Mar 03 Watch 7:47 How can Ferguson law enforcement break a pattern of bias? By PBS News Hour A new report by the Department of Justice says that police in Ferguson, Missouri, have shown a pattern of racial bias and civil rights abuses. The findings come after a months-long investigation following the fatal shooting of teenager Michael Brown. Continue watching
Mar 03 Watch 5:18 What are the biggest barriers to educating girls around the globe? By PBS News Hour A new U.S. government effort in partnership with the Peace Corps is aimed at educating the 62 million girls around the world who do not attend school. The initiative, called the Let Girls Learn program, will train volunteers to support… Continue watching
Mar 03 Watch 4:37 Netanyahu urges more Iran sanctions and no nuclear deal in U.S. speech By PBS News Hour Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu railed against a possible nuclear agreement with Iran in a speech to Congress, urging the U.S. to ditch the current outlines for a deal and toughen sanctions. President Obama did not attend, instead offering a… Continue watching
Mar 03 Watch 4:54 News Wrap: Petraeus to plead guilty for sharing secrets with mistress By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, retired Gen. David Petraeus agreed to plead guilty for mishandling secrets. The former CIA director admitted illegally keeping documents and allowing his biographer and mistress to use them. Also, thousands of Iraqi troops and Shiite… Continue watching
Mar 03 Your selfie stick is no longer welcome at the Smithsonian By Justin Scuiletti Hoping to take a selfie with the Hope Diamond or a recreation of a NASA space module on a visit to a Smithsonian museum? Go right ahead. However, you'll have to do it the old-fashioned way. Continue reading
Mar 02 Watch 7:07 For GOP, a bigger problem than finding a way to fund Homeland Security By PBS News Hour Gwen Ifill talks to Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report and Nia-Malika Henderson of The Washington Post about internal struggles within the Republican party, the political tension surrounding an upcoming speech by Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, plus pressures… Continue watching
Mar 02 Watch Pint-size percussionists learn music with Led Zeppelin hits By PBS News Hour In our NewsHour Shares video of the day, a Kentucky-based nonprofit that provides free music education to 7 to 14-year-olds children shared a video of the Louisville Leopard Percussionists performing a medley of Led Zeppelin tunes. Continue watching
Mar 02 Watch 5:33 Unsolved crimes that obsess police inspire writer Richard Price By PBS News Hour Richard Price’s new book, “The Whites,” centers around the criminals who get away and the police who get obsessed with catching them. Price, who has written eight novels and for the TV show “The Wire,” talks with Jeffrey Brown about… Continue watching
Mar 02 Watch 10:43 How Jewish Americans view Netanyahu's speech By PBS News Hour Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tried to play down divisions over his scheduled address to the U.S. Congress. How are Jewish Americans reacting to Netanyahu’s highly anticipated and controversial speech at the U.S. Capitol Tuesday? Gwen Ifill gets two views… Continue watching