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
Oct 15 Watch 7:21 Wisdom from four decades of education reporting By PBS News Hour Special correspondent John Merrow has reported on education for more than four decades, and for the PBS NewsHour since the 1980s. Now retiring, he joins Judy Woodruff to talk about what he’s observed over the years. Continue watching
Oct 15 Watch 8:28 Getting prisoners life-ready to prevent a return to crime By PBS News Hour How do you make sure prisoners who are released back into society won't commit more crimes? Meet three people living behind bars who are part of a pilot program that tries to prevent recidivism. William Brangham reports. Continue watching
Oct 15 Watch 4:31 News Wrap: U.S. analysts knew Kunduz target was hospital By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, the Associated Press reported that the U.S. special operations analysts knew the Kunduz clinic that was the target of an airstrike was a medical site. Also, former House Speaker Dennis Hastert will plead guilty to… Continue watching
Oct 15 Stopping the revolving prison door By Elizabeth Summers For the past several months, the NewsHour has been granted rare access to a maximum security facility in Maryland, where a unique pilot program is trying to stop the revolving prison door from spinning. Continue reading
Oct 15 Federal agents launch nationwide crackdown on synthetic drugs By Alicia A. Caldwell, Associated Press Federal drug agents have arrested more than 100 people across the country in the latest phase of a national crackdown on manufacturers and purveyors of synthetic drugs, the Drug Enforcement Administration said Thursday. Continue reading
Oct 15 No benefit hike for Social Security next year By Stephen Ohlemacher, Associated Press WASHINGTON — There will be no benefit increase next year for millions of Social Security recipients, disabled veterans and federal retirees, the government said Thursday. Continue reading
Oct 14 Watch 6:01 How the Sartorialist makes street style click By PBS News Hour Scott Schuman, better known as the Sartorialist, captures examples of street style around the world to post on his popular blog. He’s not documenting not fashion trends exactly, but something more individual and personal. Jeffrey Brown talked to the photographer,… Continue watching
Oct 14 Watch 5:50 California’s water-starved sequoias show signs of stress By PBS News Hour California's giant sequoias are special. These massive trees stretch hundreds of feet and live for thousands of years. But they are also being stressed: requiring an enormous amount of water, they are showing signs of suffering through the state's historic… Continue watching
Oct 14 Watch 8:22 What a more interconnected world means for the Supreme Court By PBS News Hour The Supreme Court is often the final say on major domestic conflicts of our time. But what about when foreign law crosses paths with our legal system? Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer joins Judy Woodruff to discuss his new book,… Continue watching