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
May 10 Spoil mom with gifts on Mother's Day, but watch out for these scams By Rebecca Lee While Mother's Day should be spent celebrating the important women in our lives, it could also be a very lucky day for scammers. The Better Business Bureau advises shoppers to be wary of Mother's Day vendor scams, especially online, which… Continue reading
May 10 Now in national spotlight, is NYC Mayor de Blasio forgetting his city? By Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press Mayor Bill de Blasio's political vision - and his political travels - have increasingly reached far beyond the borders of New York City. Continue reading
May 10 Watch 1:30 After trauma of combat, soldiers find solace in songwriting By PBS News Hour An Austin-based singer-songwriter founded Songwritingwith:Soldiers, a free program that pairs professional songwriters with veterans to craft original songs based on their experiences. For many of the 120 military members who have participated, songwriting begins the healing process. Continue watching
May 10 Report: Defense Dept. paid NFL millions of taxpayer dollars to salute troops By Andrew Mach The U.S. Department of Defense paid the NFL more than $5 million in taxpayer money between 2011 to 2014 to honor U.S. soldiers and veterans at games, an investigation revealed this week. But instead of purely heartfelt salutes to the… Continue reading
May 10 GOP presidential hopefuls scramble to stand out in South Carolina By Bill Barrow, Associated Press Republicans making their pitch to be the party's 2016 presidential nominee aimed to out-do each other Saturday in arguing that President Barack Obama is a failed leader… Continue reading
May 10 Poll: Many doubt court will rule fairly on health law case By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press Many people in the United States doubt that the Supreme Court can rule fairly in the latest litigation jeopardizing President Barack Obama's health care law… Continue reading
May 10 Four decades later, Bernie Sanders ready to deliver his stump speech By Dave Gram, Associated Press No one can accuse Bernie Sanders of flip-flopping over his four decades in public life. Rock steady, he's inhabited the same ideological corner from which he now takes on Hillary Rodham Clinton in an improbable quest for the Democratic presidential… Continue reading
May 09 Watch 25:16 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode May 9, 2015 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, May 9th, 2015, an expert discusses what the new Russia-China alliance means for the U.S., teachers in Austin struggle to keep up with soaring real estate prices, and in our signature segment, Warren Buffett invests… Continue watching