Nov 05 Watch A nuclear weapon that is more usable is a more effective deterrent, officials say By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Nov 05 Watch U.S. doesn’t need to enhance nuclear weapon capabilities, critic says By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Nov 05 House votes to keep highway spending level, ignores warnings By Joan Lowy, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Despite years of warnings that the nation's roads, bridges and transit systems are falling apart and will bring nightmarish congestion, the House on Thursday passed a six-year transportation bill that maintains the spending status quo. Continue reading
Nov 04 Watch 8:34 Why capping methane leaks is a win-win goal for industry and environmentalists By PBS News Hour Methane, the primary component of natural gas, is also a potent greenhouse gas, trapping energy in the atmosphere. Last year NASA released satellite images showing a hot spot in the area where New Mexico, Colorado, Utah and Arizona meet, prompting… Continue watching
Nov 04 Watch 8:02 Has despair led to a stunning hike in mortality rates for some Americans? By PBS News Hour While U.S. death rates have been declining steadily over the past few decades, a study this week found that the trend does not apply to some middle-aged white Americans. Causes behind the reversal included suicide, liver diseases and drug overdoses. Continue watching
Nov 04 Watch Jeff Daniels brings show business home to small-town Michigan By PBS News Hour Early on in his acting career, Jeff Daniels and his wife decided they would take a risk: leave New York and return to the small town of Chelsea, Michigan, to raise their family. There, the TV and movie star built… Continue watching
Nov 04 Watch 9:21 Who voted for what and why on Election Day By PBS News Hour This election, Ohio voters said no to legalizing marijuana, Houston voters defeated an ordinance to curb LGBT discrimination and San Francisco voters refused to limit how often homeowners can rent out rooms. Stuart Rothenberg of The Rothenberg & Gonzales Political… Continue watching
Nov 04 Watch 5:15 News Wrap: Talk grows of Islamic State bomb on downed Metrojet plane By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, the Associated Press and other news outlets reported that U.S. intelligence believes that Islamic State militants planted a bomb on a Russian airliner that broke up and crashed in the Egyptian desert Saturday. Also, a… Continue watching
Nov 04 Watch 54:35 PBS NewsHour full episode Nov. 4, 2015 By PBS News Hour Wednesday on the NewsHour, what the results from Election Day say about voter sentiment. Also: Why more middle-aged white Americans are dying, searching for methane leaks in the West, a look at the Middle East conflict 20 years since the… Continue watching
Nov 04 Chicago school district discriminated against transgender student, report says By Kamaria Roberts A suburban Chicago school district is now under fire for not allowing a transgender student access to the girls’ locker room. On Monday, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a 14-page report outlining the… Continue reading