May 26 Watch 7:15 What galvanized standardized testing's opt-out movement By PBS News Hour As the school year draws to a close, many students are taking standardized tests tied to the Common Core. But in some communities there has been a strong backlash, with parents deciding to opt out of having their children participate. Continue watching
May 26 Watch 8:12 Isolated in prison for nearly a year, Washington Post reporter starts closed trial in Iran By PBS News Hour Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian went on trial in a closed Revolutionary Court today, after being locked up for nearly a year in Tehran. In April, Rezaian was reportedly charged with espionage and other crimes, including “propaganda against the establishment.”… Continue watching
May 26 Watch 5:42 News Wrap: Torrential rain and flooding pummel Texas By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 26 Faulty exhaust fan triggers smoke alarm, evacuates U.S. Capitol By Alan Fram, Associated Press Police briefly evacuated hundreds of workers and tourists from the U.S. Capitol and its adjacent visitors' center on Tuesday in a problem officials tentatively blamed on a faulty exhaust fan in a visitor center kitchen. Continue reading
May 26 Want to work out smarter? Trick your brain with music By Corinne Segal What songs get you moving? For cognitive scientists, researchers and now music streaming apps, the answer is in your brain. Continue reading
May 26 Severe weather leaves 17 dead in Texas and Oklahoma, more than a dozen missing By Colleen Shalby Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has declared a state of disaster for more than two dozen Texas counties in the wake of torrential flooding. Continue reading
May 26 Amtrak to install long-sought cameras inside all locomotives By Joan Lowy, Associated Press Amtrak said Tuesday it will install video cameras inside locomotive cabs to record the actions of train engineers, following a deadly derailment earlier this month in which investigators are searching for clues to the engineer's actions just before the crash. Continue reading
May 25 Watch 54:09 PBS NewsHour full episode May 25, 2015 By PBS News Hour Monday on the NewsHour, a look at tensions between the U.S. and Iraq in the fight to beat back Islamic State forces. Also: What’s next for rules governing U.S. surveillance, the week ahead in politics, why tech entrepreneurs are moving… Continue watching
May 25 Watch 8:42 What the end of the war means for Afghanistan's future By PBS News Hour What will happen to Afghanistan when the United States finally exits its longest war? That’s the focus of “Foreverstan,” a reporting project on the impact for those living through the conflict and those still fighting. Charles Sennott of the GroundTruth… Continue watching
May 25 Watch 7:56 On Memorial Day, remembering sacrifices of the loved ones left at home By PBS News Hour While more than 2 million men and women serve in the American military, a new documentary, “The Homefront,” focuses on the additional 3 million husbands, wives and children who remain behind, waiting for their loved ones to return from deployment. Continue watching