Jun 21 Watch 8:47 Israeli Arabs join forces in Knesset to change status quo By PBS News Hour Israel has 1.7 million Arab citizens, some 20 percent of the country's population. Yet Arab Israelis hold few leadership positions in the country -- and nearly half of the country's Arab population live in poverty. This spring, Arab Israeli lawmakers… Continue watching
Jun 20 Watch 1:53 ‘Lifeless pile of tusks’ crushed in NYC to protest ivory trade By PBS News Hour On Friday, illegal elephant ivory was put on display and then destroyed in the center of Times Square in New York City. Elephant poaching is soaring according to conservation groups, as a pound of ivory can fetch $1,500 on the… Continue watching
Jun 20 Sanders gaining against Clinton in early polls By Ken Thomas, Associated Press In a race for the Democratic presidential nomination with Hillary Rodham Clinton, the blunt talk about the economy and the gap between the rich and poor is working for Bernie Sanders. Continue reading
Jun 19 Watch 6:14 What Cuba can teach America about organic farming By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jun 19 What I wish my dad said before he died By Jack Ohman, The Sacramento Bee Growing up, Jack Ohman often saw his father with a drink in his hand and little energy to dote over his son. Decades of alcohol consumption left his dad with an entangled series of disabling health problems. In turn, Ohman… Continue reading
Jun 19 Republicans largely ignore Pope Francis’ climate message By Erica Werner and Matthew Daly, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Pope Francis' call for dramatic action on climate change drew a round of shrugs from congressional Republicans on Thursday, while many of the party's presidential candidates ignored it entirely. Continue reading
Jun 18 Watch 7:06 Are bosses cheating workers out of overtime? By PBS News Hour If you work more than 40 hours a week, you are supposed to get overtime. But if you are an “executive” earning more than $23,600 a year, you don’t qualify. Economics correspondent Paul Solman explores how this loophole can lead… Continue watching
Jun 18 Charlie Rose with Russia’s Vladimir Putin By News Desk Russian President Vladimir Putin will speak at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, beginning at 7 a.m. EDT Friday. PBS host and CBS News anchor Charlie Rose will moderate the discussion, which PBS NewsHour will live stream. Continue reading
Jun 18 Everything we know about the Charleston church shooting By Larisa Epatko The nine people shot and killed at a historic African-American church on Wednesday evening ranged in age from 26 to 87. They were attending Bible study and the gunman was sitting among them. Continue reading
Jun 17 Watch 4:54 Is the world’s fresh water supply running out? By PBS News Hour Recent studies have found that humans are using up water at a faster rate than it is being replenished. Judy Woodruff talks to James S. Famiglietti, a professor of Earth system science and civil and environmental engineering at the University… Continue watching