Dec 06 Watch 22:26 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Dec. 6, 2015 By PBS News Hour Sunday on NewsHour Weekend: President Obama addresses the nation about homegrown terrorist attacks and mass shootings from the Oval Office, liberals and conservatives come together with a plan to reduce poverty, and the battle over net neutrality returns to the… Continue watching
Dec 06 Watch 12:58 Full speech: President Obama says “Freedom is more powerful than fear” By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 06 Watch 9:15 New report finds Americans lack economic mobility, opportunity By PBS News Hour A striking lack of economic mobility exists in America, according to a new report released this week by the Brookings Institute and the American Enterprise Institute. Authors of the report, Kay Hymowitz and Larry Aber join NewsHour's Megan Thompson to… Continue watching
Dec 06 Expert: Tamir Rice did not reach for gun, countering officer’s claims By Michael D. Regan An expert said this week that Tamir Rice, the 12-year old boy who was fatally shot by white Cleveland police officer last year while carrying what turned out to be a replica toy gun, did not reach for the pellet… Continue reading
Dec 06 Watch 3:31 Here’s what President Obama is expected to say in Sunday’s primetime address By PBS News Hour For only the third time in his presidency, President Obama will address the nation from the Oval Office, focusing on the ongoing terrorism investigation into Wednesday's mass shooting in San Bernardino, California, that killed 14 people and wounded 21 others. Continue watching
Dec 06 Former President Jimmy Carter says he is cancer free By News Desk Former President Jimmy Carter announced he is cancer free Sunday, more than three months after the 91-year-old started treatment for melanoma tumors. Continue reading
Dec 06 Watch 3:34 Back in court, FCC defends net neutrality from internet providers By PBS News Hour The ability of the U.S. government to regulate broadband internet service is back in court, as the Washington D.C. federal appeals court on Friday heard arguments by the cable and telecom industry challenging rules the FCC established earlier this year… Continue watching
Dec 06 How ISIS is recruiting a growing following of young women By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The increasing number of women drawn to the Islamic State is worrisome to American law enforcement. Continue reading
Dec 05 Watch 22:28 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Dec. 5, 2015 By PBS News Hour Saturday on NewsHour Weekend: The terror investigation into the San Bernardino mass shooting turns toward suspect Tashfeen Malik, experts discuss how those living in the U.S. might be radicalized, and in Puerto Rico, a movement to become more food independent. Continue watching
Dec 05 Watch 3:22 After San Bernardino, how can law enforcement prevent self-radicalization? By PBS News Hour A main concern following the San Bernardino mass shooting is how those in the U.S. may become radicalized -- and the challenge that poses to law enforcement trying to track those individuals. David Schanzer, Director of the Triangle Center on… Continue watching