Oct 16 Watch 54:22 PBS NewsHour full episode October 16, 2015 By PBS News Hour Friday on the NewsHour, a series of suicide bombings rocks Nigeria. Also: Al Jazeera journalist Mohamed Fahmy discusses the 400 days he spent in an Egyptian prison, how to reduce prison recidivism, Mark Shields and David Brooks dissect this week’s… Continue watching
Oct 16 Biden team breaks months-long silence on potential 2016 run By Josh Lederman, Associated Press Joe Biden is sending out an unmistakable "forget-me-not" plea for 2016, brushing past signs of a Hillary Rodham Clinton resurgence with fresh and direct suggestions he could be on the verge of entering the presidential race. Continue reading
Oct 16 What a year of tracking my sleep taught me about sleep By Hari Sreenivasan It’s 3:45 a.m. as I write this. More than half of Americans surveyed this spring report very good or good sleep quality. Not me. Depending on when you ask, I’d probably fall into the 36 percent who rate their… Continue reading
Oct 16 Clinton aide Huma Abedin questioned on Benghazi attacks By Matthew Daly, Associated Press A special Republican-led House panel questioned a longtime aide to Hillary Rodham Clinton about the deadly 2012 attacks in Benghazi, Libya, despite Democrats' insistence that Huma Abedin had little knowledge about details of the terror strikes. Continue reading
Oct 16 House bill suggests Congress unlikely to tackle transportation issues By Joan Lowy, Associated Press A bipartisan, six-year bill introduced in the House maintains transportation spending at current levels despite widespread calls to dramatically increase the money available to rehabilitate or replace aging highways, bridges and rail systems. Continue reading
Oct 16 5 Halloween costumes that prove 2015 is a weird year By Larisa Epatko Remember earlier this year the hype around “left shark,” the floppy dancer in Katy Perry’s Super Bowl halftime act? Halloween costume options have only gotten weirder. Continue reading
Oct 15 Watch 54:22 PBS NewsHour full episode October 15, 2015 By PBS News Hour Thursday on the NewsHour, President Obama announces he will leave additional troops in Afghanistan until 2017. Also: A fresh lead emerges in the Lockerbie bombing case, a pilot program to help stop recidivism in U.S. prisons, why you might not… Continue watching
Oct 15 Watch 8:52 New suspects identified in Lockerbie bombing case By PBS News Hour Scottish prosecutors say they have identified two suspects in the 1988 Lockerbie bombing, and are asking the Libyan government to allow them to be interviewed. That comes just two days after the final episode of Frontline's “My Brother’s Bomber,” which… Continue watching
Oct 15 Watch 6:39 These hunter-gatherer tribes sleep less than you, and sleep better By PBS News Hour By studying the habits of three hunter-gatherer groups who live much the way humans have for thousands of years, a team of scientists is challenging conventional wisdom about how much sleep we need. Hari Sreenivasan goes to UCLA to learn… Continue watching
Oct 15 Watch 7:13 How social entrepreneurs are changing the world By PBS News Hour In “Getting Beyond Better,” Sally Osberg, president and CEO of the Skoll Foundation, explores how social entrepreneurs can confront the status quo to improve the lives of others in real, measurable ways. She sits down for a conversation with economics… Continue watching