Feb 16 Watch 3:29 Chef Daniel Boulud on the decadent, lasting impression of dessert By PBS News Hour Dessert -- it’s one of the sweetest things in life. Chef and restaurateur Daniel Boulud explains why we should never go without. Continue watching
Feb 16 Watch 6:34 News Wrap: Obama vows to nominate 'indisputably' qualified Scalia successor By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, President Obama vowed to nominate a Supreme Court justice to succeed the late Antonin Scalia, despite calls from Senate Republicans to leave the appointment to his successor. Also, a winter storm whipped up trouble overnight. Continue watching
Feb 16 Watch 8:32 Why revisiting the Black Panther revolution resonates today By PBS News Hour A new documentary on Independent Lens traces the influence of the Black Panthers on U.S. politics and culture in the 1960s. Stanley Nelson, director of "The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution," joins Jeffrey Brown to discuss the film and… Continue watching
Feb 16 U.S. to Russia: 'Put up or shut up' on Syrian ceasefire By Bradley Klapper, Associated Press The Obama administration, frustrated by Syria's ongoing violence, told Russia on Tuesday to "put up or shut up" about implementing a ceasefire in the Arab country. Continue reading
Feb 16 Obama says he will name 'indisputably' qualified court nominee By Darlene Superville and Kathleen Hennessey, Associated Press President Barack Obama said Tuesday he would nominate a candidate to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court who is "indisputably" qualified. Continue reading
Feb 16 U.S. and Cuba sign agreement to resume commercial flights By Ross Sylvestri Officials from the U.S. and Cuba met in Havana Tuesday to sign an agreement allowing for commercial flights to resume between the two countries. Continue reading
Feb 16 Watch PBS NewsHour full episode Feb. 15, 2016 By PBS News Hour Tuesday on the NewsHour, GOP candidates talk national security as Democrats court black voters in anticipation of the next primary. Also: The USDA plan to make retailers stock healthier foods, Europe’s Jews fear violence from Islamic extremists, the “Egyptian Jon… Continue watching
Feb 16 The intrusive investigation behind Supreme Court nominations By Josh Lederman, Associated Press White House lawyers are scouring a life's worth of information about President Barack Obama's potential picks for the Supreme Court, from the mundane to the intensely personal. Continue reading
Feb 16 Scalia to lie in repose at Supreme Court on Friday By Associated Press The body of Justice Antonin Scalia will lie in repose in the Supreme Court's Great Hall on Friday. Continue reading
Feb 16 Judiciary chairman open to hearing for Supreme Court pick By Donna Cassata and Alan Fram, Associated Press Amid signs of uncertainty about how Republicans would treat a nominee to replace the late Antonin Scalia, the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee is leaving open the possibility of holding a hearing for President Barack Obama's choice to fill… Continue reading