Politics Oct 01 Secret Service Director Julia Pierson resigns High-ranking lawmakers from both parties Wednesday urged Secret Service Director Julia Pierson to resign, as support for Pierson eroded in the wake of her poorly received testimony about the White House break-in.
Health Sep 30 CDC confirms first case of Ebola in United States The Centers for Disease Control confirmed the first diagnosed U.S. case of the Ebola virus Tuesday, the Associated Press is reporting.
Politics Sep 30 Report: White House intruder tackled by off-duty agent The Washington Post reports that the man who jumped the fence and ran through the White House on Sept. 19 was tackled by an off-duty Secret Service agent.
Nation Sep 28 UPDATE: Ferguson officer shot in arm while interrupting burglary A Ferguson, Mo., police officer was shot in the arm Saturday night, St. Louis County Police Chief Jon Belmar told reporters.
Nation Sep 26 NewsHour’s first female executive producer retires after 40 years in public media Linda Winslow will produce her final show from the control room before retiring. She talks to Judy Woodruff and Gwen Ifill about some career highlights, her role as a mentor, the future of journalism and the anchors' now iconic "fist…
World Sep 26 UK, Belgium, Denmark join fight against Islamic State militants Despite concerns that Europe could be drawn into a larger conflict, the governments of the United Kingdom, Belgium and Denmark acted Friday to contribute to the fight against Islamic State militants in Syria and Iraq.
Nation Sep 25 Billionaires’ influence on politics not just an American phenomenon Darrell West, the vice president and director of Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution, a Washington think tank, has a new book that examines the increasing political activism of very rich donors. PBS NewsHour’s Jeffrey Brown sat down with West…
Politics Sep 25 Eric Holder to resign as U.S. attorney general U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder will be stepping down from his position at the Justice Department. President Barack Obama made the announcement at a press conference at the White House on Thursday afternoon.
World Sep 24 Slain French hostage was ‘full of enthusiasm’ Herve Gourdel, a 55-year-old mountain guide, was abducted on Sunday as he was hiking the remote Djura Djura mountains of northern Algeria. He was killed by extremists in a video released Wednesday that YouTube quickly pulled off the Internet.
World Sep 21 Activists celebrate World Rhino Day across the globe Conservationists across the globe are marking World Rhino Day on Monday, a day focused on five species of rhino, including black, white and Sumatran rhinos.