Sep 17 Watch News Wrap: Former NOLA Cops Granted New Trial for Katrina Bridge Killings In our news wrap Tuesday, five former New Orleans policemen were granted a new trial in the shooting deaths of unarmed civilians on the city's Danziger Bridge following Hurricane Katrina. Also, investigators ruled a fire that destroyed 50 businesses on… Continue watching
Sep 12 Watch British Columbia Drunk Driving Deaths Cut Nearly in Half By PBS News Hour New drunk-driving laws in British Columbia have led to a dramatic decrease (roughly 50%) in alcohol-related fatalities over the past two years. Officials ramped up penalties on drivers who tested at a lower blood alcohol level (.05, as opposed to… Continue watching
Sep 11 The Frog and the Pot Farmer Battle for Land in the Santa Monica Mountains A plan to reintroduce the red-legged frog in Los Angeles County's Santa Monica Mountains has been complicated by an unforseen factor - illegal marijuana farms. Photo by USGS and Adam Backlin It was the red-legged frog -- a… Continue reading
Sep 11 The Fixable Crisis of Traffic Fatalities The following is a part of the Roads Kill Project of the Pulitzer Center. This Saturday on NewsHour Weekend, we look at recent changes to drunken-driving laws in British Columbia that have led to a roughly 50… Continue reading
Sep 09 Man who posted YouTube killing confession indicted by grand jury Video still from Cordell's YouTube confession. Matthew Cordell, the man who went viral with a YouTube video confession for killing a man in a drunken driving crash, was indicted by a Franklin County, Ohio grand jury… Continue reading
Aug 29 Watch NFL, Ex-Players Reach $765 Million Settlement Over Head Trauma Suit NFL, Ex-Players Reach $765 Million Settlement Over Head Trauma Suit… Continue watching
Aug 28 Watch News Wrap: Military Court Sentences Fort Hood Shooter Nidal Hasan to Death News Wrap: Military Court Sentences Fort Hood Shooter Nidal Hasan to Death… Continue watching
Aug 23 Watch Hasan Found Guilty of Murder, May Face Death Penalty for Fort Hood Shooting Hasan Found Guilty of Murder, May Face Death Penalty for Fort Hood Shooting… Continue watching
Aug 23 Watch Staff Sgt. Bales Sentenced to Life in Prison for Murdering 16 Afghan Cilvilians Staff Sgt. Bales Sentenced to Life in Prison for Murdering 16 Afghan Cilvilians… Continue watching
Aug 23 Watch How Will the Military Handle Bradley Manning’s Request to Be ‘Chelsea’? How Will the Military Handle Bradley Manning's Request to Be 'Chelsea'?… Continue watching