Feb 07 Watch 4:12 News Wrap: White House aide resigns amid domestic abuse allegations By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, Rob Porter, the White House staff secretary, is resigning after his two ex-wives accused him of domestic abuse, including punching and choking. Also, reports of sexual assault doubled at West Point last year. Officials cite… Continue watching
Dec 29 Sex traffickers target poor communities in India. This group aims to stop them By Larisa Epatko “Economic freedom doesn’t actually mean that much if you’re in a highly abusive situation,” said Elca Grobler of My Choices Foundation in India. Continue reading
Apr 19 Supreme Court weighs law aimed at domestic violence on tribal lands By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Obama administration asked the Supreme Court Tuesday to uphold a federal law aimed at people who have been convicted of repeated acts of domestic violence on Indian lands. Continue reading
Nov 08 Update: Honduran woman profiled in NewsHour story granted new hearing to seek refuge in U.S. By John Carlos Frey, Stephen Fee A 19-year-old domestic abuse victim from Honduras, profiled two weeks ago on PBS NewsHour Weekend, will receive another opportunity to seek refuge in the United States. Continue reading
May 07 Mayweather-Pacquiao fight inspires donations to anti-domestic violence organizations By Anna Sillers Floyd Mayweather, the winner of last Saturday’s professional boxing fight against Manny Pacquiao, has been involved in seven domestic abuse cases in the past 12 years. Perhaps due to the publicity around the event, domestic abuse prevention organizations reported an… Continue reading
Apr 30 Twitter chat: Has boxing’s popularity taken a hit from pay-per-view TV? By Nora Daly This Saturday, boxing’s pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather will take on his No. 1 competitor Manny Pacquiao for the first time in Las Vegas. Continue reading
Aug 01 Watch Did NFL fumble on player Rice’s punishment for domestic violence? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 21 Watch Liberian President Details Her Path to Power Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf details her rise to power and her personal experiences with domestic abuse in her book "This Child Will Be Great: Memoir of a Remarkable Life." Johnson-Sirleaf talks about her life and her country with Margaret Warner. Continue watching
Apr 27 Watch New National Approach Focuses on Chronically Homeless People who have been homeless for at least a year or have been homeless multiple times within a few years present a unique challenge. The NewsHour reports on a new national approach to homelessness that seeks to address this group. Continue watching