Nov 02 Watch 7:20 For Elvis Costello, eclectic taste and self-reinvention started at home By PBS News Hour For British rock star Elvis Costello, music is in his blood. How did his family, like his jazz musician father, influence him while he found his own path as an artist? He joins Jeffrey Brown to discuss his new memoir,… Continue watching
Nov 02 Watch 6:20 How the Islamic State group justifies brutality with an apocalyptic vision By PBS News Hour The Islamic State militant group is taking advantage of chaos and upheaval in the Middle East to recruit fighters by prophesying the end of days, says William McCants, an early Islam historian. McCants joins chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner… Continue watching
Nov 02 Watch 8:01 Why different GOP candidates have different debate demands By PBS News Hour The GOP presidential candidates are looking for changes to the primary race debates, but can the campaigns agree on tweaks? Gwen Ifill sits down with Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report and Tamara Keith of NPR to discuss what’s… Continue watching
Nov 02 Watch 10:50 Supreme Court weighs racial discrimination in jury selection By PBS News Hour Timothy Foster was tried, convicted and sentenced to death for murdering an elderly woman during a burglary in 1986. But did prosecutors discriminate against African-Americans in jury selection? Special correspondent Tim O’Brien offers background on the case going to the… Continue watching
Nov 02 Watch 4:28 News Wrap: 218,000 migrants reached Europe by sea last month, says UN By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, the number of people who crossed to Europe by sea in October was roughly equal to the total for all of 2014. Also, communities in Colorado and North Carolina suffered deadly shootings over the weekend. Continue watching
Nov 02 Amazon increases parental leave, offers paid paternity leave for first time By Margaret Sessa-Hawkins Amazon has increased the amount of leave time it is giving to new parents, joining a host of other tech companies that are extending benefits in order to attract top talent. Continue reading
Nov 02 ‘Serial’ announces deal with Pandora for season 2 streaming rights By Gretchen Frazee Season 2 of the popular public radio podcast “Serial” will be made available on Pandora, in addition to iTunes and on its own website. Continue reading
Nov 01 Fred Thompson, former U.S. senator and actor, dies at 73 By News Desk Fred Thompson, a former U.S. Senator and Republican presidential candidate, as well as a film and television actor, died Sunday, his family said. Continue reading
Nov 01 Navy believes it found wreckage of missing U.S. cargo ship El Faro By Daniel Costa-Roberts A U.S. Navy search team has found what it believes is the submerged wreckage of the cargo ship El Faro, which went missing last month during Hurricane Joaquin. Continue reading
Nov 01 Ryan rules out immigration overhaul during Obama’s term By Associated Press House Speaker Paul Ryan on Sunday ruled out a comprehensive overhaul of the immigration system while President Barack Obama is in office. Continue reading