Oct 27 Watch 8:13 News Wrap: Pentagon calls for stepped up Islamic State campaign By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter testified at a Senate hearing on new moves against the Islamic State, involving a beefed up air campaign and possible front line combat support. Also, an American destroyer sailed within 12… Continue watching
Oct 27 Watch 54:33 PBS NewsHour full episode October 27, 2015 By PBS News Hour Tuesday on the NewsHour, John Boehner announces a tentative budget deal to avert a fiscal crisis. Also: A look inside Bashar al-Assad’s Syria, how a California native became the Dalai Lama’s personal physician, the expense of caring for Alzheimer's patients,… Continue watching
Oct 27 One California police department trades batons for nunchucks By Eric Osman A martial arts weapon, the nunchaku or nunchucks, renowned for knocking out Bruce Lee’s adversaries, has increasingly popularized within America’s police forces. Continue reading
Oct 27 NTSB says recall system for faulty tires is ‘broken’ By Joan Lowy, Associated Press Only about 1 in 5 defective tires is being removed from the road through the safety recall process, a federal accident investigations board said Tuesday. Continue reading
Oct 27 S.C. school resource officer fired after he drags student, sheriff says By Joshua Barajas At Spring Valley high school pic.twitter.com/ScWrJz6x6J — Yessenia (@Motive__Money) October 26, 2015 Richland County sheriff’s department will hold a news conference to announce the results of its investigation into Monday’s incident… Continue reading
Oct 27 7 percent of U.S. kids have had a parent in jail By Colleen Shalby More than 5 million U.S. children have had a parent in jail. That’s roughly seven percent of the nation’s kids 17 and under, or one in 14. Continue reading
Oct 27 Poll: Use shutdown threats to cut spending By Associated Press Even as Congress nears votes on a bipartisan deal that could yield two years of budget peace, an Associated Press-GfK poll has found that Republicans back home prefer a far more confrontational approach with President Barack Obama. Continue reading
Oct 27 ‘Very disturbing’ homicide spike draws alarm from Obama administration By Eric Tucker, Associated Press WASHINGTON — This year has brought an unusually grim and steady drumbeat of violence throughout the country. Continue reading
Oct 26 Watch Study finds that processed meat causes cancer, but how big is the risk? By PBS News Hour Eating processed meats such as hot dogs, sausages, ham and bacon can cause colorectal cancer, says the World Health Organization. While the cancer risk in most cases is slight, it does increase with the amount of processed meats consumed, according… Continue watching
Oct 26 Watch 7:10 News Wrap: Death toll climbs from Afghan earthquake By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, a powerful 7.5 earthquake struck Afghanistan and could be felt well into India. Hundreds were killed, mostly in neighboring Pakistan. Also, more than 13,000 migrants have crossed Croatia's border with Serbia within the past 24… Continue watching