Wednesday on the NewsHour, what the results from Election Day say about voter sentiment. Also: Why more middle-aged white Americans are dying, searching for methane leaks in the West, a look at the Middle East conflict 20 years since the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin and how Jeff Daniels traded New York City for a small Michigan town. Continue reading →

In our news wrap Wednesday, the Associated Press and other news outlets reported that U.S. intelligence believes that Islamic State militants planted a bomb on a Russian airliner that broke up and crashed in the Egyptian desert Saturday. Also, a cargo plane crashed in South Sudan, killing 36 people. Continue reading →

Methane, the primary component of natural gas, is also a potent greenhouse gas, trapping energy in the atmosphere. Last year NASA released satellite images showing a hot spot in the area where New Mexico, Colorado, Utah and Arizona meet, prompting scientists to go in search of the sources. Special correspondent Kathleen McCleery reports on efforts to crackdown on methane emissions. Continue reading →

Early on in his acting career, Jeff Daniels and his wife decided they would take a risk: leave New York and return to the small town of Chelsea, Michigan, to raise their family. There, the TV and movie star built a theater and his own company of actors and technicians, launching an apprenticeship program and commissions for new plays. Daniels gives Jeffrey Brown a tour of the unlikely arts mecca he calls home. Continue reading →

At homes and day care centers throughout central Washington, children play in yards contaminated with lead and arsenic. The state’s Department of Ecology knows about this, and has for decades. But many parents and caregivers still do not, despite the risks these chemicals pose specifically to children. Continue reading →

Jeff Daniels has appeared in more than 50 Hollywood movies and won an Emmy for his portrayal of a news anchor in the HBO series “The Newsroom” — but he is also a prolific songwriter. Continue reading →

Irving’s new book “Avenue of Mysteries” introduces a mix of vivid characters into a narrative that combines realism and magic, he told the NewsHour’s chief arts and culture correspondent Jeffrey Brown. Continue reading →

Tuesday on the NewsHour, voters cast ballots on issues ranging from pot legalization to Airbnb limits. Also: The company behind the Keystone XL pipeline asks to suspend a review of its plans, a look ahead at the global climate summit, drought-stricken California wrestles with building more dams, teen screen time spikes to nine hours a day and John Irving reveals his creative process. Continue reading →

In our news wrap Tuesday, U.S. officials say images shot from space may offer clues to a Russian airliner’s destruction over Egypt. Also, a Turkish crackdown on alleged followers of a major opposition leader intensified; at least 44 people accused of ties to the Muslim cleric were arrested. Continue reading →