Oct 13 Jailed journalist's brother on whether U.S. should consider prisoner swap By Matthew Pennington, Associated Press The brother of Jason Rezaian, the Washington Post journalist detained in Iran and convicted in secret, described his brother's imprisonment as "cruel and inhumane" Tuesday and called on the U.S. government to take "any appropriate actions" to win his freedom. Continue reading
Oct 13 Supreme Court weighs decision about prisoners given life sentences as teenagers By Mark Sherman, Associated Press People serving life terms for murders they committed as teenagers were looking to the Supreme Court Tuesday for signals about whether they will have a chance to seek their freedom. Continue reading
Oct 13 Industry group says U.S. faces critical shortage of air traffic controllers By Joan Lowy, Associated Press A chronic shortage of controllers has reached a crisis that will lead to widespread flight delays if left unchecked, officials for the union that represents air traffic controllers said Tuesday. Continue reading
Oct 12 Watch 53:33 PBS NewsHour full episode October 12, 2015 By PBS News Hour Monday on the NewsHour, President Obama speaks out about the Hillary Clinton email controversy. Also: What’s next for Jason Rezaian after being found guilty in a Tehran court, Syrian refugees in Jordan struggle to survive, Angus Deaton wins the Nobel… Continue watching
Oct 12 Watch 7:57 How Sanders, O'Malley will try to stand out in the first debate By PBS News Hour President Obama weighed in on Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server, while a former GOP staffer came out to say that the Benghazi Committee was politically motivated against Clinton. Will those issues start to fade? Judy Woodruff talks… Continue watching
Oct 12 Watch 7:47 Making it big in the NBA, Bismack Biyombo goes home to Congo to help By PBS News Hour Bismack Biyombo, a 22-year-old basketball center who recently signed with the Toronto Raptors, grew up in the Democratic Republic of Congo, dreaming about playing in the NBA. Contributing editor Soledad O’Brien follows him on a trip back to his home… Continue watching
Oct 12 Watch 4:13 Is Iran leveraging Jason Rezaian for a prisoner swap? By PBS News Hour Jason Rezaian was convicted by an Iranian court, but little else is known about the ruling or the fate of the Washington Post journalist who has been held for over a year on espionage and other charges. Jeffrey Brown learns… Continue watching
Oct 12 Watch 9:16 Is kindergarten too young to suspend a student? By PBS News Hour At the largest charter school network in New York City, strict academic and behavior standards set the stage for learning. That doesn't exclude children as young as 5 or 6 years old, who can be given out-of-school suspensions if they… Continue watching
Oct 12 Watch 5:37 Nobel laureate hopes prize will spur more debate on inequality By PBS News Hour The Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences was awarded to Angus Deaton, a Scottish-born scholar at Princeton University who has analyzed spending, poverty and welfare. The Nobel laureate joins Judy Woodruff to discuss his work and insight into inequality and society. Continue watching
Oct 12 Watch 5:04 News Wrap: Bombing on Turkish peace rally stokes instability By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, political and ethnic tensions reached the boiling point in Turkey after deadly bombings over the weekend. Also, new battles erupted in Afghanistan as the Taliban attacked a new city. Continue watching