Nation Dec 11 Read the full Senate report on CIA interrogation and the minority report in response Senate investigators delivered a damning indictment of CIA practices Tuesday, accusing the spy agency of inflicting pain and suffering on prisoners beyond legal limits and deceiving the nation with narratives of life-saving interrogations unsubstantiated by its own records. Read…
Nation Dec 11 CIA director: Some agency officers used 'abhorrent' interrogation tactics Updated at 3:06 p.m. EST | CIA Director John Brennan said Thursday in response to the release of a Senate report on the CIA’s post-9/11 interrogation tactics that some agency officers used "abhorrent" techniques and it was "unknowable" whether they…
World Dec 11 Police dismantle Hong Kong protest camps Hundreds of police in Hong Kong methodically dismantled pro-democracy protest camps in the financial district on Thursday and arrested more than 200 people who tried to stop them.
Nation Dec 07 Poll: Should small investors be allowed to fund startup businesses? Small investors could soon be another source of start-up cash for budding entrepreneurs. NewsHour wants to know what you think about the proposed changes. Take our poll and sound off.
Nation Dec 03 Appeals court halts execution of Texas prisoner at 11th hour A federal appeals court on Wednesday halted the execution of a Texas inmate less than eight hours before he was to be put to death.
World Dec 03 Hong Kong protest leaders turn themselves in to police Three leaders of the months-long pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong turned themselves into police on Wednesday for their role in the “Occupy Central” movement, but were allowed to leave without facing any charges.
Politics Dec 02 Meet Ashton Carter, likely defense secretary nominee Ashton Carter has emerged as President Obama's likely nominee for defense secretary to replace Chuck Hagel. In the past three years, the NewsHour interviewed the former deputy defense secretary several times, mostly about budget cuts imposed on defense spending.
Nation Dec 02 WATCH LIVE: Senate hearing on domestic violence in professional sports The Senate Commerce Committee Tuesday will hold a hearing on domestic violence in professional sports.
Education Nov 29 Teacher tenure rules are in state of flux across the nation NewsHour Weekend's piece on a lawsuit filed by nine California students against the teacher tenure system tells the story of just one battle in a war being waged across the country. More than a dozen states have changed their tenure…
Nation Nov 25 Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon speaks on violence, promises 'significant' National Guard increase Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon spoke at a news conference Tuesday, condemning "criminals intent on lawlessness and destruction" that "terrorized" Missouri communities Monday night in the wake of the Ferguson grand jury decision not to indict police officer Darren Wilson for…