Jan 13 Republican Party makes preliminary plans for contested convention By Steve Peoples and Bill Barrow, Associated Press CHARLESTON, S.C. — The Republican National Committee has started preparing for a contested national convention, which would follow the primary season should no GOP candidate for president win enough delegates to secure the party's nomination. Continue reading
Dec 28 Watch 12:23 No charges in Cleveland’s Tamir Rice case, as latest shooting stokes anger for Chicago police By PBS News Hour There will be no charges filed in the shooting death of 12-year-old Tamir Rice in Cleveland. That decision follows yet another weekend of tension over police shootings in Chicago, where two black residents were killed Saturday by officers, amid a… Continue watching
Dec 28 Grand jury will not file charges in Tamir Rice death By Corinne Segal Cuyahoga County prosecutor Timothy McGinty said Monday that a grand jury would not file charges in the killing of Tamir Rice by a Cleveland police officer last year. Continue reading
Oct 27 ‘Very disturbing’ homicide spike draws alarm from Obama administration By Eric Tucker, Associated Press WASHINGTON — This year has brought an unusually grim and steady drumbeat of violence throughout the country. Continue reading
Oct 02 Watch 5:31 Seeing need, Cleveland program trains steelworkers of tomorrow By PBS News Hour In Cleveland, a special school-to-work program leads community college students to jobs at a local steel plant where hundreds of workers are expected to start retiring. Special correspondent Amy Hansen from WVIZ/PBS Idea Stream reports in a preview of American… Continue watching
Sep 02 Bucking national trend, Ohio opens new abortion clinic By Sarah Jane Tribble, WCPN Since the Roe v. Wade decision, Ohio has been a trendsetter in passing restrictions on abortion. That’s why it is especially unusual that in a small Ohio town just south of Cleveland, a new clinic that performs abortions opened its… Continue reading
Aug 06 Watch 4:44 GOP candidates prepare to stand out in crowded debate By PBS News Hour The 17 Republican presidential candidates will square off tonight in two rounds of debate in Cleveland. With so many candidates, not to mention leading candidate and wildcard Donald Trump, curiosity about the debate is high. To discuss what we can… Continue watching
Aug 06 5 things to watch for in first GOP presidential debate By Steve Peoples, Associated Press CLEVELAND -- Ten Republican presidential hopefuls face off in the first prime-time debate of the 2016 campaign Thursday night in a clash that marks a big step forward in their quest for the nomination. Continue reading
Aug 05 Watch 2:48 To attack or not to attack Trump? Crowd of GOP candidates faces tricky first debate By PBS News Hour In the history of Republican presidential debates, there have never been 17 candidates competing for voter attention. There has also never been a major presidential debate with Donald Trump. Political director Lisa Desjardins reports from Cleveland on the upcoming --… Continue watching
Aug 04 GOP debate field is set. Trump, Bush in; Santorum, Fiorina out By Steve Peoples, Associated Press CLEVELAND -- Billionaire businessman Donald Trump has scored the top spot for Thursday night's leadoff debate of the 2016 presidential race, joined by former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and seven other Republican contenders who made the… Continue reading