Aug 22 New Army chief weighing decision on women in combat By Robert Burns, Associated Press The Army's new chief of staff, Gen. Mark Milley, is taking a calculated approach to arguably the most consequential decision of his early tenure - whether to recommend that any all-male combat roles remain closed to women. Continue reading
Aug 22 Presidential contenders struggle to adapt to an unusual race By Nancy Benac, Associated Press Nearly six months out from the first votes of a presidential campaign, candidates should be fleshing out who they are and what they stand for. Instead, some of the best-known 2016 candidates are toting heavy baggage that's proving to be… Continue reading
Aug 21 Portrait of a city 10 years after Hurricane Katrina By PBS News Hour A decade after Hurricane Katrina thrashed a city, how has New Orleans reclaimed its rhythm? PBS NewsHour traveled to Louisiana for a series of in-depth reports on the city, its infrastructure and its people. "Katrina 10 Years Later" kicks off… Continue reading
Aug 21 Watch 6:22 Opening the doors to more low-income students reshapes a university By PBS News Hour Under its current president, Arizona State University has increased its student population to 84,000, making it the largest university in America. In particular, the focus has been on boosting the number of low-income students. Hari Sreenivasan reports on how ASU… Continue watching
Aug 21 Watch 54:13 PBS NewsHour full episode August 21, 2015 By PBS News Hour Thursday on the NewsHour, stocks plunge on Wall Street amid fears of a decline in China and falling oil prices. Also: Women warriors make Army Ranger history, what the Ashley Madison hack says about online privacy, why a former Mossad… Continue watching
Aug 21 Watch 13:28 Shields and Gerson on Trump's immigration politics, Carter's cancer news By PBS News Hour Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Washington Post columnist Michael Gerson join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including the response to Donald Trump’s immigration policy and his effect on Republican race, whether Hillary Clinton can defuse the attention paid… Continue watching
Aug 21 Watch 7:44 Expecting Iran to cheat is why we need this deal, says former Mossad chief By PBS News Hour Efraim Halevy, former director of Israel’s intelligence and special operations agency Mossad, is breaking with his country's government and public opinion to support the Iran nuclear agreement. He joins Judy Woodruff from Tel Aviv to discuss his stance. Continue watching
Aug 21 Watch 3:52 Female warriors make history as first Army Ranger grads By PBS News Hour At an Army Ranger graduation unlike any other in history, there were two women among 94 men who survived the grueling nine-week course. Despite the praise, Capt. Kristen Griest and First Lt. Shaye Haver are not eligible to join the… Continue watching
Aug 21 Watch 7:48 Is the trail of secrets we leave online ever safe? By PBS News Hour Hackers dumped troves of personal information stolen from the adultery website Ashley Madison this week. Millions of names, email addresses and partial credit card numbers were released, raising alarms about how much privacy any of us enjoy online. Hari Sreenivasan… Continue watching
Aug 21 Watch 5:54 News Wrap: Airstrike kills Islamic State's second-in-command By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, a U.S. airstrike has killed the Islamic State group’s second-in-command. Also, North Korea threatened South Korea with possible attack over the cross-border broadcast of propaganda. Continue watching