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.
Arts Nov 10 Sesame Street celebrates 45 years with 45 facts "Sesame Street," the long-running children's television series, celebrates its 45th birthday today. To look back at 45 seasons entertaining and education children, the show's Twitter feed shared 45 facts Monday; including Oscar the Grouch's original color, Elmo's favorite food and…
World Nov 08 Giving voice to youth caught in immigration limbo The violence affecting life in El Salvador isn't confined within that country's borders. Residents from other parts of Central America, including Guatemala and Honduras, experience similar fears in their daily lives.
Politics Nov 05 Democrat wins re-election as Colorado governor Incumbent Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper won re-election in a tight race in Colorado, the Associated Press reported Wednesday.
Politics Nov 05 See the latest election results with NewsHour’s live blog Control of the Senate is up for grabs in Tuesday's midterm election. Follow the PBS NewsHour's live blog for the latest results on local, state and national races.
Politics Nov 04 What McConnell would and wouldn’t do as Senate majority leader Six seats. That’s all Republicans need to gain control of the Senate. And if that happens this Election Day, Mitch McConnell will be the new majority leader. So what would a McConnell-led Senate look like? It may surprise some to…
Health Oct 27 Nurse allowed to leave New Jersey after Ebola quarantine A nurse who had been treating Ebola patients in West Africa and was quarantined in New Jersey since Friday was given permission to go back to her home state of Maine on Monday.