Jul 22 Rising temperatures can kill Texas prisoners. Corrections ignored that, says federal judge By Kamala Kelkar A federal judge has ordered a prison in Texas to help inmates overcome extreme heat and rising summer temperatures, referencing climate change in a ruling this week. Continue reading
Jul 22 Watch 10:00 New Jersey eliminates most cash bail, leads nation in reforms By Megan Thompson, Mori Rothman In states across the country, a cash bail system can mean that poor defendants remain in jail while wealthier defendants go free. But a model to address those disparities began this year in New Jersey, which has launched some of… Continue watching
Jul 22 U.S. airstrike mistakenly kills at least 12 Afghan police officers By Michael D. Regan U.S. airstrikes mistakenly killed at least 12 members of the Afghan National Police force during an operation against the Taliban on Friday, Afghan officials said. Continue reading
Jul 16 Watch 25:09 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode July 16, 2017 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, July 16, the Senate vote on the GOP healthcare plan is postponed, again. And, the latest poll shows President Trump's approval rating has dropped to 36 percent. Later, reaction to severe austerity measures imposed by… Continue watching
Jul 16 Watch 3:05 Governors from both parties wary of GOP health care plan By PBS News Hour At the National Governors Association’s summer meeting in Providence, Rhode Island, there was bipartisan resistance to the Republican healthcare plan, which threatens to cut federal Medicaid subsidies. Washington Post reporter Sean Sullivan, who attended the gathering, joins Hari Sreenivasan from… Continue watching
Jul 16 Watch 9:58 After Congress steps in, Puerto Rico reignites statehood debate By Ivette Feliciano Following a series of defaults on payments toward billions of dollars worth of debt, Congress last year passed a law giving a federal financial board oversight on Puerto Rico’s budget. The board has made severe cuts — closing 179 schools… Continue watching
Jul 16 Watch 3:28 Russia developments have little effect on Trump’s base By PBS News Hour A new Washington Post-ABC news poll shows 60 percent of Americans believe Russia tried to influence last year’s election and 41 percent believe the Trump campaign intentionally aided those efforts. The poll also shows President Trump’s approval rating has dropped… Continue watching
Jul 15 Watch 25:10 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode July 15, 2017 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, July 15, one opposition leader in Russia is urging youth to speak out. Later, the expansion of presidential power and crackdown on dissent one year after a failed coup in Turkey. Hari Sreenivasan anchors from… Continue watching
Jul 15 Watch 3:54 Airport face scans raise privacy concerns By PBS News Hour The Department of Homeland Security is scanning the faces of some passengers on international flights at six airports in an attempt to catch immigrants overstaying their visas. While government officials say they are not keeping biometric data of U.S. citizens,… Continue watching
Jul 15 Watch 4:07 Turkey continues crackdown one year after failed coup By PBS News Hour It has been one year since renegade soldiers in Turkey attempted a failed coup to oust President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Since Erdogan's security forces stopped the coup, his government has cracked down on perceived opponents with thousands of civil servants… Continue watching