Dec 28 Watch 3:22 News Wrap: Trump touts jobs coming to the U.S. By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, President-elect Donald Trump announced new jobs coming to the U.S. from telecom giant Sprint and satellite firm OneWeb. Speaking late in the afternoon at his Mar-a-Lago resort, Mr. Trump said it’s all part of a… Continue watching
Dec 28 Watch 8:07 What does Kerry's speech mean for U.S.-Israel relations? By PBS News Hour With Secretary of State John Kerry’s tough, parting words on Israel and the recent UN Security Council resolution vote, former State Department officials James Jeffrey and Ilan Goldberg join Hari Sreenivasan to examine the state of relations between the two… Continue watching
Dec 28 In a victory for Native American tribes, Obama names new monuments in Utah and Nevada By Brady McCombs, Associated Press President Barack Obama designated two national monuments Wednesday at sites in Utah and Nevada that have become key flashpoints over use of public land in the U.S. West. Continue reading
Dec 28 Column: Why Castro was so deeply loved by some, and hated by others By Nana Brantuo "In this country, our understandings of heroism have always been informed by an ugly past of racial prejudice and discrimination." Fidel Castro's death saw the Cuban revolutionary re-enter the U.S. imaginary as a villain, a communist dictator opposed to core… Continue reading
Dec 28 Fans share mental illness stories #InHonorOfCarrie By Dan Cooney Fisher, the actress, author and screenwriter, was perhaps as well known as an advocate for mental illness as she was for her iconic role as Princess Leia from "Star Wars." In the hours since her death, fans have shared a… Continue reading
Dec 28 What crimes make immigrants eligible for deportation? By Teresa Wiltz, Stateline While the federal government says it targets noncitizens who are serious or repeat offenders, immigrants with minor offenses often are deported. Continue reading
Dec 28 Growing number of Americans are retiring outside the U.S. By MARIA ZAMUDIO, for the Associated Press Just under 400,000 American retirees are now living abroad, according to the Social Security Administration. Continue reading
Dec 27 Watch 45:23 PBS NewsHour full episode Dec. 27, 2016 By PBS News Hour Tuesday on the NewsHour, President-elect Trump adds two names to his White House staff. Also: What we do and don’t know about the president-elect’s charitable foundation, the presidential transition in historical context, a daunting future for Aleppo survivors, a West… Continue watching
Dec 27 Watch 2:47 What we know about Trump's charitable foundation -- and what we don't By PBS News Hour On Monday, President-elect Trump posted two tweets staunchly defending his charitable organization, the Donald J. Trump Foundation, as generous and efficient. But some say the comments are misleading or downright false, considering an ongoing New York investigation into the charity's… Continue watching
Dec 27 Watch 7:05 The best books of 2016, according to 2 best-selling authors By PBS News Hour What were the best books of 2016? Jeffrey Brown recently sat down with best-selling authors Jacqueline Woodson and Daniel Pink at popular Washington, D.C., bookstore Politics and Prose to discuss their picks. Continue watching