Sep 14 Watch 3:12 Inside the candidates' plans for paid leave and child care By PBS News Hour When it comes to paid family leave, the United States lags behind every other developed country in the world. Hillary Clinton has stressed childhood issues for decades and has proposed 12 weeks of paid leave and universal preschool. Meanwhile, Donald… Continue watching
Sep 14 Watch 53:33 PBS NewsHour full episode Sept. 14, 2016 By PBS News Hour Wednesday on the NewsHour, a look at how the candidates say they would reshape child care. Also: The math on how each candidate could win the Electoral College, forced marriage here in the U.S., Uber debuts self-driving cars, man-made noise… Continue watching
Sep 14 Watch 10:17 Uncovering the problem of forced marriage in the U.S. By PBS News Hour She was never verbally or physically threatened or restrained. But at age 19, Nina Van Harn felt like she couldn’t say no when she was expected to marry a man chosen by her family. And she is not alone in… Continue watching
Sep 14 Watch 6:08 How Uber is helping steer the future of self-driving cars By PBS News Hour Uber released its first fleet of self-driving cars in Pittsburgh on Wednesday. For now, they are also equipped with a human technician. Hari Sreenivasan speaks with Alex Davies of Wired Magazine -- a journalist who took a ride in one… Continue watching
Sep 14 Watch 2:28 300 years old and this lighthouse is still a keeper By PBS News Hour In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, we visit the nation’s first lighthouse, which opened off Boston’s coast 300 years ago. Today, the lighthouse keeper is Sally Snowman, the first woman in a long list of caretakers. She describes… Continue watching
Sep 14 Watch 6:29 Inmates get a 'second chance' at federal grants for higher ed under experimental program By PBS News Hour In a pilot project announced this summer, the Department of Education will partner with dozens of colleges to provide higher education to prisoners who can't afford to pay; eligible inmates will be able to apply for federal grants under the… Continue watching
Sep 14 Twitter chat: Forced marriage in the U.S.? It happens here By Jaclyn Diaz When it comes to forced marriage and child marriage, few think of the United States. But in a new two-part series airing this week, PBS NewsHour special correspondent Gayle Tzemach Lemmon reports the stories of several women in the United… Continue reading
Sep 14 300 years on, America's first lighthouse shines over Boston By Julia Griffin The original tower was blown up in an incident during the Revolutionary War and was rebuilt by the newly-formed United States in 1783. Continue reading
Sep 14 Obama administration sets goal to take in 110,000 refugees next year By Josh Lederman, Associated Press The United States will strive to take in 110,000 refugees from around the world in the coming year, the White House said Wednesday. Continue reading
Sep 14 Chelsea Manning will receive gender affirmation surgery, Army says By Corinne Segal The U.S. Army has told Chelsea Manning she will be permitted to receive gender affirmation surgery, ending a hunger strike that she began last week. Continue reading