Dec 12 Watch 11:59 Shields and Brooks on the CIA interrogation report, spending bill sticking points By PBS News Hour Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including the $1.1 trillion spending bill to fund the government and the Senate’s investigation of the CIA’s interrogation methods. Continue watching
Dec 12 Watch 7:47 Should a federal health program pay to house L.A.'s homeless? By Hari Sreenivasan, Jason Kane Continue watching
Dec 12 Watch 3:19 New life in Uruguay for former Guantanamo detainees like 'being born for the second time' By PBS News Hour Abu Wa'el Dhiab is one of six former Guantanamo detainees who were resettled in Uruguay this week, after being held for more than a decade without being charged. Cori Crider, lawyer for the former prisoner, talks to Judy Woodruff about… Continue watching
Dec 12 Watch 8:34 Why haven't efforts worked to stop dangerous drinking at college? By PBS News Hour More than 1,800 students die each year in the U.S. from alcohol-related incidents, and nearly 100,000 sexual assaults have been reported that were linked to intoxication. How do we address the dark consequences of excessive drinking on college campuses? Gwen… Continue watching
Dec 12 Watch 4:53 News Wrap: Computer failure shuts down London airspace By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, British officials demanded an investigation of an incident that brought Europe’s busiest airport to a standstill. Also, the Pew Research Center found that the wealth gap between white Americans and minorities is growing. Continue watching
Dec 12 Justice Department won't compel journalist James Risen to reveal anonymous source By Eric Tucker, Associated Press A source familiar with the case says the Justice Department will not compel New York Times reporter James Risen to testify about his source at an upcoming trial of a former CIA officer accused of leaking classified information. Continue reading
Dec 12 Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr steps down as Detroit emerges from bankruptcy By Della Cassia, DPTV The city’s former Financial Emergency Manager, Kevyn Orr, who resigned his post yesterday, was the most important person in the largest-ever municipal bankruptcy, leading the city through a fairly speedy Chapter 9 that shaved $7 billion of its $18 billion… Continue reading
Dec 12 Watch The Senate's 2014 Intelligence Report compared to President Bush's 2006 Speech on Terrorism By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 12 12 Days of NewsHour: NewsHour staff share their favorite cookie recipes By Nora Daly Happy Friday! Not only have you made it to the end of another work week, you've arrived at Day 5 of our 12 Days of NewsHour. We hope today's gift will keep you busy in the kitchen all weekend and… Continue reading
Dec 12 Centuries-old time capsule from Sam Adams and Paul Revere unearthed in Boston By Colleen Shalby A 219-year-old time capsule believed to be originally buried in 1795 by then-Governor Samuel Adams and Paul Revere was unearthed Thursday. Continue reading