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.
Arts Nov 17 McCain: Medic's bravery should end debate on women's combat capability McCain sat down with co-anchor Gwen Ifill to talk about his new book, ""Thirteen Soldiers," which tells the personal stories of courageous Americans who have served in each of the nation's conflicts. In this online exclusive, McCain tells the story…
Nation Nov 16 POLL: Would you support a ban on the sale of tobacco products? The town of Westminster, Mass., could become the first in the nation to entirely ban the sale of tobacco products, including cigarettes, chewing tobacco and e-cigarettes. What if a similar ban was proposed where you live?…
Arts Nov 13 Meet Sam and Mattie, two inspired zombie teen movie makers Sam Suchmann and Mattie Zufelt are making a teen zombie movie and raising funds for the project on Kickstarter.