May 27 Watch 2:14 More rain adds to Texas flooding, disrupts river rescue search By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 27 Watch 7:23 Why did it take so long to crack down on corrupt FIFA? By PBS News Hour The world's most popular sport is run by FIFA, a powerful group that rakes in billions of dollars. Today, authorities in both the U.S. and Switzerland launched probes into corruption and bribery within soccer's international governing body. Gwen Ifill discusses… Continue watching
May 27 Watch 3:01 FIFA faces probes for rigging the business of soccer By PBS News Hour Swiss police entered a luxury hotel in Zurich on Wednesday and arrested seven FIFA officials on charges such as racketeering, wire fraud and money laundering in a case that involves more than $150 million in bribes. The Justice Department announced… Continue watching
May 27 QUIZ: Can you define these Scripps National Spelling Bee words? By Laura Santhanam, Vanessa Dennis With the Scripps National Spelling Bee underway this week, take our quiz and see if you can define the words that may appear during this year's competition. Continue reading
May 27 Why failure is crucial for a student's success By John Merrow Students need to know that adults try and fail and fail and fail -- and keep on trying. Continue reading
May 27 CBS' Bob Schieffer is ready for retirement By David Bauder, Associated Press WASHINGTON — At 78, Bob Schieffer is entitled to reminisce about the "good old days" of reporting. He believes young people coming into the business can also learn from them. Continue reading
May 27 EPA issues final rules protecting drinking water, streams By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Obama administration issued new rules Wednesday to protect the nation's drinking water and clarify which smaller streams, tributaries and wetlands are covered by anti-pollution and development provisions of the Clean Water Act. Continue reading
May 26 Watch 54:08 PBS NewsHour full episode May 26, 2015 By PBS News Hour Tuesday on the NewsHour, the Cleveland Police Department agreed to strict reform following an investigation into officers using excessive force. Also: A secret trial for a U.S. journalist in Iran, how big donors shape elections, human trafficking victims’ mass graves… Continue watching
May 26 Watch 7:35 Will Cleveland's police reform offer blueprint for other cities? By PBS News Hour After recurring instances of excessive force by Cleveland’s police force, the Department of Justice and city officials announced a sweeping legal agreement that rewrites the rules for the police department. Gwen Ifill learns more about the efforts to rebuild relations… Continue watching