Nov 04 Federal appeals court struggles on NSA surveillance case By Pete Yost, Associated Press Three federal appeals court judges struggle to decide if National Security Agency's phone data surveillance program is a necessary intelligence-gathering tool or an intrusion of privacy. Continue reading
Nov 04 U.S. oil drills slow as crude prices drop By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy Oil prices in the U.S. dropped 3 percent on Tuesday, putting U.S. crude at $76.45 a barrel. That’s the lowest price since October 2011, according to Reuters. Continue reading
Nov 04 Air Force fires 2 nuclear missile corps commanders By Robert Burns, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Adding to signs of distress in the nuclear force, the Air Force fired two commanders and disciplined a third in response to internal investigations of leadership lapses and misbehavior at two of its three intercontinental ballistic missile bases. Continue reading
Nov 03 Watch Will rocket accidents slow the business of space tourism? - Part 2 By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Nov 03 Watch This West Virginia candidate has never voted in an election (she's too young) By PBS News Hour The front-runner in one of West Virginia’s state delegate races is a college freshman who won her primary while still in high school. Meet Saira Blair, an 18-year-old Republican and the daughter of a state senator, who says she wants… Continue watching
Nov 03 Watch Bob Dylan's complete 'Basement Tapes' surface for the first time By PBS News Hour In the late '60s, Bob Dylan retreated to upstate New York to recover from a motorcycle accident and the exhaustion of touring. In the basement of a house called Big Pink, he recorded with the musicians who would form The… Continue watching
Nov 03 Watch PBS NewsHour full episode Nov. 3, 2014 By PBS News Hour Monday on the NewsHour, we take a closer look at the high stakes of Kentucky’s Senate race on the eve of the midterm elections. Also: What to watch on Election Day, separatist rebels in Ukraine name new leaders for their… Continue watching
Nov 03 Watch Will focusing on the president pay off for Republicans? By PBS News Hour In some midterm Senate races, Republicans have tried to leverage negative public opinion of the president against their Democratic challengers. Stuart Rothenberg of The Rothenberg Political Report and Amy Walter of The Cook Political Report join Gwen Ifill to discuss… Continue watching
Nov 03 Watch 9:19 Poised for a promotion, Kentucky's McConnell paints Grimes as an Obama supporter By Judy Woodruff, Rachel Wellford Kentucky's Senate race pits the second most powerful Republican in Washington against a hard-charging 35-year-old Democratic challenger. Five-time incumbent Mitch McConnell stands to become the next majority leader, but he's also unpopular in his home state. Meanwhile, Democrat Alison Lundergan… Continue watching