U.S. Politics Debates highlight growing divisions in the Democratic Partypbs.org - PBS NewsHour Much of the analysis from last week's Democratic debate focused on who won or lost or had the best or worst moments. But our special correspondent …
Brett Kavanaugh Dem presidential candidates call for Kavanaugh’s impeachmentpbs.org - Associated Press WASHINGTON — At least three Democratic presidential candidates are calling for the impeachment of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh in the face …
U.S. Politics Cuomo pushes for flavored e-cig ban, citing risk to youthpbs.org - Associated Press NEW YORK — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo directed state health officials to ban the sale of flavored e-cigarettes, citing the risk of young people …
Habitats How nine days underwater helps scientists understand what life on a Moon base will be likepbs.org - Csilla Ari D'Agostino, The Conversation As NASA prepares to return to the Moon in the next couple of years and possibly even establish bases, it needs a better understanding of how the …
Unions UAW members on the job at GM plants after contract expirespbs.org - Tom Krisher, Associated Press DETROIT — The four-year contract between General Motors and the United Auto Workers expired Saturday, but workers were told to report to their jobs …
Alabama Convicted of murder, but a police officer pulled the triggerpbs.org - Megan Thompson Last month in Lake County, Illinois, just north of Chicago, six teenagers allegedly tried to break into a car. The owner shot and killed one of them, …
U.S. Politics Trump to propose ‘narrower definition’ for water protectionpbs.org - PBS NewsHour The Trump administration rolled back Obama-era regulations on the Clean Water Act this week. The restrictions were established to limit the amount of …
U.S. Politics AP Fact Check: Trump, Dems and their tale of 2 countriespbs.org - Calvin Woodward, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The country described by the Democrats running for president is mired in child poverty, riven with economic unfairness and broken in its …
Students Are you mentally well enough for college?pbs.org - Nicholas Joyce, The Conversation Last spring an 18-year-old college freshman who got straight A’s in high school – but was now failing several courses – came to my office on the …
Purdue NY finds $1B in hidden transfers by family behind OxyContinpbs.org - Adam Geller, Associated Press NEW YORK — The family that owns OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma used Swiss and other hidden accounts to transfer $1 billion to themselves, New York’s …
Hamza bin Laden White House says bin Laden son killed in US operationpbs.org - Associated Press WASHINGTON — The White House says Hamza bin Laden, the son of the late al-Qaida leader who had become an increasingly prominent figure in the …
New Mexico Fugitive priest sentenced to 30 years in New Mexico sexual abuse casepbs.org - Morgan Lee, Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. — A former Roman Catholic priest who fled the country decades ago was sentenced Friday in New Mexico to 30 years in prison after a …
NRA NRA’s annual meeting comes at critical time for gun debatepbs.org - Lisa Marie Pane, Associated Press With the country at a critical juncture in the gun debate, a normally routine meeting of the National Rifle Association has taken on greater …
Politics Appeals court rules parents of slain DNC staffer can sue Fox Newspbs.org - Larry Neumeister, Associated Press NEW YORK — A lawsuit alleging Fox News exploited the killing of a Democratic National Committee employee was revived by an appeals court Friday after …
News (U.S.) Extreme weather displaced record number in first half of 2019pbs.org - Yale Environment 360 Natural disasters forced a record 7 million people to be displaced in the first half of this year, accounting for nearly two-thirds of all the …
Money Eddie Money, ‘Two Tickets to Paradise’ singer, dies at 70pbs.org - Kristin M. Hall, Associated Press A publicist for Eddie Money said the rock star has died after he recently announced he had stage 4 esophageal cancer. He was 70. Cindy Ronzoni …
Marijuana In era of legal pot, can police still search cars based on odor?pbs.org - Michael Rubinkam, Associated Press Sniff and search is no longer the default for police in some of the 33 states that have legalized marijuana. Traditionally, an officer could use the …
Canada U.S. vaping illness alarms Canada as country prepares to allow legal salespbs.org - Rob Gillies, Associated Press TORONTO — The serious lung illness affecting hundreds of people in the U.S. who vaped cannabis-based oil is giving Canadian health officials pause as …
Wildfires PG&E reaches $11 billion deal with California wildfire insurerspbs.org - Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — Pacific Gas & Electric and a group of insurers announced Friday they reached an $11 billion settlement to cover most of the claims …
Soybeans China to lift punitive tariffs on US soybeans, porkpbs.org - Joe McDonald, Associated Press BEIJING — China will lift punitive tariffs imposed on U.S. soybeans and pork in a trade war with Washington, a state news agency said Friday, adding …
Felicity Huffman Judgment day for Felicity Huffman, facing possible prison for college admissions scampbs.org - Collin Binkley, Associated Press BOSTON — Actress Felicity Huffman is returning to court to be sentenced for her role in a sweeping college admissions bribery scandal. The “Desperate …
Yamiche Alcindor House Judiciary Committee sets out rules for impeachment investigationspbs.org - Yamiche Alcindor On Capitol Hill, Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee are emphasizing that impeaching President Trump is still a real possibility. In a party …
U.S. Politics Trump administration puts tough new asylum rule into effectpbs.org - Cedar Attanasio, Associated Press CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (AP) — A new level of despair spread among tens of thousands of migrants waiting on the Mexican border to seek refuge in the …
U.S. Politics What’s at stake for the 10 candidates in the 3rd Democratic debatepbs.org Tonight may be the third debate for this 2020 field of Democratic presidential hopefuls, but it's the first time that the 10 leading candidates in …
CEOs ‘We’re at a tipping point’ on gun violence, says group of American CEOspbs.org As Congress heads back to work following a string of deadly mass shootings this summer, pressure is building on lawmakers to pass meaningful …
U.S. Politics As 2020 elections near, FEC functions are limited by lack of commissionerspbs.org The 2020 elections are not far away, but right now, the agency in charge of enforcing campaign finance laws, the Federal Election Commission is …
U.S. Politics Why the man Trump once called ‘my African American’ is leaving the GOPpbs.org - Yamiche Alcindor Gregory Cheadle, the black man President Donald Trump once described at a rally as “my African American,” is fed up. After two years of frustration …
U.S. Politics Does this anti-discrimination law protect LGBTQ workers? 3 cases ask Supreme Court to decidepbs.org - Marcia Coyle Let’s talk about sex. No, not that sex, but the word “sex” and how the U.S. Supreme Court will interpret it in one of the nation’s most important …
Purdue Pharma Some states say they’ll keep fighting Purdue Pharma in courtpbs.org - Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. — Courtroom showdowns still face OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma and the family that owns it, the Sacklers. But after a tentative …
