May 11 Watch 7:08 How GOP 2016 contenders are vying for the evangelical vote By PBS News Hour Gwen Ifill talks to Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report and NPR’s Tamara Keith about the Republican feud for 2016 primary position and the evangelical vote, as well as the battle shaping up between President Obama and Democratic Sen. Continue watching
May 11 Watch 5:13 Obama administration clears hurdles for drilling off Alaska coast By PBS News Hour The Obama administration has essentially given oil company Royal Dutch Shell the go-ahead to start drilling off the coast of Alaska. Environmental groups have long warned of the dangers of doing so, but estimates show there may be as much… Continue watching
May 11 Watch 6:03 News Wrap: Death toll rises after tornadoes hit five states By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, the death toll rose to at least five after a line of tornadoes ripped across five states on Sunday. Scores of people were injured, and nearly a third of the town of Van, Texas, was… Continue watching
May 11 Tom Brady suspended for 4 games over Deflategate By Colleen Shalby An NFL-commissioned report released today on the notorious Deflategate of this year’s AFC Championship says that “it is more probable than not” that Patriots’ personnel did in fact deflate the team’s footballs during the playoff game against the Colts. Continue reading
May 11 George Zimmerman sustains minor injuries in Florida shooting By Joshua Barajas George Zimmerman, the Florida resident who was acquitted in the death of unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin in 2013, sustained minor injures from a shooting incident Monday afternoon, the Lake Mary Police Department said. Continue reading
May 11 White House calls Seymour Hersh's bin Laden article 'outright falsehoods' By Associated Press The White House is dismissing as untrue an article alleging that President Barack Obama misled the public about how the U.S. killed Osama bin Laden. Continue reading
May 11 5 things to know about trade as Senate debate begins By Charles Babington, Associated Press President Barack Obama's bid for new trade agreements faces big tests in Congress this week, mostly from his fellow Democrats. Continue reading
May 10 Watch 25:17 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode May 10, 2015 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, May 10, 2015, China takes new steps to reinvigorate its increasingly sluggish economy, the Illinois Supreme Court strikes down a plan to rescue the state's indebted prison system, and in our signature segment, a South… Continue watching
May 10 Watch 4:03 How will the Illinois pension law rejection affect other states? By PBS News Hour On Friday, the Illinois Supreme Court voted unanimously to strike down a law passed in December 2013 that was meant to rescue the state's pension system. For more on the implications of that decision Karen Pierog of Reuters joins Hari… Continue watching
May 10 Gulf nation leaders look to Obama for reassurance of fears over Iran By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press Leaders of Gulf nations unnerved by Washington's nuclear talks with Iran and Tehran's meddling across the Mideast look to President Barack Obama to promise more than words and weapons at Thursday's Camp David summit. Continue reading