Nation Oct 28 Latino high school students find a voice in 'The Graduates/Los Graduados' Earlier this year, the Pew Hispanic Center reported that the number of Hispanic youth dropping out of high school hit a record low. Despite the decrease, issues like teen pregnancy, over-crowded schools and pressure to contribute to family finances…
Nation Oct 25 Kentucky's state health exchange site launches glitch-free Sometimes it's newsworthy when things work the way they're supposed to. The AP reports that Kentucky's new health care exchange website had a flawless launch this month, enabling 26,000 residents to buy insurance. "We've had sort-of a perfect roll-out…
Nation Oct 25 #insidenewshour After 14 years, Ray Suarez says goodbye to NewsHour. We'll certainly miss him and we wish him the best of luck in his next adventure.
Politics Oct 24 Obama makes renewed push for 'common sense' immigration reform EmbedVideo(7799); From the White House, President Barack Obama delivered a mid-morning speech Thursday calling on Congress to pass "common sense immigration reform." The president's remarks outlined various ways why the comprehensive immigration reform would be beneficial…
Politics Oct 24 Ifill and Woodruff rep the NewsHour on 'The Colbert Report' .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }The Colbert ReportGet…
Nation Oct 23 Gwen Ifill, Judy Woodruff to appear on 'The Colbert Report' Tonight! "The Colbert Report" Wednesday evening features our own Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff as they join host Stephen Colbert to discuss their roles as PBS NewsHour's first female co-anchor team. Tip of the hat to…
Politics Oct 21 President Obama addresses glitches with Healthcare.gov // As we reported in the Morning Line: President Barack Obama will address glitches with the online health insurance marketplace on Monday, fresh off a weeks-long battle over government funding and raising the debt limit that saw congressional Republicans…
Politics Oct 12 Will Congress allow a government default? The debt ceiling deadline is growing closer and there is still no sign of a deal in Washington. Will Congress allow a government default? EmbedVideo(7702); Hari Sreenivasan talks to Meredith Shiner from Roll Call about the major…
Education Oct 11 Malala says assassination threats can't weaken her cause EmbedVideo(7682); Malala Yousafzai, a Pakistani schoolgirl, became well-known in 2009 when she wrote a series of published diary articles about the right to education, especially for girls. Last October, in the Swat Valley region of Pakistan, a Taliban…
World Oct 11 Malala says Nobel Peace Prize committee made the 'right decision' .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 2.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } Sixteen-year-old Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai,…