Feb 02 Top U.S. commander says war in Afghanistan is not a lost cause By Richard Lardner, Associated Press The top American commander in Afghanistan told lawmakers on Tuesday that the war is not a lost cause and underscored his optimism with a personal story about his son. Continue reading
Feb 02 Punxsutawney Phil predicts an early spring By News Desk It was a clear 22 degrees at Gobbler's Knob this morning when Punxsutawney Phil, the weather forecasting groundhog, emerged from his cage and blinked with no signs of seeing his shadow, predicting an early spring. Continue reading
Feb 02 Remember your first book? One group hopes you don’t By Larisa Epatko Remember that favorite book from your childhood, the one that made you fall in love with reading? One organization in New York wants your experiences with books to predate even that. Continue reading
Feb 01 Justice Department opens probe into San Francisco’s police practices By Joshua Barajas Federal investigators opened a probe into the fatal police shooting of Mario Woods, a black man, in San Francisco, the Justice Department announced Monday. Continue reading
Feb 01 Watch PBS NewsHour full episode Feb. 1, 2016 By PBS News Hour Monday on the NewsHour, it’s caucus night in Iowa. We preview the nation’s first voting contest with a look at Evangelicals' role in shaking out a crowded GOP field, Amy Walter and Tamara Keith update what's happening on the ground,… Continue watching
Feb 01 Amtrak engineer recalls opening throttle before fatal crash By Joan Lowy and Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press A federal accident investigations board is set to release documents that could shed light on the cause of a fatal Amtrak train derailment in Philadelphia last year. Continue reading
Feb 01 Column: Home births, midwives, hospitals and the battle over being born By Wendy Thomas Russell A study released last month highlighting the risk associated with home births has reignited an increasingly polarizing debate among obstetricians, midwives and opinionated mothers everywhere. Continue reading
Jan 31 Watch 25:02 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Jan. 31, 2016 By PBS News Hour Sunday on NewsHour Weekend: Candidates make a final push in Iowa on the eve of the first votes of the 2016 presidential race, and in our signature segment, how Oklahoma has become the nation's earthquake capital. Alison Stewart anchors from… Continue watching
Jan 31 Watch 5:28 How are the candidates likely to fare at the Iowa caucuses? By PBS News Hour Candidates made their final appeals to likely caucus voters in Iowa on Sunday, imploring their supporters to make it to the polls on Monday. NewsHour's Judy Woodruff joins Alison Stewart from Des Moines, Iowa, to discuss how the individual candidates… Continue watching