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Arts Nov 17

WATCH: Jeffrey Brown interviews authors at the Miami Book Fair

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WATCH: Jeffrey Brown interviews authors at the Miami Book Fair

This Saturday and Sunday, watch live interviews with Gene Luen Yang, Frank Bidart, Jennifer Egan, Jeffrey Eugenides, Megan Abbott and other authors.

By Corinne Segal

WATCH: Jeffrey Brown interviews authors at the Miami Book Fair

The 33rd annual Miami Book Fair, hosted at Miami Dade College, has gathered hundreds of authors and readers for a three-day event that lasts Nov. 18-20.

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These prize winners show 2015 was a diverse year in books

The literary world was packed with a diverse field of prize-winners this year.

By artsdesk

Watch the Miami Book Fair live – featuring Mitch Albom, Ann Beattie and Ted Koppel

PBS NewsHour's Jeffrey Brown is interviewing authors from noon to 5 p.m. ET today at the Miami Book fair. Watch events today live and browse on-demand video from events featuring the authors, speakers and discussions listed below:…

By Travis Daub

Special Counsel Robert Mueller makes a statement on his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election at the Justice Department in Washington, on May 29, 2019. Photo by Jim Bourg/ReutersSpecial Counsel Robert Mueller makes a statement on his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election at the Justice Department in Washington, on May 29, 2019. Photo by Jim Bourg/Reuters

Politics Jun 25

Robert Mueller agrees to testify before Congress on Russia probe

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Eric Tucker, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

Authorities stand behind yellow warning tape along the Rio Grande bank where the bodies of Salvadoran migrant Oscar Alberto Martínez Ramírez and his nearly 2-year-old daughter Valeria were found, in Matamoros, Mexico, Monday, June 24, 2019, after they drowned trying to cross the river to Brownsville, Texas. Martinez' wife, Tania told Mexican authorities she watched her husband and child disappear in the strong current. AP Photo/Julia Le Duc

World Jun 25

Drowning of father and daughter at border highlights migrants’ perils

By Peter Orsi, Amy Guthrie, Associated Press

Traffic moves past Miami's Adrienne Arsht Performing Arts Center the day before 20 Democratic U.S. presidential candidates begin a two night debate that will be the first debate of the 2020 U.S. presidential election in Miami, U.S. June 25, 2019. REUTERS/Jim Bourg - RC1569AF6400

Politics Jun 25

Avoiding debate blunders is just as important for 2020 Dems as scoring a breakout moment

By Jessica Yarvin

Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross testifies before a Senate Finance hearing on "Current and Proposed Tariff Actions Administered by the Department of Commerce" on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Photo by Kevin Lamarque/Reuters

Nation Jun 25

Federal judges send 2020 census lawsuit back to lower court

By David McFadden, Associated Press

A woman smokes a Juul e-cigarette in this posed picture. Photo by Ronen Zvulun/Reuters

Nation Jun 25

San Francisco becomes 1st major U.S. city to ban e-cigarettes

By Associated Press

President Donald Trump awards the Medal of Honor to David G. Bellavia for actions taken while serving as an Army staff sergeant and squad leader in November 2004 in Fallujah, Iraq, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, on June 25, 2019. Photo by Jonathan Ernst/Reuters

Nation Jun 25

WATCH: Trump presents the Medal of Honor to Iraq war veteran

By Associated Press

Nation Jun 25

House appears set to pass emergency funding bill for migrants

By Alan Fram, Associated Press

World Jun 25

Breakdancing takes step closer to Olympic debut in Paris

By Graham Dunbar, Associated Press

U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) speaks during the town hall meeting in the Queens borough of New York City on April 27, 2019. Photo by Jeenah Moon/Reuters

Politics Jun 25

The Ocasio-Cortez and Cheney dispute over ‘concentration camps,’ explained

By Gretchen Frazee

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Nation Jun 25

Acting U.S. Customs and Border Protection commissioner steps down

By Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press

Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential candidate and U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks to supporters in Memphis, Tennessee, on March 17, 2019. Photo by Karen Pulfer Focht/Reuters

Politics Jun 25

2020 hopeful Elizabeth Warren launches election security plan

By Elana Schor, Associated Press

Politics Jun 25

Acting Customs and Border Protection chief resigns amid migrant detention outrage

By Associated Press

Nation Jun 25

First lady’s spokeswoman to be White House press secretary

By Associated Press

A study claims millennials are growing “horns” due to smartphone usage, but it is flawed. Can you spot the problems? Image Shahar D. and Sayers M., Scientific Reports, 2019/CC BY 4.0

Science Jun 25

Smartphones aren’t making millennials grow horns. Here’s how to spot a bad study

By Nsikan Akpan

White House senior adviser Jared Kushner and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin arrive at Manama's Four Seasons hotel, the venue for the U.S.-hosted "Peace to Prosperity" conference, in Manama, Bahrain, June 25, 2019. Photo by Matt Spetalnick/Reuters

World Jun 25

U.S. kicks off workshop for Palestinian economic development

By Matthew Lee, Associated Press

U.S. citizen Michael Nguyen is escorted by policemen before his trial at a court in Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam on June 24, 2019. Photo via Reuters

World Jun 25

American accused of plot to overthrow Vietnam government gets 12-year sentence

By Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaks before signing an executive order aimed at requiring hospitals to be more transparent about prices before charging patients for healthcare services, at the White House in Washington, on June 24, 2019. Photo by Erin Scott/Reuters

Politics Jun 25

Trump says woman who accused him of sexual assault is not his ‘type’

By Associated Press

Actor Jussie Smollett leaves court after charges against him were dropped by state prosecutors in Chicago, Illinois on March 26, 2019. Photo by Kamil Krzaczynski/Reuters

Nation Jun 25

Chicago police release more than 1,000 files from Smollett investigation

By Don Babwin, Sophia Tareen, Associated Press

Members of Mexico's National Guard patrol the border between Mexico and the U.S. as part of an ongoing operation to prevent migrants from crossing illegally into the United States, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico on June 24, 2019. Photo Jose Luis Gonzalez/Reuters

Nation Jun 25

Migrant woman and children found dead near U.S.-Mexico border at start of summer

By David Warren, Cedar Attanasio, Associated Press

Politics Jun 25

White House threatens to veto migrant aid bill

By Alan Fram, Associated Press