Nov 27 Watch 7:03 How your cellphone is silently disrupting your social life By PBS News Hour Can a cellphone reduce the amount of empathy we feel for each other? In her new book “Reclaiming Conversation,” author Sherry Turkle argues that technology is creating the illusion of togetherness, while reducing actual communication and connection. She joins Jeffrey… Continue watching
Nov 27 Watch 11:57 Shields and Brooks on protesting police shootings, sizing up GOP contenders By PBS News Hour Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss protests in Chicago against the killing of Laquan McDonald and lethal force by police, how the Paris attacks have affected the fight against the… Continue watching
Nov 27 Watch 8:19 Steering young people away from a life mixed up with gangs By PBS News Hour Naomi McSwain was once a member of the notorious Crips gang in South Los Angeles before leaving that path of violence and drug use to devote her career to helping other young people escape. McSwain sits down with special correspondent… Continue watching
Nov 27 Watch 3:42 Gunman captured after hours-long siege at Planned Parenthood By PBS News Hour A gunman entered a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on Friday afternoon, wounding multiple people and engaging in gun battles with police. The suspect was taken into custody after holing up inside the building for several hours. Hari… Continue watching
Nov 27 Watch 8:25 News Wrap: Thousands march in Chicago to protest black teen’s death By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, thousands marched along a main artery of Chicago on the day after Thanksgiving to take part in "Black Out Friday," a demonstration aimed at shutting down a busy retail district to protest the police shooting… Continue watching
Nov 27 3 dead including police officer in Colorado Springs shooting; suspect in custody By News Desk According to the Associated Press, three police officers were injured in a shooting Friday near the Colorado Springs branch of Planned Parenthood. Colorado Springs Police spokeswoman Lt. Catherine Buckley says the situation is still active. Continue reading
Nov 26 Watch 54:29 PBS NewsHour full episode Nov. 26, 2015 By PBS News Hour Thursday on the NewsHour, British Prime Minister David Cameron calls for airstrikes in Syria, France and Russia agreed to fight Islamic State together, and we look into how pilgrims were America's original economic migrants. Plus, New Mexico offers a solution… Continue watching
Nov 26 Watch 1:27 225 Years of Presidential Thanksgiving meals By PBS News Hour Since George Washington proclaimed the first public day of Thanksgiving, 44 presidents have eaten their way through the holiday. In our NewsHour shares of the day, a look at some especially memorable menus and incidents. Continue watching
Nov 26 Watch 4:17 Is it possible to build ‘meat’ out of plant protein? By PBS News Hour Americans eat three times the world average of beef each year. However, with each pound requiring more than 50 gallons of water, producers in drought-stricken California are looking to find other ways to get protein into our diets. Dr. James… Continue watching
Nov 26 Watch 1:25 Residents react as their tent city is dismantled; ‘I just want to survive’ By PBS News Hour Homelessness is a nationwide concern, but is especially prevalent in Washington D.C. Last week, near the affluent neighborhood of Georgetown, city officials dismantled a tent city that had sprouted up under a freeway underpass. NewsHour looks at some of those… Continue watching