Apr 13 Watch 5:22 How Arizona’s near-total abortion ban revival affects toss-up 2024 races By John Yang, Harry Zahn, Kaisha Young The near-total abortion ban that the Arizona Supreme Court revived this week dates back to 1864, a time when Arizona wasn’t a state, slavery was legal and only white men could vote. Many GOP officeholders and candidates scrambled to distance… Continue watching
Apr 13 Watch 10:28 How Charlie Sifford broke the PGA’s color barrier and changed the course of golf By John Yang, Lorna Baldwin, Juliet Fuisz, Harry Zahn Charlie Sifford was the first Black player to get a PGA card, qualifying him for the professional golf tour. It came in 1961, a full decade after the color barrier had fallen in professional football, baseball and basketball. John Yang… Continue watching
Apr 13 Judge orders Ippei Mizuhara, Ohtani’s ex-interpreter, to get gambling addiction treatment By Stefanie Dazio, Associated Press Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter agreed Friday to undergo court-ordered gambling addiction treatment as a condition of his bond after federal prosecutors accused him of stealing $16 million from the Japanese baseball player to pay off debts. Continue reading
Apr 12 Kansas governor vetoes ban on gender-affirming care for minors and 2 anti-abortion bills By John Hanna, Associated Press The governor of Kansas has vetoed a proposed ban on gender-affirming care for minors, a measure to require more reporting from abortion providers and what she says is a vague bill making it a crime to coerce someone into having… Continue reading
Apr 12 Watch 3:50 News Wrap: House approves reauthorization of FISA for 2 years In our news wrap Friday, House lawmakers approved the reauthorization of FISA for two years, the Biden administration announced a new wave of student loan cancellations, Vice President Harris visited Arizona in the wake of the state's near-total abortion ban… Continue watching
Apr 12 Watch 13:02 Renowned journalist and NewsHour co-founder Robert MacNeil dies at 93 By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport Robert MacNeil died Friday morning at the age of 93. He was the visionary and driving force in the creation of the institution that, with Jim Lehrer, became the NewsHour. Jeffrey Brown looks back at his life and legacy. Continue watching
Apr 12 Watch 9:06 Robert MacNeil’s colleagues and friends remember his life and legacy Former colleagues of NewsHour co-founder Robert MacNeil joined to reflect on his life and career after his death at the age of 93. Judy Woodruff, Jeffrey Brown and former executive producer Linda Winslow worked with MacNeil over many years and… Continue watching
Apr 12 Maine lawmakers approve shield law for providers of abortion and gender-affirming care By David Sharp, Associated Press If signed by Democratic Gov. Janet Mills, Maine would join more than a dozen states that shield medical providers and others from out-of-state investigations regarding abortions. Continue reading
Apr 12 Share your memories and thoughts about Robert MacNeil By Dan Cooney, Vanessa Dennis Following their Emmy-winning, gavel-to-gavel coverage of the Senate Watergate hearings on PBS, MacNeil and Jim Lehrer teamed up to create the show that is now known as the PBS NewsHour. Continue reading
Apr 12 Robert MacNeil, co-founder of NewsHour, dies at 93 By Anne Azzi Davenport, Jeffrey Brown MacNeil, a pioneer of public media journalism and a driving force behind the show that would become the PBS NewsHour, died Friday at the age of 93. Continue reading