Jan 29 Watch 6:50 'Heart' author Sandeep Jauhar answers your questions Sandeep Jauhar, author of our January pick for the NewsHour-New York Times book club, Now Read This, joins Jeffrey Brown to answer reader questions on “Heart.” Plus, Jeff announces the February book selection. Continue watching
Jan 29 Measles patients are mostly children. Here's why By Jamie Leventhal Here’s a look into how the latest epidemic started, why children may face the worst of it, and how it's no surprise that the outbreak hit the Pacific Northwest. Continue reading
Jan 29 Record-breaking cold shuts down schools in the Midwest By Ivan Moreno, Blake Nicholson, Associated Press Hundreds of schools and several large universities closed their campuses Tuesday as temperatures plummeted across the Midwest, with forecasters warning that the frigid weather will get worse and could be life-threatening. Continue reading
Jan 29 FBI doesn't find a motive for Las Vegas mass shooting By Ken Ritter, Associated Press A high-stakes gambler who rained down a hail of gunfire, killing 58 people from his high-rise casino suite in Las Vegas wanted infamy and mass destruction, the FBI told the Associated Press Tuesday, but took whatever motive might stretch beyond… Continue reading
Jan 29 Most Americans think the nation is on the wrong track, poll shows By Michelle R. Smith, Emily Swanson, Associated Press Seventy percent of Americans say the United states is headed the wrong direction, up from 59 percent in December. Continue reading
Jan 28 Watch 3:38 For hundreds of thousands of U.S. asylum seekers, a 'life in limbo' By Tomeka Weatherspoon The U.S. has a backlog of hundreds of thousands of immigration cases. José represents one of them: After fleeing violence in his birth country of Nicaragua, he requested U.S. asylum and passed a credible fear interview. But with a scheduled… Continue watching
Jan 28 Watch 3:37 Cindi Leive's brief but spectacular take on female power By Steve Goldbloom Journalist and women’s advocate Cindi Leive was “Glamour” magazine’s editor in chief for 16 years. She reflects on the well-known phenomenon of men interrupting women and engaging in other dismissive treatment, at everyday places of work all the way to… Continue watching
Jan 28 Shutdown projected to cost U.S. economy $3 billion, government report says By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press The report says the five-week shutdown has slowed growth in the near term, but that most of the lost growth "will eventually be recovered."… Continue reading
Jan 28 'Significant progress' made toward Afghanistan peace deal, U.S. envoy says By Rahim Faiez, Associated Press American and Taliban officials have reportedly agreed to the framework of a peace deal with the insurgents. Continue reading
Jan 28 AP fact check: Trump's shift on a concrete border wall By Hope Yen, Colleen Long, Calvin Woodward, Associated Press Forced to back down on a government shutdown, President Donald Trump is shifting his story regarding his campaign promise to build a border wall. He's also once again inflating the number of immigrants in the U.S. illegally. Here's a look… Continue reading