Nov 08 John Lennon's stolen guitar fetches record $2.4 million at auction By Andrew Mach The acoustic guitar that Beatles legend John Lennon is thought to have used to record "Love Me Do" and "I Want to Hold Your Hand", sold at auction on Saturday in California for a record $2.41 million. Continue reading
Nov 07 Watch 25:05 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Nov. 7, 2015 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, November 7th, 2015, new details emerge in the investigation of the Russian plane that crashed in Egypt, in our signature segment, how police in Memphis are trying to keep people with mental illnesses out of… Continue watching
Nov 07 Watch House approves $325 billion transportation bill, but where will funding come from? By PBS News Hour The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday voted to pass a multi-year transportation bill that would authorize federal spending of up to $325 billion on road, bridge and rail transit projects for six years, though final provisions are subject to… Continue watching
Nov 07 Louisiana officers charged in shooting death of child following police chase By Carey Reed Two Louisiana police officers are in custody and charged with second-degree murder, following the fatal shooting of a six-year-old boy on Tuesday. Continue reading
Nov 07 Pentagon plan to close Guantanamo expected next week By Associated Press The plan represents a last-gasp effort by the Obama administration to convince staunch opponents in Congress that dangerous detainees who can't be transferred safely to other countries should be housed in a U.S.-based prison. Continue reading
Nov 07 Watch 9:42 How Memphis has changed the way police respond to mental health crises By PBS News Hour For decades, the Memphis Police Department has pioneered a model to better serve people experiencing a mental health crisis. The "Memphis Model," which aims to keep both officers and citizens safe and send fewer people to jail, has spread to… Continue watching
Nov 07 Obama tries to lockdown climate legacy with Keystone rejection By Josh Lederman, Associated Press Rejecting Keystone was the latest in a long and growing list of steps Obama has taken to try to show that the U.S. is leading the effort against global warming. Continue reading
Nov 07 Watch 3:31 'Allegiance' with George Takei portrays Japanese-American internment on Broadway By PBS News Hour The musical "Allegiance," which recounts a family's struggle to endure the Japanese-American internment in the 1940s, opens on Broadway on Nov. 8. A rare foray onto the New York stage, the show was inspired by one of its stars, George… Continue watching
Nov 06 Watch 7:46 In 'Honky,' a play that plays with the language of racism By PBS News Hour With “Honky,” PBS and Onstage in America present a stage comedy about racism that throws political correctness out the window. Hari Sreenivasan sits down with the play’s author, Greg Kalleres, to discuss how he explores race relations and coded language… Continue watching
Nov 06 Watch 6:02 How Picasso overturned the rules of sculpture By PBS News Hour Pablo Picasso, preeminent artist of the 20th century, is known far better for his painting than for his sculpture, but a new exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York celebrates his playful and transformational experiments in three… Continue watching