Jan 23 Watch 25:05 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Jan. 23, 2016 By PBS News Hour Saturday on NewsHour Weekend: Officials declare several states of emergency as a giant blizzard dumps up to two feet of snow along the east coast, and in our signature segment, police departments in the U.S. are retraining officers on their… Continue watching
Jan 23 Watch 3:30 U.S. rolls out tighter Visa Waiver Program rules in wake of terror attacks By PBS News Hour As more radicalized foreigners join ISIS militants, U.S. officials this week tightened the Visa Waiver Program, which allows visitors from 38 countries to enter the U.S. for 90 days without a visa. This week, anyone from a Visa Waiver country… Continue watching
Jan 23 Massive snowstorm pummels east coast By Michael D. Regan A deadly winter storm struck the east coast on Friday and Saturday. At least 10 people died in from weather conditions, with as many as 85 million people in 15 states located storm's path. Blizzard warning remained in effect for… Continue reading
Jan 23 No one loves Winter Storm Jonas more than this giant panda By Andrew Mach While Washington D.C. residents hunkered down on Saturday as Winter Storm Jonas battered a large swath of the Eastern Seaboard, the Smithsonian National Zoo's giant panda Tian Tian basked in snowy bliss. Continue reading
Jan 22 Watch 11:31 Why activists are fighting over feral felines By PBS News Hour With an estimated 80 million feral cats in communities across the United States, there is growing a controversy on how to deal with them. Euthanizing cats has been the traditional approach, but many animal rights activists believe that approach is… Continue watching
Jan 22 Watch 10:13 To avoid deadly shootings, police deploy new training tactics By PBS News Hour Following two years of highly publicized deadly shootings by police officers, some police departments around the country are looking into new training methods they hope will not only reduce the number of officer-involved shootings, but also keep their officers in… Continue watching
Jan 22 1 dead in listeria outbreak linked to packaged lettuce By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Packaged salads produced at a Dole facility in Ohio are linked to one death in Michigan, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday. Continue reading
Jan 22 Watch 4:47 News Wrap: South, Mid-Atlantic declare states of emergency for coming blizzard By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, millions across the eastern U.S. prepared for one of the worst snowstorms in the history of the Mid-Atlantic, which threatens to inflict more than $1 billion worth of damage nationwide. Also, bad weather off the… Continue watching
Jan 22 Photos from D.C.’s worst snowstorm (so far) on record By Vanessa Dennis The “Knickerbocker Blizzard” of 1922 dumped 28 inches of snow on Washington, D.C. The storm was named after the flat roof of the Knickerbocker Theatre collapsed and killed 98 people. Continue reading
Jan 22 4 ways to help out during this weekend’s winter storm By Dominique Bonessi If you live in the Washington, D.C. area and are looking for ways to help as the snow falls, you have plenty of options. Continue reading