May 09 Watch 3:19 What does Russia and China’s cybersecurity pact mean for the US? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 09 WHO declares Liberia free of Ebola By Daniel Costa-Roberts Following more than a month during which no new Ebola cases were reported in the country, Liberia was officially declared Ebola-free on Saturday by the World Health Organization. Continue reading
May 09 Jeb Bush blasts administration’s ‘aggressive stance’ against religious freedom By Steve Peoples, Associated Press Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush on Saturday condemned the Obama administration's use of "coercive federal power" to limit religious freedom… Continue reading
May 09 Waterloo dig aims to help soldiers readjusting to civilian life By Carey Reed Waterloo Uncovered, a nonprofit that uses archaeology as a way to aid soldiers and veterans in readjusting to life as civilians, recently began its inaugural dig at the site of Napoleon Bonaparte's defeat. Continue reading
May 09 Watch 3:25 As the city prospers around them, Austin teachers may miss out By PBS News Hour Even though Austin, Texas, is one of the fastest-growing cities in the nation and a magnet for the technology and arts industries, not every sector is enjoying the good times. Many students live below the poverty line, and some of… Continue watching
May 09 Update: DOJ announces investigation into Baltimore police By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The Justice Department waded anew Friday into fraught big city police-community relations, with new Attorney General Loretta Lynch declaring the subject "one of the most challenging issues of our time."… Continue reading
May 09 Court rules search of businessman’s laptop at border ‘unreasonable’ By Associated Press A federal court has ruled that the government's search of a traveling businessman's laptop at the California border was unreasonable and violated his privacy… Continue reading
May 09 Buffett: People living in poverty suffer from the ‘American Nightmare’ By Megan Thompson Billionaire Warren Buffett pledged years ago to donate almost all of his vast wealth to charity. One project that could benefit is the fight against concentrated poverty, which Buffett said has turned the American Dream for some into the American… Continue reading
May 09 Watch 8:14 Is Cape Town’s women and gay-friendly mosque a sign of new Muslim attitudes? By PBS News Hour A Muslim academic recently opened a gay- and women-friendly mosque in Cape Town, South Africa, which was largely regarded as a response to the culture of exclusion and conservatism in the Muslim faith. And despite receiving death threats and fierce… Continue watching
May 09 Watch 9:35 Can ‘neighborhoods of last resort’ be lifted out of poverty? By PBS News Hour Across America, more and more Americans are living in what's known as "concentrated poverty," which can perpetuate the cycle of poverty for generations. The City of Atlanta has long struggled to find solutions for its areas of concentrated poverty. But… Continue watching