Nov 24 Watch Homeland Security secretary 'fully confident' in legality of Obama's immigration action By PBS News Hour Last week, President Obama announced executive orders to defer deportation relief to nearly 5 million immigrants and expand border security. Now the task of implementation falls on the Department of Homeland Security. Secretary Jeh Johnson joins Gwen Ifill to discuss… Continue watching
Nov 24 Watch Have months of protest on Ferguson advanced the discussion on racial profiling? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Nov 24 Watch How soil and squirrels offer cues on Alaska climate change By PBS News Hour On the Alaskan tundra, researchers are tracking the march of global warming. Science correspondent Miles O’Brien explores how soil composition and the sleep schedules of squirrels might offer data on the ways warmer temperatures are affecting ecosystems. Continue watching
Nov 24 Watch Iran nuclear deal extension could embolden agreement critics in Washington and Tehran By PBS News Hour Monday was the deadline for a nuclear agreement with Iran, but instead of a deal there was a new extension. Secretary of State John Kerry and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani praised the progress so far, but some leading Republican senators… Continue watching
Nov 24 Watch Why is Chuck Hagel stepping down? By PBS News Hour As secretary of defense, Chuck Hagel has faced a number of tough challenges, including the Syrian conflict, the rise of the Islamic State and the future of U.S. forces in Afghanistan. Judy Woodruff takes a closer look at the reasons… Continue watching
Nov 24 Watch News Wrap: 12-year-old with fake gun killed by police in Cleveland By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, a police officer shot and killed 12-year-old Tamir Rice near a playground in Cleveland. The boy was carrying a pellet gun that looked like a real gun. Also, two U.S. troops were killed by a… Continue watching
Nov 24 Demonstrations nationwide planned following grand jury announcement By Laura Santhanam From Boston to Portland, Oregon, social media users in more than 120 cities across the United States and in Canada took to Twitter and Tumblr with details on marches and prayer vigils following the Ferguson grand jury announcement. Continue reading
Nov 24 Obama awards Presidential Medal of Freedom to Stevie Wonder, Meryl Streep, Tom Brokaw, 16 others By Darlene Superville, Associated Press The list also includes Native American activist Suzan Harjo, actress Marlo Thomas, economist Robert Solow, golfer Charles Sifford, former Rep. Abner Mikva of Illinois and physicist Mildred Dresselhaus. Continue reading
Nov 24 So you thought quantitative easing was over? Think again By Terry Burnham The Federal Reserve ended its bond buying program, known as quantitative easing, at its latest policy meeting in October. But economist Terry Burnham isn't buying that. He sees a form of "stealth QE" continuing where the Fed buys even more… Continue reading