Feb 06 Watch 2:17 Parents of U.S. hostage Austin Tice mount campaign to win his release By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 06 Watch 7:01 How music on demand is killing the album By PBS News Hour To be able to listen to a favorite song, you used to have to buy a whole album. But the rise of digital sales and streaming music has unbundled the single from the rest of the record. What does that… Continue watching
Feb 06 Watch PBS NewsHour full episode Feb. 6, 2015 By PBS News Hour Friday on the NewsHour, the Islamic State claims a U.S. hostage was killed by an airstrike. Also: January’s labor report shows significant growth, the mother of a journalist gone missing in Syria makes a plea for more help, why music… Continue watching
Feb 06 Watch 9:24 Will new manufacturing ease Mississippi's 'psychosis of poverty?' By PBS News Hour In Mississippi, where the unemployment rate peaks at 15 percent in some areas, pockets of new manufacturing have ignited hopes for an economic rebirth. And while signs of growth give some people hope for a new era, how much will… Continue watching
Feb 06 Could crash signal U.S. ski star Bode Miller's last race? By Mary Jo Brooks, Tik Root BEAVER CREEK, Colo. -- Six-time Olympic medalist Bode Miller was forced to pull out of the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships last night, following a harrowing crash during the Super-G race on the slopes of Beaver Creek, Colorado. Continue reading
Feb 06 Why a higher unemployment rate may be good news for the economy By Simone Pathe The unemployment rate increased from 5.6 to 5.7 percent in the first month of 2015, but economists greeted that as good news. Even more encouraging, the economy added 257,000 jobs in January and average hourly earnings were up 12 cents. Continue reading
Feb 06 Vaccine skeptics find unexpected allies in conservative GOP By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press DENVER — As vaccine skeptics fight laws that would force more parents to inoculate their kids, they are finding unexpected allies in conservative Republicans. Continue reading
Feb 05 Watch 1:50 When will there be enough women on the Supreme Court? Justice Ginsburg answers that question By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 05 Watch Training, technology and talent takes the U.S. Ski Team to new heights By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 05 Watch 4:57 Why are hackers targeting insurance companies? By PBS News Hour Hackers broke into a database at Anthem, the nation’s second largest health insurance provider, which contained names, social security numbers, income data and addresses of 80 million people. Judy Woodruff speaks with Mark Bower of Voltage Security about who might… Continue watching