Dec 09 Watch 8:15 'This is M.E.' embraces Melissa Etheridge's musical spectrum By PBS News Hour Singer-songwriter Melissa Etheridge has been known for her country and rock hits, but on her new album, "This Is M.E.," she also adds R&B and soul to the mix. Gwen Ifill sits down with the veteran musician to discuss her… Continue watching
Dec 09 Watch 6:00 Elite circle of lawyers finds repeat success getting cases to the Supreme Court By PBS News Hour Cases that make it to the Supreme Court are often argued by a relatively tight circle of lawyers who are well-known to the justices, and more likely to share educational backgrounds and private firm pedigrees. Reuters examined 17,000 filed petitions,… Continue watching
Dec 09 Watch 6:18 Senate report graphically details brutal CIA interrogation tactics - Part 1 By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 09 Watch 6:48 News Wrap: Congress hammers out federal funding bill details By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, negotiators worked out differences on a $1.1 trillion federal spending bill that would fund the government through September 2015 and avert a shutdown. Also, Secretary of State John Kerry called on lawmakers to authorize new… Continue watching
Dec 09 Report: CIA's enhanced interrogation techniques 'brutal' and 'ineffective' By Justin Scuiletti The Central Intelligence Agency's use of "enhanced interrogation techniques" was "not an effective means of acquiring intelligence or gaining cooperation from detainees," a Senate report claims. Continue reading
Dec 09 12 Days of NewsHour: Cross stitch our logo By Nora Daly Snowed-in? Curl up by the fire and fight-off cabin fever while creating your very own NewsHour logo cross-stitch. The pattern we’ve provided was created by former NewsHour staffer Justin Myers. See his finished product below, and share a picture of… Continue reading
Dec 09 CIA lost track of number of detainees By Colleen Shalby In public and classified settings, the CIA has indicated that it has detained less than 100 individuals. But the Senate Intelligence Committee’s report, released today, revealed that at least 119 people have been detained. Continue reading
Dec 09 CIA leaked false information to the press in an attempt to outshine the FBI, report finds By Travis Daub CIA officials, concerned that the FBI was getting too much credit for making progress in the war on terror, released false information to boost their own profile and to support their claims that "tougher tactics" were necessary to get information… Continue reading
Dec 09 UAW wins major victory in unionizing Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga By Shehryar Nabi On Monday, Volkswagen certified the Union of Automobile Workers (UAW) as the sole representative of members of Local 42, a branch of UAW representing factory workers in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The decision came after an independent audit tallied over 50… Continue reading
Dec 09 Photo gallery: 150 arrested in Berkeley protests over police brutality By Adelyn Baxter Weekend protests in Berkeley, California, responding to recent grand jury decisions concerning the deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner -- two unarmed black men who died after confrontations with white police officers -- spilled over into Monday night,… Continue reading