Dec 01 Watch What I'll tell my son about fighting in the Iraq war By PBS News Hour Phil Klay, a veteran and author of the National Book Award-winning book “Redeployment,” explains the difficulty for service members trying figuring out what to say to family about their experience and role in fighting a war. Continue watching
Dec 01 Watch Is a home on the range the best way to reduce beef's carbon footprint? By PBS News Hour When it comes to global greenhouse gas emissions, livestock are one of the worst offenders. The cattle industry is trying to get a grip on how to reduce its carbon footprint, and some believe that getting animals away from feedlots… Continue watching
Dec 01 Watch 4:58 Chicago police superintendent out amid anger over Laquan McDonald shooting video By PBS News Hour Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel has fired his longtime police superintendent Garry McCarthy. The move came one week after the city released a dash-cam video showing Officer Jason Van Dyke fatally shooting 17-year-old Laquan McDonald. Gwen Ifill learns more from Paris… Continue watching
Dec 01 Watch 5:38 News Wrap: Federal trial postponed again for Dylann Roof By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, a federal trial for the man accused of killing nine black church members in Charleston, South Carolina, has been postponed for a third time. Also, the Israeli military says troops shot and killed two more… Continue watching
Dec 01 Watch 3:10 World leaders depart Paris, leaving negotiators to hash out climate accord By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 01 Congress reaches deal on 5-year transportation bill By Joan Lowy, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The House and Senate have reached agreement on a 5-year, $281 billion transportation bill that would increase spending to address the nation's aging and congested highways and transit systems — a legislative feat that lawmakers and President Barack… Continue reading
Dec 01 Why the Planned Parenthood shooting isn't legally referred to as 'domestic terrorism' By Eric Tucker, Sadie Gurman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The man accused of killing three people at a Colorado Planned Parenthood clinic brought several guns, ammunition and propane tanks officials say he assembled around a car. To some in the community, the attack resembled an act of… Continue reading
Dec 01 National security experts support settling Syrian refugees in the U.S. By Associated Press Former top national security officials in Republican and Democratic administrations on Tuesday urged Congress to continue allowing the resettlement of Syrian and Iraqi refugees in the United States. Continue reading
Dec 01 Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel fires police superintendent By Joshua Barajas A week after a video of a white Chicago police officer shooting a black teenager 16 times was released to the public, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel fired the city’s police chief Tuesday. Continue reading
Dec 01 Supreme Court's new lineup rich in high-profile cases By Mark Sherman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court's lineup of new cases is fit for an election year. Affirmative action, abortion and another look at the Obama health care law all are before the court, and they could well be joined by immigration,… Continue reading