Mar 30 Watch 9:46 Task force tackles how U.S. can support vulnerable Middle East By PBS News Hour There have been tectonic and tragic shifts across the Middle East and North Africa in the five years since the beginning of the Arab Spring movement, with hundreds of thousands dead and millions more displaced. To examine the role America… Continue watching
Mar 30 Watch 55:00 PBS NewsHour full episode March 30, 2016 By PBS News Hour Wednesday on the NewsHour, the presidential candidates stump in Wisconsin and New York ahead of upcoming primaries. Also: A look at what’s driving Trump’s appeal, the past and future of U.S. policy in the Middle East, how a Colombian peace… Continue watching
Mar 30 41 energy companies sign on to voluntarily reduce methane emissions By Michael Biesecker, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration on Wednesday announced a new partnership with 41 energy companies that have agreed to voluntarily reduce methane emissions from natural gas operations to help combat climate change. Continue reading
Mar 30 Obama shortens prison sentences for 61 drug offenders By Josh Lederman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama commuted the prison sentences of 61 drug offenders on Wednesday including more than a third serving life sentences, working to give new energy to calls for overhauling the U.S. criminal justice system. Continue reading
Mar 30 Patty Duke's most memorable roles included mental health advocate By Larisa Epatko Patty Duke, the lovable girl(s) next door in “The Patty Duke Show," was remembered this week as a woman who overcame bipolar disorder to become a renowned actress and mental health advocate. Continue reading
Mar 29 Watch 3:47 There was no wave of compassion when addicts were hooked on crack By PBS News Hour Faced with a rising national wave of opioid addiction and its consequences, families, law enforcement and political leaders around the nation are linking arms to save souls. But 30 years ago, it was a different story. Ekow Yankah, a Cardozo… Continue watching
Mar 29 Watch 9:36 What the immigration debate means for the White House race By PBS News Hour Immigration reform is one of the biggest issues of this year’s presidential race, and every contender has their own take. Judy Woodruff talks to Mark Krikorian of the Center for Immigration Studies, Frank Sharry of America’s Voice and Brittney Parker… Continue watching
Mar 29 Watch 4:23 Without Scalia, Supreme Court splits on union fees case By PBS News Hour The Supreme Court split 4-4 on a case on whether unions can collect fees from government employees who choose not to join. The outcome was an unlikely win for unions and a stark example of the impact of Justice Antonin… Continue watching
Mar 29 Watch 7:46 FBI cracks the locked iPhone, but legal questions remain unanswered By PBS News Hour A conflict between tech giant Apple and the FBI over the encrypted iPhone of one of the San Bernardino shooters came to a moot point when Justice Department officials announced they had cracked the phone’s security without Apple’s help. Gwen… Continue watching
Mar 29 Watch 53:56 PBS NewsHour full episode March 29, 2016 By PBS News Hour Tuesday on the NewsHour, an endorsement and a criminal charge dominate the campaign trail as attention turns to the Wisconsin primary. Also: Unions make an unlikely win at the Supreme Court, the FBI cracks a locked iPhone, Iraqi Christians take… Continue watching