Dec 15 Why you should lie to your kids about Santa By Wendy Thomas Russell When I became a parent nine years ago, I made this deal with myself: No matter how uncomfortable it might be at times, I would always tell my child the truth. Way too often, it seemed to me, parents risk… Continue reading
Dec 15 Police can use evidence seized during mistaken traffic stops, Supreme Court rules By Sam Hananel, Associated Press The ruling came in a North Carolina case in which a police officer pulled over Nicholas Heien's car because the right brake light was out, although the left one still worked. A consensual search led to the discovery of cocaine… Continue reading
Dec 15 Supreme Court blocks Arizona push to limit abortion drugs By Associated Press The justices on Monday left in place a lower court ruling that blocked rules that regulate where and how women can take drugs that induce abortion. The rules also would prohibit the use of the abortion medications after the seventh… Continue reading
Dec 14 Watch 25:22 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Dec. 14, 2014 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, Dec. 14, the Senate passes the $1.1 trillion spending bill that will keep the government running in a late night deal. And, in our signature segment, two years after the tragic shooting at Sandy Hook… Continue watching
Dec 14 Watch 3:53 Legal challenges cause woes for Wall Street darling Uber By PBS News Hour Valued at $41.2 billion, on-demand taxi service Uber is both the darling of Wall Street and the bane of local regulators across the country and around the world. Liz Gannes of Re/code joins Hari Sreenivasan from San Francisco with more… Continue watching
Dec 14 Dozens arrested during nationwide protests against police killings By Long Li Dozens of protesters who marched in major cities across the country were arrested Saturday, amid the mostly peaceful demonstrations opposing recent police killings of unarmed black men. Continue reading
Dec 14 Poll: Would you support more restrictive gun laws in your state? By News Desk In April of 2013 Gov. Malloy signed into Connecticut law some of the most restrictive gun policies in the country. Would you support similar regulations on guns in your state? Take NewsHour Weekend's poll and sound off. Continue reading
Dec 14 12 Days of NewsHour: Sunday Crossword By Nora Daly What's better than a Sunday crossword puzzle? A NewsHour-themed Sunday crossword puzzle. Continue reading
Dec 14 Watch 10:36 Two years after Sandy Hook, how have gun laws changed? By PBS News Hour In the two years since the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School, the state of Connecticut adopted some of the most restrictive gun policies in the country, including a controversial law enacted last year to keep weapons out of the… Continue watching
Dec 13 Thousands protest police killings in Washington, New York City By Corinne Segal Thousands marched in New York City and Washington, D.C. on Saturday in two of the largest protests this year against fatal shootings by police. Continue reading