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…
Nation Nov 25 Ferguson’s mayor speaks on state of city after grand jury decision Ferguson, Missouri Mayor James Knowles spoke Tuesday on the state of the city following Monday’s grand jury decision not to indict police officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of Michael Brown. Knowles, alongside community leaders, clergy representatives and…
Nation Nov 25 Michael Brown’s family holds news conference on grand jury decision Michael Brown’s family held a news conference Tuesday to respond to Monday’s grand jury decision not to indict Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of Brown. The family’s attorney, Benjamin Crump, spoke alongside Rev. Al Sharpton to…
World Nov 24 Turkey’s president says women not equal to men Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ruffled feathers Monday when he said women and men are created differently, and women can’t be expected to do the same work as men.
World Nov 24 Talks to continue on limiting Iran’s nuclear program Negotiations to curb Iran’s nuclear program failed to achieve a permanent agreement by Monday’s deadline, but Secretary of State John Kerry said some “new ideas surfaced” in the past few days and “we would be fools to walk away.”…
Episode Nov 22 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Nov. 22, 2014 On this edition for Saturday, Nov. 22, President Obama clears the way for American troops to fight in Afghanistan beyond the end of 2014. Later, a Republican-led congressional committee says the Obama administration was not guilty of wrongdoing in Benghazi.
Nation Nov 22 Poll: Should retailers remain open on Thanksgiving? NewsHour Weekend asks: do you think retailers should remain open on Thanksgiving? Take our poll.
Nation Nov 20 Watch Obama’s full immigration speech At 8 p.m. EST, President Barack Obama will lay out his plan for "Immigration Accountability Executive Actions." Below are excerpts the White House released from that speech, which you can watch on our website.