Dec 17 Obama's plan to open relations with Cuba in 13 points By Larisa Epatko President Barack Obama said Wednesday that the U.S. is making historic changes in its dealings with Cuba, because decades of U.S. isolation of the communist nation have had little effect. Continue reading
Dec 17 Can you avoid falling into the Medicare donut hole? By Philip Moeller When you enter the "donut hole," prescriptions can become prohibitively expensive. But changing insurers won't help; the hole comes from Medicare, and although the Affordable Care Act will eventually do away with it, boomers are stuck with it until 2020. Continue reading
Dec 17 U.S. international aid head to step down By Associated Press WASHINGTON — The head of the U.S. Agency for International Development says he will step down from the post in February. Continue reading
Dec 16 Watch 8:42 Oakland tries to address how deeply rooted biases affect law enforcement By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 16 12 Days of NewsHour: Unscramble this word jumble By Nora Daly You'll need to look backwards and forwards, up, down and diagonally to find the names of your favorite NewsHour anchors, guests, recurring segments and more hidden in this word jumble. Continue reading
Dec 16 Quiz: How well do you know 'The Simpsons' characters? By Margaret Myers, Justin Scuiletti After 25 years of doughnuts, D’ohs and drunken nights at Moe’s, Homer Simpson is just as charming as ever. As are Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie. So to celebrate the first quarter century of “The Simpsons,” we asked the die-hard… Continue reading
Dec 15 Watch 50:51 PBS NewsHour full episode Dec. 15, 2014 By PBS News Hour Monday on the NewsHour, we examine the bloody aftermath of the Australian hostage showdown. Also: what the political divides in Congress mean for the next term, how an activist stunt may have damaged an ancient treasure in Peru, shifting American… Continue watching
Dec 15 Watch 6:36 This year's tech trends have both nice and naughty sides By PBS News Hour Are high-tech personal gadgets on your holiday shopping list? Hari Sreenivasan talks to Amy Webb of Webbmedia Group about the rise of wearable devices, the inherent concerns over data collection and security and the industry that’s popped up to help… Continue watching
Dec 15 Watch 4:45 Bloodletting and blisters: Solving the medical mystery of George Washington's death By PBS News Hour Learn the gruesome details of President George Washington’s final hours on the 215th anniversary of his death. The retired commander-in-chief woke up at 2 a.m. on Dec. 14, 1799, with a sore throat. After a series of medical procedures, including… Continue watching
Dec 15 Watch 9:08 Why has public support for gun control decreased? By PBS News Hour Two years after the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School -- and for the first time in more than 20 years -- a majority of Americans support gun rights over gun control. Judy Woodruff talks to Carroll Doherty of the… Continue watching