Jul 03 Watch 2:59 The father-son team who make a Capitol Fourth pop By PBS News Hour This year marks the 35th anniversary of an iconic Fourth of July tradition: fireworks and music on the National Mall. To celebrate this milestone, the NewsHour introduces you to the father and son who put the show together. Continue watching
Jul 03 Watch 5:10 A 'quartet' of patriots who brought the United States together By PBS News Hour Although it seems inevitable now that after the Revolutionary War, the former colonies would band together to form a nation, at the time, it was far from a foregone conclusion. In his new book, “The Quartet”, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Joseph… Continue watching
Jul 03 Watch 12:20 Shields and Brooks on Supreme Court lessons, Donald Trump controversy By PBS News Hour Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including what we learned about the Supreme Court this session, new presidential candidates Gov. Chris Christie and former Sen. Jim Webb,… Continue watching
Jul 03 Watch 5:39 'Amazing Grace,' a song of suffering to pull us together By PBS NewsHour, Jason Kane At the funeral for Rev. Clementa Pinckney, a South Carolina state senator who was killed in the church shooting in Charleston, President Obama broke from his eulogy to sing ‘Amazing Grace,’ a song that exemplifies human vulnerability and redemption. Special… Continue watching
Jul 03 Watch 6:39 As Team USA hits its stride for finals, ratings on the rise, too By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 03 Watch 3:37 Security officials raise alert for Fourth of July despite lack of specific threat By PBS News Hour As the Fourth of July approaches, security officials are on a heightened state of alert. What’s behind the warnings? Hari Sreenivasan talks to Daniel Benjamin, former coordinator for counterterrorism at the State Department. Continue watching
Jul 03 Watch 2:48 News Wrap: Syrian government troops fight militant attack in Aleppo By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, more than a dozen Islamic militant groups, including al-Qaida's affiliate in Syria, launched an assault on government positions in the Syrian city of Aleppo. Also, Aetna announced it’s buying rival health insurance company Humana for… Continue watching
Jul 03 U.S. probe into airline collusion needs more than circumstantial evidence By Scott Mayerowitz, Eric Tucker, David Koenig, Associated Press WASHINGTON — As the Justice Department launches an investigation into possible collusion in the airline industry, experts say the government faces the burden of proving that carriers were deliberately signaling business decisions to each other. Continue reading
Jul 03 There may not be perfect work-life balance … and that's OK by me By Sara Just My work-life balance tilts pretty hard toward work, and I don’t think I should have to apologize for it. Continue reading
Jul 02 Watch 54:24 PBS NewsHour full episode July 2, 2015 By PBS News Hour Thursday on the NewsHour, BP agrees to pay billions of dollars to settle Deepwater Horizon oil spill lawsuits. Also: Investigating the lack of competition in the airline industry, unemployment falls in the U.S., an economic boom for wedding vendors, two… Continue watching