PBS News Hour California is sinking, and sinking fast. As desperate farmers have turned to drilling to keep their crops green, the removal of groundwater is making the land settle inches lower at a sharp pace. In the Central Valley, that geological drop… Continue watching
Oct 07 Watch 54:35 PBS NewsHour full episode October 7, 2015 By PBS News Hour Wednesday on the NewsHour, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton says she does not support the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Also: Bill and Melinda Gates discuss their efforts in education, how California’s drought is causing the state to sink and recording artist Josh… Continue watching
Oct 05 California governor signs right-to-die legislation By Judy Lin, Associated Press California will become the fifth state to allow terminally ill patients to legally end their lives using doctor-prescribed drugs after Gov. Jerry Brown announced Monday he signed right-to-die legislation. Continue reading
Sep 30 Watch 202 skydivers grab hands to smash a record By PBS News Hour In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, a look at two incredible events on opposite sides of the world. In China thousands witnessed a massive tidal bore, and in California more than 200 skydivers created two massive human snowflake… Continue watching
Sep 30 Watch Giving millions more access to care, Medicaid expansion strains California's health system By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Sep 26 Watch 3:58 To fight climate change, California air regulators restore fuel-emission cuts By PBS News Hour California's Air Resources Board on Friday approved updates to a key climate change rule that requires oil producers to cut carbon pollution from gasoline and diesel fuels by at least 10 percent by 2020. California is the only the second… Continue watching
Sep 18 Video shows California police striking teenager after allegedly jaywalking By Margaret Sessa-Hawkins Footage emerged Thursday of police officers in Stockton, California, violently arresting a 16-year-old boy for allegedly jaywalking. Continue reading
Sep 16 Magnitude 8.3 earthquake strikes Chile; tsunami alerts issued across Pacific By News Desk A powerful magnitude 8.3 earthquake struck central Chile, just north of the capital city of Santiago, Wednesday, prompting tsunami warnings for the entire country. Continue reading
Sep 16 Watch 4:54 What made the West explode in flames By PBS News Hour The West’s potentially record-breaking wildfire season has burned more than 650,000 acres in California alone. Science correspondent Miles O’Brien joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the science behind the flames. Continue watching