Jan 08 Prison strike organizers to protest food giant Aramark By Kamala Kelkar The people who organized the country’s biggest prison strike against what they call modern-day slavery have planned a protest of corporate food service company Aramark. Continue reading
Jan 08 North Korea says it can launch a nuclear missile ‘anytime and anywhere’ By Michael D. Regan U.S. officials said North Korea has advanced its intercontinental ballistic missile capacity but does not have the ability to use nuclear warheads on them. Continue reading
Jan 07 Watch 24:56 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Jan. 7, 2017 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, Jan. 7, a Florida airport reopens the day after a mass shooting. Also, what happens now following U.S. intelligence assessments on Russian influence on the presidential election? Later, learn how the state of Kentucky offers… Continue watching
Jan 07 Watch 5:17 Russia’s election intervention is ‘new reality, new weapon’ By PBS News Hour On Tuesday, the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence will hold a meeting about the intelligence report released this week that concludes the Russian government tried to influence the U.S. election. To break down what is in the report and… Continue watching
Jan 07 Watch 11:45 Kentucky’s Medicaid expansion under ACA could soon change By PBS News Hour The Affordable Care Act has brought insurance coverage to millions of low-income Americans. But with President-elect Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress vowing to repeal the law, its future is uncertain. NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent Chris Bury traveled to Kentucky,… Continue watching
Jan 07 California inmate receives state-funded sex-reassignment surgery By Corinne Segal An inmate in California has become the first person in the U.S. to receive state-funded sex reassignment surgery while incarcerated. Continue reading
Jan 07 Ivory Coast government, military agree to end two-day revolt By Michael D. Regan The revolt began on Friday in the nation's second-largest city of Bouake, before disseminating across the country in protests over pay. Continue reading
Jan 07 ‘We, as a people, still exist’ — artist illuminates Native American history with family photos By Corinne Segal The Gabrielino-Tongva Tribe is one of hundreds of Native American tribes that remain unrecognized by the federal government. Continue reading
Jan 01 Watch 25:02 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Jan. 1, 2017 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, Jan. 1, a massive manhunt is underway in Turkey for a gunman who opened fire on hundreds of people celebrating the New Year. Also, North Korean defectors who escaped to the south still face difficulties. Continue watching
Jan 01 At least 39 dead following New Year’s attack in Istanbul nightclub By Michael D. Regan Party-goers were celebrating when a gunman began shooting inside the Reina nightclub. Continue reading