Jan 11 Syrian refugee among first lady's guests for State of the Union By Kevin Freking, Associated Press A Syrian refugee is among those invited to sit in first lady Michelle Obama's visitor box to watch the State of the Union address on Tuesday. Continue reading
Jan 10 Watch 25:06 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Jan. 10, 2016 By PBS News Hour Sunday on NewsHour Weekend: The U.S. flies a B-52 over South Korea in a demonstration of commitment to its ally, in our signature segment, a look at the oldest, voluntary school desegregation program in the country, and the U.S. considers… Continue watching
Jan 10 Watch 11:14 Country's oldest voluntary school desegregation program grows in Rochester, New York By PBS News Hour The Urban-Suburban program in Rochester, New York, has given minority children the opportunity to attend schools in the suburbs that have a far larger population of white students. The program is growing, but questions still remain remain about whether the… Continue watching
Jan 10 Hillary Clinton calls Trump's criticisms of husband 'a dead end' By Michael D. Regan and Associated Press In an interview with "Face The Nation" Sunday, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton brushed aside recriminations made about her husband by her Republican Donald Trump. Former President Bill Clinton has been campaigning for his wife in recent weeks. Continue reading
Jan 10 Senate will not take up Obama's new war powers request to fight ISIS By Michael D. Regan and Associated Press The Senate won't take up President Barack Obama's request for new war powers to fight the Islamic State group, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Sunday, to avoid tying the hands of the next president. Continue reading
Jan 10 Watch 3:06 U.S. mulls ending program that urges Cuban doctors to defect By PBS News Hour As part of the normalization of U.S.-Cuban relations, the Obama administration is considering ending a program that encourages Cuban doctors and nurses working outside of the country to defect to the U.S. The program has approved more than 7,000 applications… Continue watching
Jan 10 FBI launches investigation into another Chicago police shooting By Michael D. Regan The Chicago Police Department is again under fire after the FBI announced this week they are investigating the 2013 shooting death of an allegedly unarmed man. Continue reading
Jan 10 Watch 1:29 Remains of 144-year-old whaling shipwreck discovered near Alaska By PBS News Hour Archaeologists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have made a startling discovery off the coast of Alaska: Whaling ships that sank 144 years ago. NewsHour Weekend's Zachary Green reports. Continue watching
Jan 10 Report: Government not ensuring airline pilots' skills are sharp By Joan Lowy, Associated Press The government is falling short in ensuring airline pilots keep up their flying skills and get full training on how to monitor sophisticated automated control systems in cockpits, according to the Transportation Department's internal watchdog. Continue reading
Jan 09 Gunman who shot Philadelphia officer indicted on attempted murder charges By Michael D. Regan A Philadelphia police officer who was shot at point-blank range Thursday night by a gunman who said he did it "in the name of Islam" is recovering as federal investigators try to determine whether the suspect in custody has links… Continue reading