Sep 22 Watch 6:48 How Gershwin captured the not-so-simple essence of summer in a lullaby By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Sep 22 Watch 7:07 Volkswagen comes clean on emissions cheating By PBS News Hour German automaker Volkswagen has revealed that as many as 11 million of its diesel-powered cars worldwide could be affected by software designed to dupe emissions tests. The software, which only switches on during emissions tests, leaves the cars emitting up… Continue watching
Sep 22 Watch 54:34 PBS NewsHour full episode September 22, 2015 By PBS News Hour Tuesday on the NewsHour, Volkswagen admits to rigging at least 11 million cars to pass emission tests. Also: the painful legacy of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church, the future of women in America’s armed forces, why girls still struggle… Continue watching
Sep 22 Watch 10:13 News Wrap: Pope Francis arrives for U.S. visit By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, Pope Francis was greeted by President Obama and Vice President Biden as he arrived in the U.S. for a visit to Washington, New York and Philadelphia. Also, Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Seattle to… Continue watching
Sep 22 Judge orders quicker review of emails from Hillary Clinton aide By Michael Biesecker, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the State Department to speed up its review of emails from two key aides to former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. Continue reading
Sep 22 Why we carry these tokens of faith By Joshua Barajas Faith is an intangible force, an intensely personal connection with one’s beliefs. For many, religious faith is manifested in the items they keep close to them — a book, a prayer card, a piece of jewelry. For Catholics, it can… Continue reading
Sep 22 Column: Parents, use this Lady Gaga video to talk to your sons about rape By Wendy Thomas Russell If you are the parent of a boy between the ages of 11 and 18, Lady Gaga has just given you a golden opportunity to talk about rape. And, not to put too fine a point on it, but what… Continue reading
Sep 22 Senate blocks anti-abortion bill; new showdown set By Alan Fram and Andrew Taylor, Associated Press Senate Democrats thwarted a Republican effort to ban late-term abortions on Tuesday as GOP leaders strained to avoid a government shutdown in eight days over the dispute. Continue reading
Sep 22 U.S. general: No policy to ignore sexual abuse of Afghan boys By Associated Press The commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan said Tuesday he expects U.S. personnel to report to military superiors any allegations of sexual abuse of boys by Afghan forces. Continue reading
Sep 22 U.S. pharmaceutical company raises price of AIDS medication by 5,000 percent By Alison Moore The price of Darapim, a 62-year-old medical treatment used by AIDS patients, has increased by more than 5,000 percent after being acquired by pharmaceutical company Turing Pharmaceuticals for $55 million on August 10. Continue reading