Mar 04 Military beginning to recruit women for combat jobs By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The military services are already beginning to recruit women for combat jobs, including as Navy SEALs, and could see them serving in previously male-only Army and Marine Corps infantry units by this fall, according to new plans endorsed… Continue reading
Mar 03 Watch 7:25 Women eschew Wall Street’s boys’ club — and its glass ceiling By PBS News Hour Wall Street has long been considered a men’s-only club -- so what is it like for a woman there, when only 15 percent of traders are female? According to Maureen Sherry, a former Bear Stearns director turned author, the problem… Continue watching
Mar 03 Watch 4:29 Romney reappears to lead GOP charge against ‘phony’ Trump By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 03 Watch 5:14 News Wrap: Big tech supports Apple’s defiance of court order By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, a dozen major tech companies, including Facebook, Google and Microsoft, filed briefs supporting Apple’s refusal to unlock the San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone despite federal court order. Also, Florida lawmakers approved a bill that could reinstate… Continue watching
Mar 02 Watch 54:06 PBS NewsHour full episode March 2, 2016 By PBS News Hour Wednesday on the NewsHour, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump build on their sizable delegate leads with big wins on Super Tuesday. Also: How Donald Trump is tearing the Republican party apart, the Supreme Court hears its first abortion case in… Continue watching
Mar 02 Watch 16:27 Scalia’s absence alters dynamic for abortion case By PBS News Hour The Supreme Court is hearing its first abortion case in nearly a decade, as pro-choice advocates challenge a Texas law they say limits abortion services. Judy Woodruff talks to Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal for a look inside… Continue watching
Mar 02 Watch 3:50 Astronaut’s record orbit concludes with safe return By PBS News Hour Astronaut Scott Kelly spent 340 days -- the longest an American has ever been in space -- on the International Space Station before descending into Kazakhstan by capsule Tuesday evening. Kelly’s extraterrestrial sojourn was part of a study on the… Continue watching
Mar 02 Watch 8:07 Trump’s Super Tuesday victories don’t mean GOP consensus By PBS News Hour Super Tuesday saw Republican frontrunner Donald Trump score big wins in seven states, throwing the GOP establishment into a panic as his nomination grows increasingly likely. For more on the battle brewing within the party, Gwen Ifill consults with Kansas… Continue watching
Mar 02 Watch 3:56 News Wrap: UN approves tough sanctions against North Korea for nuclear tests By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, the UN Security Council responded to North Korea’s recent nuclear tests by unanimously approving its toughest sanctions against the Communist state in 20 years. Also, a U.S. special operations unit captured a significant leader of… Continue watching
Mar 02 Apple, FBI stake out conflicting positions before Congress By Eric Tucker and Tami Abdollah, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The U.S. government calls it a "vicious guard dog" that hurts national security. Apple says it's critical to protecting consumer privacy against increasingly sophisticated hackers. Continue reading