Aug 06 Senate committee wants government crackdown on hidden airline fees By Joan Lowy, Associated Press A Senate committee report urges the Transportation Department to crack down on unfair or hidden airline fees for things like seat reservations, checked baggage and ticket changes or cancellations. Continue reading
Aug 05 Watch 54:29 PBS NewsHour full episode August 5, 2015 By PBS News Hour Wednesday on the NewsHour, President Obama stepped up his full court press against critics of the Iran nuclear deal. Also: GOP candidates prepare to take the debate stage in Cleveland, violent backlash against foreigners living in South Africa, providing generous… Continue watching
Aug 05 Watch 5:49 Why Netflix just offered the most generous parental leave policy in the country By PBS News Hour Netflix has announced that it will be offering employees unlimited paid parental leave of up to a year after one gives birth to or adopts a child. Netflix joins other tech companies that offer generous family leave packages, in stark… Continue watching
Aug 05 Watch 8:23 Civil War tragedy ‘Cold Mountain’ inspires opera By PBS News Hour "Cold Mountain," the bestselling Civil War novel by Charles Frazier, tells the story of a Confederate soldier who decides he has had enough and walks away in search of the woman he left behind. Now that epic has been distilled… Continue watching
Aug 05 Watch 5:49 FBI investigating whether classified Clinton email was compromised By PBS News Hour Hillary Clinton's lawyer has confirmed that the FBI is looking into the security of classified emails, sent while she was secretary of state, that were once stored on a private server. The former senator and first lady has not been… Continue watching
Aug 05 Watch 12:28 Is Obama’s Iran deal rhetoric working? By PBS News Hour President Obama, in an address denouncing critics of the Iran nuclear agreement, warned that America’s international credibility would be lost if Congress kills the deal. How successful was the president in making his case? Gwen Ifill gets views from Ray… Continue watching
Aug 05 Watch 2:48 To attack or not to attack Trump? Crowd of GOP candidates faces tricky first debate By PBS News Hour In the history of Republican presidential debates, there have never been 17 candidates competing for voter attention. There has also never been a major presidential debate with Donald Trump. Political director Lisa Desjardins reports from Cleveland on the upcoming --… Continue watching
Aug 05 Watch 6:12 News Wrap: UN warns female and child casualties are on the rise in Afghanistan By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, civilian casualties among Afghan women jumped 23 percent this year, and among children the number rose 13 percent, according to a report by the United Nations. Also, international experts confirmed that plane debris found in… Continue watching
Aug 05 Netflix offers one-year paid maternity and paternity leave By Margaret Sessa-Hawkins Netflix announced Tuesday that it will be offering unlimited maternity and paternity leave for one year following a child’s birth or adoption. Continue reading
Aug 05 Suspected shooter at Tennessee theater reported dead By Corinne Segal A suspect is dead after police in Antioch, Tennessee, responded to reports of an active shooter at the Carmike 8 Cinema on Wednesday afternoon. Continue reading