Dec 16 Watch 5:27 A poetry publisher on the math of rejection By PBS News Hour Every year, Jeff Shotts, executive editor of Graywolf Press, sorts through thousands of poetry submissions -- and rejects about 99 percent of them. It’s not a success rate poets like to hear, he says, but it’s the reality in the… Continue watching
Nov 16 Minnesota officer charged with involuntary manslaughter in Philando Castile death By Joshua Barajas The St. Anthony officer, identified as Jeronimo Yanez, shot Castile after stopping the 32-year-old for a broken tail light on July 6 in the town of Falcon Heights, Minnesota. Continue reading
Nov 06 Trump, Clinton take different strategies to shore up votes Donald Trump is promising to take his campaign into traditional Democratic territory in an effort to appeal to people outside the Republican Party. Continue reading
Oct 27 Watch 6:37 Meet the Minnesota 9-year-old destined to be a Buddhist spiritual leader By PBS News Hour Like any 4th grade boy, Jalue Dorje enjoys soccer, swimming and Pokemon cards. But unlike most 9-year-olds, he is believed to be -- and confirmed by the Dalai Lama himself -- the reincarnation of an eminent senior lama who died… Continue watching
Oct 22 Minneapolis officers cleared in shooting death of Jamar Clark By Michael D. Regan Two Minneapolis police officers will not face discipline for the fatal shooting last year of Jamar Clark, the department's police chief said. Continue reading
Oct 21 Watch 8:20 ‘Prairie Home’ gets a new companion By PBS News Hour "A Prairie Home Companion" has always been synonymous with one man: Garrison Keillor. Since his departure, the live variety radio program transitioned to a new host. But 35-year-old Chris Thile isn't actually new -- he's been performing on the show… Continue watching
Oct 11 Watch 5:18 News Wrap: Receding waters reveal ruinous hurricane damage By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, the death toll of Hurricane Matthew rose to 30 in the United States, half from North Carolina. There are also rising concerns about disease in hard-hit Haiti. Also, Russian jets resumed heavy bombing of Aleppo,… Continue watching
Sep 19 Watch 3:01 News Wrap: Obama says ‘no connection’ between bombings and mall attack By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, President Obama said there’s “no connection” between Saturday’s bombings in New York and New Jersey and the Minnesota mall stabbings, which the Islamic State claimed it inspired. Also, the Syrian military declared a week-long ceasefire… Continue watching
Sep 19 Watch 1:56 After attacks, Clinton cites her experience; Trump says police are constrained By PBS News Hour With terrorism suddenly at the forefront of the news, Hillary Clinton campaigned on her national security qualifications, referencing experiences in the Situation Room and dealing with foreign enemies of the U.S. Meanwhile, Donald Trump called into Fox News to suggest… Continue watching
Sep 18 Nine people wounded in stabbing attack on Minnesota mall By Michael D. Regan A man dressed as a security guard slashed nine people with a knife at a Minnesota mall Saturday night before he was shot dead by an off-duty police officer, authorities said. Continue reading