Jul 17 Once a child migrant has crossed the border, what happens next? By Larisa Epatko What happens to child migrants after they turn themselves in at the U.S. border? We take a step-by-step look at their journey once they enter the U.S. Continue reading
Jul 14 Watch Citigroup to pay $7 billion for ‘egregious misconduct’ leading up to financial crisis By PBS News Hour The Justice Department announced a $7 billion settlement with Citigroup over “egregious misconduct” related to mortgage securities in the lead-up to the financial crisis. Judy Woodruff gets details from Tony West, associate attorney general at the Department of Justice and… Continue watching
Jul 04 Watch British newspaper editor sentenced for phone hacking scandal By PBS News Hour A British court sentenced the former editor of Rupert Murdoch’s News of the World tabloid to 18 months in jail for his role in a phone hacking scandal. The practice of reporters hacking into the cellphones of private individuals in… Continue watching
Jul 01 Watch As term ends, Supreme Court finds some agreement, but sharp divides remain By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jun 25 Supreme Court: Police need warrants to search mobile phones By Mark Sherman, Associated Press In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court rules police must get a warrant before looking through the cell phones of people they arrest. Continue reading
Jun 25 Supreme Court rules Aereo illegal, sides with broadcasters, over closely-watched internet TV case By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court has ruled that a startup Internet company has to pay broadcasters when it takes television programs from the airwaves and allows subscribers to watch them on smartphones and other portable devices. Continue reading
Jun 23 Watch Crackdown on Al Jazeera journalists helps government control Egypt’s narrative By Ariel Min The controversial convictions of three Al Jazeera journalists in Egypt are among the most high-profile cases in a general crackdown on dissent. Jeffrey Brown talks to Michele Dunne of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and Michael Hanna of the… Continue watching
Jun 23 Watch Egypt’s conviction of Al Jazeera journalists sparks international outcry By PBS News Hour The Egyptian court where Al Jazeera journalists Mohamed Fadel Fahmy, Peter Greste and Baher Mohamed were convicted on terrorism charges broke into pandemonium when their jail sentences were announced. Jeffrey Brown reports the trial was widely dismissed by Western officials… Continue watching
Jun 19 White House pushes for better statistics on college sexual assault By Kimberly Hefling, Associated Press The Education Department announced Thursday it is proposing a rule change to provide a better picture of these problems on campuses. Continue reading
Jun 18 What’s at stake for birth control in upcoming SCOTUS decision By Julie Rovner, KFF Health News One of the most watched issues before the Supreme Court this term will may turn on the question of religious freedom. But it will also likely determine how women will be able to access a key provision of the Affordable… Continue reading