Dec 19 Watch 6:26 Inside Ralph Nader’s American Museum of Tort Law By PBS News Hour The American Museum of Tort Law, which recently opened in Ralph Nader's hometown of Winsted, Connecticut, features exhibits on groundbreaking civil cases on auto safety, tobacco, asbestos, and many other issues. NewsHour's Phil Hirschkorn visited the museum to speak with… Continue watching
Dec 19 New ‘Star Wars’ storms box office By Stephen Fee “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” -- the seventh installment in the wildly popular film and merchandise phenomenon -- topped box office records Friday night. Continue reading
Dec 19 Watch 9:20 In Boston, tracking data to score government progress By PBS News Hour Boston plans to use data and analytics to help improve operations, better measure performance and increase efficiency under a forthcoming initiative called CityScore. A single number is issued daily, measuring how the city is meeting its goals on a variety… Continue watching
Dec 19 Q&A: Ralph Nader on civil litigation, tort reform and his new museum By Phil Hirschkorn Former presidential candidate Ralph Nadar spoke to PBS NewsHour about civil litigation, tort reform and campaign finance and how they relate to his newest venture, the American Museum of Tort Law. Continue reading
Dec 19 Obamas return to Hawaii for Christmas vacation By Darlene Superville, Associated Press After a somber start to his vacation, President Barack Obama arrived in Hawaii with his family on Saturday to celebrate Christmas and ring in his final year as president. Continue reading
Dec 18 Watch 12:54 Shields and Brooks on Obama’s year-end assessment, candidates’ tough talk on terror By PBS News Hour Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including President Obama’s year-end news conference, how presidential candidates of both parties are fielding issues of national security and the breach… Continue watching
Dec 18 Watch 7:21 People in recovery find the recipe for a fresh start in cooking career training By PBS News Hour Blocks from the White House, DC Central Kitchen is the nation's largest community kitchen, putting out 5,000 meals a day to homeless shelters, schools, halfway houses and other nonprofits. But the kitchen's other output is training men and women who… Continue watching
Dec 18 Watch 54:16 PBS NewsHour full episode Dec. 18, 2015 By PBS News Hour Friday on the NewsHour, President Obama looks ahead to his final year in office with a vow to defeat the Islamic State. Also: The U.N. Security Council votes unanimously for a Syria political solution framework, Shields and Brooks on the… Continue watching
Dec 18 Sanders files suit to regain access to Democratic voter database By Lisa Lerer and Ken Thomas, Associated Press The presidential campaign of Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders has filed a lawsuit in federal court seeking to regain access to a Democratic National Committee voter database. Continue reading
Dec 18 Indiana mayor re-elected by 1 vote after ballot challenge By Associated Press The mayor of an Indiana town has been re-elected by one vote after an election panel threw out a ballot. Continue reading