Nov 24 Chicago releases graphic video of officer fatally shooting 17-year-old Laquan McDonald By Joshua Barajas A Chicago police officer was charged with first degree murder and held without bail Tuesday for shooting a black teenager 16 times, an encounter that was caught on the squad car’s dash cam. Continue reading
Nov 24 17 Americans to receive the highest civilian award at White House By Associated Press President Barack Obama is recognizing 17 Americans with the nation's highest civilian award Tuesday, including giants of the entertainment industry such as Barbra Streisand and Steven Spielberg, baseball legends Willie Mays and Yogi Berra, and politicians, activists and government innovators. Continue reading
Nov 24 Becoming an au pair about more than just child care, there's a history lesson too By Vic Pasquantonio Nearly 300 au pairs from host families throughout the Northeast traveled to Washington D.C. over the weekend as part of the government’s three-decade long cultural exchange program--and to make sure they fulfilled education credits mandated by the U.S. State Department. Continue reading
Nov 24 U.S. and France stand together against 'barbaric' terrorist group By Larisa Epatko President Barack Obama said Tuesday with French President Francois Hollande at his side that the two countries are united in the fight against the Islamic State group. "Today we stand with you. Nous sommes tous Francais."… Continue reading
Nov 24 Hollande to press Obama on Russia cooperation in Islamic State fight By Julie Pace and Kathleen Hennessey, Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will stand in solidarity with French President Francois Hollande at the White House on Tuesday, 11 days after the Islamic State group launched a series of deadly attacks in Paris. But Hollande is likely to… Continue reading
Nov 23 Watch 54:28 PBS NewsHour full episode Nov. 23, 2015 By PBS News Hour Wednesday on the NewsHour, as Donald Trump announces two more picks for his administration, we unpack the president-elect’s potential conflicts with his business interests. Also: How Mexico and the U.S. are bound together, using counseling to de-radicalize convicted terrorists, how… Continue watching
Nov 23 Watch 3:48 3-D printers put limb prosthetics for kids in reach By PBS News Hour A professor from upstate New York is transforming the world for young people in need of limbs. WXXI's Innovation Trail offers his story in his own words. Continue watching
Nov 23 Watch 6:00 Telling stories helps refugee children learn a new language By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Nov 23 Watch 2:28 Obama: U.S. intensifying Islamic State strategy on all fronts By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Nov 23 Watch 8:02 What should we be doing to defeat the Islamic State? By PBS News Hour Militarily and diplomatically, what can the U.S. and others do to stop the Islamic State? Gwen Ifill gets views from James Jeffrey of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and John Mearsheimer of the University of Chicago. Continue watching