Jan 09 Watch 11:18 The opioid epidemic's toll on pregnant women and their babies By Melanie Saltzman, Saskia de Melker The risk for overdose from opioid painkillers and heroin among women, including pregnant women, has skyrocketed, which means a growing number of babies are born dependent on opioids. NewsHour Weekend Special correspondent Alison Stewart reports on the challenges for pregnant… Continue watching
Jan 09 As primaries near, a reserved Jeb Bush opens up to voters By Michael D. Regan and Thomas Beaumont, Associated Press Jeb Bush has been speaking more passionately at campaign stops, and not just in outrage toward Trump. Continue reading
Jan 09 GOP hopefuls lay out conservative visions for tackling poverty By Michael D. Regan and Bill Barrow, Associated Press Several Republican presidential candidates met this week to discuss how conservatism could fight poverty at economic forum moderated by Speaker Paul Ryan. But many disagreed on how the goal could be accomplished. Continue reading
Jan 08 Watch 7:09 News Wrap: Obama administration launches task force to counter extremism By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, the Obama administration unveiled a new task force to revamp efforts on combating violent extremism at home. Also, President Obama vetoed a Republican bill that would have repealed the Affordable Care Act. Continue watching
Jan 08 WATCH LIVE: 2016 State of the Union By PBS News Hour "Since I took office seven years ago, in the midst of crisis, I don't think I've ever been more optimistic about a year ahead than I am right now," he says. Obama notes that he's busy working on the speech… Continue reading
Jan 08 United Airlines fined $2.7M for tarmac delays, mistreatment of passengers with disabilities By Joan Lowy, Associated Press WASHINGTON — United Airlines drew a $2.7 million fine from the government on Thursday for violating rules aimed at protecting disabled passengers and preventing long tarmac delays. Continue reading
Jan 08 Obama tears into the NRA at town hall on gun violence By Josh Lederman and Kevin Freking, Associated Press FAIRFAX, Va. — President Barack Obama tore into the National Rifle Association on Thursday as he sought support for his actions on gun control, accusing the powerful lobby group of peddling an "imaginary fiction" that he said has distorted the… Continue reading
Jan 07 Watch 6:38 'Making a Murderer' interrogates fairness of justice system By PBS News Hour "Making a Murderer," a new true crime documentary on Netflix, tells the story of Steven Avery, a man exonerated of a sexual assault after serving 18 years in prison, only to be charged and convicted of murder. Presenting recorded police… Continue watching
Jan 07 Watch 7:50 How do we solve stubborn segregation in schools? By PBS News Hour Despite a historic Supreme Court ruling outlawing segregated schools, today huge numbers of students remain in separate and unequal schools, most in inner cities. Special correspondent Charlayne Hunter-Gault talks with Pedro Noguera of the University of California, Los Angeles, about… Continue watching