Oct 26 Watch 7:10 News Wrap: Death toll climbs from Afghan earthquake By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, a powerful 7.5 earthquake struck Afghanistan and could be felt well into India. Hundreds were killed, mostly in neighboring Pakistan. Also, more than 13,000 migrants have crossed Croatia's border with Serbia within the past 24… Continue watching
Oct 26 Watch 8:33 Why is there no GOP establishment frontrunner? By PBS News Hour As Donald Trump ramp ups rhetoric against Ben Carson, Jeb Bush seems to be scaling down his campaign. Meanwhile, the Democratic field is down to three candidates. Gwen Ifill speaks to Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report and Tamara… Continue watching
Oct 26 Watch 9:07 Six years on, Arne Duncan says we're testing kids too much By PBS News Hour Standardized testing in schools has gotten out of hand, according to the Obama administration. After being supportive of testing and assessment, the White House has reversed policy and now recommends capping testing at 2 percent of class time. Gwen Ifill… Continue watching
Oct 26 Watch 53:39 PBS NewsHour full episode October 26, 2015 By PBS News Hour Monday on the NewsHour, the Obama administration reverses course on standardized testing in schools. Also: The WHO announced that the consumption of processed meats can raise the risk of cancer, what two teenagers’ lives tell about the cycle of violence… Continue watching
Oct 25 Watch 25:03 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode October 25, 2015 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, October 25th, 2015, rain-soaked Texas contends with flash floods, President Obama wants American school kids to spend less time preparing for standardized tests, and the president of Honduras talks about the country's surge of domestic… Continue watching
Oct 25 Watch 3:33 What will Obama's new testing plan mean for American students? By PBS News Hour President Obama on Saturday called on states to cut back on standardized testing for U.S. school kids, who, on average, take eight of them every year, from pre-K through 12th grade every year. The Obama administration also released a testing… Continue watching
Oct 25 After drenching Texas, heavy rain in Patricia's wake moving east By Rialda Zukic Heavy rains have drenched parts of Texas since Friday causing highways to shut down and a train to derail on Saturday. Now, the storm, which was caused partly by remains of Hurricane Patricia, is expected to head southwest toward Louisiana,… Continue reading
Oct 25 Update: 4 killed, dozens injured after Oklahoma State parade car crash By Rialda Zukic Four people were killed and more than two dozen were injured after a car crashed into a crowd at Oklahoma State University’s homecoming parade in Stillwater on Saturday. The drive, a 25-year-old woman, was arrested on a DUI charge. Continue reading
Oct 25 Watch 3:33 Boston art exhibit captures dynamic Dutch society in changing times A new art exhibit is being heralded as the first show ever to look at the Dutch masterworks for how the painters viewed society. The exhibit, “Class Distinctions: Dutch Painting in the Age of Rembrandt and Vermeer," recently opened at… Continue watching
Oct 24 Watch 25:03 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode October 24, 2015 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, October 24th, 2015, Hurricane Patricia makes landfall in Mexico then weakens rapidly, in our signature segment, women fleeing domestic violence in Honduras hope for safe harbor in the U.S., and a bill to protect hacked… Continue watching