Oct 19 Watch 7:38 What Yo-Yo Ma is learning about life and music at 60 Yo-Yo Ma has been on stage from an early age, turning out some 90 albums and performing for eight presidents. At 60, the classical music star is taking a step back to reflect on life. On his new album, "Songs… Continue watching
Oct 19 Watch 5:16 News Wrap: UN draft climate accord faces criticism at Germany talks By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, as a week of UN climate talks opened in Germany, African states complained that their demands for the draft accord had been ignored. Also, a security firm says that China's agreement not to hack U.S. Continue watching
Oct 19 Watch 6:58 How a police officer’s snap judgment saved NBA player Caron Butler By PBS News Hour To see Caron Butler on the basketball court today, you'd have little sense of how far this NBA player has come. As a young boy, he had the dream and the skills, but nearly threw it away for a life… Continue watching
Oct 19 Watch 54:14 PBS NewsHour full episode October 19, 2015 By PBS News Hour Monday on the NewsHour, Slovenia reopens its border to migrants. Also: More Mideast unrest as Secretary of State John Kerry calls for peace, awaiting decisions from Joe Biden and Rep. Paul Ryan, VW owners left in limbo after the emissions… Continue watching
Oct 19 Obama administration backs bill to reduce prison time By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press The Obama administration is signaling support for bipartisan Senate legislation that would reduce prison sentences for some nonviolent drug offenders. Continue reading
Oct 19 Pentagon admits mistaken forced entry at Afghanistan clinic By Robert Burns, Associated Press The U.S. military acknowledged Monday that an armored vehicle carrying U.S. personnel deliberately crashed through the closed gate of the compound in northern Afghanistan where 22 people had been killed two weeks ago in a U.S. air attack on a… Continue reading
Oct 18 Watch 25:06 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode October 18, 2015 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, October 18th, 2015, Israel imposes new security measures to cope with daily street attacks, in our signature segment, American ports enter a costly race to modernize and stay competitive, and the complicated task of dismantling… Continue watching
Oct 18 Benghazi chairman: New emails reveal ‘total disconnect’ with Washington By Laurie Kellman, Associated Press The chairman of the panel investigating the deadly 2012 Benghazi attacks said Sunday that new information reveals a "total disconnect" between the security needs of U.S. personnel on the ground and the political priorities of Hillary Rodham Clinton's State Department… Continue reading
Oct 17 Watch 25:04 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode October 17, 2015 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, October 17th, 2015, thousands of migrants hit a detour in Central Europe as Hungary closes its borders with Croatia, concerns grow over expanding the American-trained national police force in Afghanistan, and in our signature segment,… Continue watching
Oct 17 Watch 9:55 How deepening the Panama Canal set off a fierce debate in Jacksonville By PBS News Hour A number of port cities on the East Coast are taking steps to deepen their harbors, in an effort to attract bigger-than-ever cargo container ships expected to arrive as early as next year with the expansion of the Panama Canal. Continue watching