Nation Jun 13 Veteran advocates remember Steve Robinson The death Thursday of Army veteran and advocate Steve Robinson, who made several appearances on the PBS NewsHour, prompted words of praise from the advocacy community about how he championed veteran and military causes.
World Jun 13 Pope pledges neutrality in World Cup In the spirit of fellowship, South America's first pope says he will remain neutral during the World Cup competition in Brazil this month.
Politics Jun 11 Arizona candidate 'Cesar Chavez' faces challenge from labor leader's family The grandson of Cesar Chavez is challenging the candidacy of an Arizona congressional candidate who has been using the farm labor leader's name.
World Jun 10 Militants in Iraq seize strategic city of Mosul Sunni militants overran police stations, government buildings and banks in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul on Tuesday, freeing prisoners and chasing away Iraqi soldiers.
World Jun 10 5 American soldiers killed by friendly fire in Afghanistan Five U.S. service members were killed in southern Afghanistan, officials said Tuesday, when they apparently were hit by a coalition airstrike.
Nation Jun 09 More than one in 10 VA schedulers report they were told to falsify records Monday's data release blames internal confusion about the complicated appointment process and that goals to see first-time patients within 14 days are unobtainable.
World Jun 07 Photos: Six months after typhoon's devastation, recovery eludes Tacloban Six months after Typhoon Haiyan killed more than 6,000 people in the Philippines, NewsHour Weekend traveled to one of the hardest hit parts of the country, Tacloban, to report on how the recovery effort has progressed.
World Jun 06 Watch the staggering preparations for D-Day in rare newsreel footage Before the D-Day invasion, there was massive preparation on both sides of the conflict. Pulling together footage from around the globe, including from behind enemy lines, this United News newsreel gives us a glimpse of how massive the defensive and…
Nation Jun 06 CIA posts witty first tweet The Central Intelligence Agency made its debut on Twitter today. Although the @CIA handle was created Feb. 24, the intelligence agency waited until today to tweet for the first time. Already the handle has garnered more than 110,000 followers as…
Education Jun 06 Oklahoma repeals Common Core educational standards Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin on Friday signed legislation that repeals the Common Core educational standards that were set to take effect in the coming school year.