Feb 13 Army recruiting will adapt physical testing, seek to hire more women By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press Beginning this summer, a visit to a local Army recruiting office will include a new set of gymnastic tests to help determine what military jobs a recruit is physically capable of performing. The new tests come as the Pentagon is… Continue reading
Feb 12 Watch 14:04 Shields and Brooks on Democratic debate strategy, Trump's N.H. win By PBS News Hour Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to the discuss the week’s news, including takeaways from Thursday’s PBS NewsHour Democratic debate, Donald Trump’s victory in New Hampshire and how the first primary re-scrambled… Continue watching
Feb 12 Watch 8:24 Pope and patriarch meet for first time in nearly 1,000 years By PBS News Hour In the first meeting between leaders of Christianity’s largest churches since the Great Schism of 1054, Pope Francis met with Patriarch Kirill of the Eastern Orthodox Church Friday afternoon in Havana. Hari Sreenivasan talks to Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, archbishop emeritus… Continue watching
Feb 12 Watch 54:16 PBS NewsHour full episode Feb. 12, 2016 By PBS News Hour Friday on the NewsHour, Hillary Clinton and Sen. Bernie Sanders meet for their sixth Democratic debate. Also: World powers strike a fragile cease-fire agreement for Syria, Egypt’s women fight sexual violence through activism, a moment 1,000 years in the making… Continue watching
Feb 12 Watch 8:34 Up to code? An algorithm is helping Chicago health officials predict restaurant safety violations By Megan Thompson In Chicago, the Department of Public Health has partnered with the city's data team to improve restaurant inspections by using analytics and social media to predict and detect which establishments are more likely to have potential food safety violations. NewsHour's… Continue watching
Feb 12 Zika virus may persist in semen for months, scientists say By Helen Branswell, STAT Zika virus may last up to two months in semen, according to a report from the United Kingdom. Continue reading
Feb 12 Love or hate being single, have your say with #SingleLifeIn3Words By News Desk With Valentine’s Day coming up on Sunday, the hashtag #SingleLifeIn3Words has zoomed on Twitter. Here are some that caught our eye. Continue reading
Feb 12 Washington considers nation's first carbon tax. Let these chickens give you the scoop By Ken Christensen, KCTS9/Earthfix Passing a voter-backed initiative would make Washington the first state to tax residents and businesses on their carbon emissions. Continue reading
Feb 12 Obama moves to protect 1.8 million acres of California desert By John Rogers, Associated Press LOS ANGELES — President Barack Obama is granting national monument status to nearly 1.8 million acres of scenic Southern California desert, a move the White House says will maintain in perpetuity the region's fragile ecosystem and natural resources, as well… Continue reading
Feb 11 Watch 4:38 News Wrap: Judge orders release of Clinton emails By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, a federal judge ordered all of Hillary Clinton's emails from her tenure as secretary of state be released this month. The State Department had received an extension after a previous order to be released by… Continue watching