Dec 12 Women's March gets spot for post-inauguration rally By Alison Thoet A women's march that is expecting more than 100,000 attendees the day after the Jan. 20 inauguration has secured a location for its demonstration. More than a dozen other groups planning protests are still waiting on permits. Continue reading
Dec 12 Supreme Court leaves $1 billion NFL concussion settlement in place By Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has rejected challenges to the estimated $1 billion plan by the NFL to settle thousands of concussion lawsuits filed by former players. Continue reading
Dec 12 Landing an airplane with John Glenn as my copilot By News Desk On May 17, 2006, PBS NewsHour science correspondent Miles O'Brien got the chance to fly with his boyhood hero, astronaut and pilot John Glenn, for a story he was working on about the future of aviation. Continue reading
Dec 12 What's ahead for first lady Michelle Obama? By Darlene Superville, Associated Press WASHINGTON — It'll be one of the most watched mid-life career changes in recent memory. What does Michelle Obama do next?… Continue reading
Dec 11 Netanyahu hopes to work with Trump to undo Iran deal By Associated Press President-elect Donald Trump will be a good friend to Israel and hopefully the two countries can work together to dismantle the international nuclear agreement with Iran, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in an interview Sunday. Continue reading
Dec 11 Watch 9:58 U.S. builds first offshore wind farm By Saskia de Melker, Melanie Saltzman In the U.S. today, wind power accounts for about five percent of all electricity generation, but a new project aims to change that. A $300 million installation off the coast of Block Island, Rhode Island, takes the renewable energy technology… Continue watching
Dec 11 Trump says executives will run business empire with his children By Ken Thomas, Associated Press President-elect Donald Trump said in an interview Sunday that his executives would run his business empire alongside his children. Continue reading
Dec 11 Watch What's next for U.S. monetary policy By PBS News Hour It is widely anticipated that chair of the Federal Reserve Board Janet Yellen will announce an interest rate increase this week during the board’s last meeting of the year. Binyamin Appelbaum, economic reporter at The New York Times, also expects… Continue watching
Dec 11 Republican senators join Dems to condemn Russian political hacking By Associated Press John McCain, Chuck Schumer and others said in a joint statement Sunday that the CIA's report of Russia's efforts in the election "should alarm every American."… Continue reading
Dec 11 Republican John Kennedy wins Louisiana Senate race in runoff By Melinda Deslatte, Associated Press Kennedy had always been the runoff election's front-runner in a state that overwhelmingly supported Donald Trump. Continue reading