Sep 07 Watch 6:44 The weaver who helped resurrect an endangered Lao artform By PBS News Hour When President Obama took the stage at the Asean Summit, he stood at a podium decorated with traditional Lao textiles, made by the first American company allowed to do business in the country since the Vietnam War. Special correspondent Mike… Continue watching
Sep 07 Watch 8:44 Why it's so hard to fight extremist propaganda online By PBS News Hour How do you deter people from being seduced by messages of extremism on social media? Science correspondent Miles O’Brien looks at some of the strategies, including videos that provide a counter-narrative to the Islamic State and a computer program that… Continue watching
Sep 07 Watch 5:32 News Wrap: Obama urges Americans to learn about other cultures during Laos visit By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, President Obama toured a centuries-old Buddhist Temple during his visit to Laos and held a town hall with youth leaders from across Southeast Asia. The president urged Americans to learn about the world and reject… Continue watching
Sep 07 In Chicago, 35,000 people have been murdered in 50 years By Laura Santhanam, Megan Crigger The deadliest year occurred in 1974, when homicides took 970 lives. But the past two years have also seen a sharp rise in mounting violence. Continue reading
Sep 07 Cancer 'moonshot' panel releases blueprint, but lacks guarantees on funding By Nsikan Akpan The cancer moonshot Blue Ribbon panel releases a 10-point plan for fighting the multifaceted disease, as Congress deliberates the funds for the initiative. Continue reading
Sep 06 Where the candidates stand on climate change By Lisa Desjardins We posed a question to Twitter today: On what issue do Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump differ the most? The answer from the Twitterverse? Immigration. An understandable choice. But in the past week it has become clear that both Clinton… Continue reading
Sep 06 Watch 54:28 PBS NewsHour full episode Sept. 6, 2016 By PBS News Hour Tuesday on the NewsHour, Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Kaine discusses national security and Hillary Clinton’s strategy to win voters’ trust. Also: President Obama pledges to help clear unexploded bombs left in Laos, the Filipino president’s controversial drug crackdown, Fox… Continue watching
Sep 06 Watch 9:07 Decades on, millions of unexploded American bombs left behind still kill and maim in Laos By PBS NewsHour Continue watching
Sep 06 Watch 3:25 Duterte lashes out at critics of drug war killings in the Philippines By PBS News Hour More than 2,000 people have been killed in the Philippines as part of a sweeping drug crackdown whipped up by President Rodrigo Duterte. Both the United States and the United Nations have expressed criticism, and back in his own country,… Continue watching
Sep 06 Watch 6:35 Fox News ends Ailes era with apology and $20 million for Gretchen Carlson By PBS News Hour Fox News will pay a $20 million settlement to former Fox anchor Gretchen Carlson over her allegations of sexual harassment by former CEO Roger Ailes. Fox also issued a rare apology to Carlson. Judy Woodruff learns more from Stephen Battaglio… Continue watching