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
Nov 24 St. Louis demonstrators say they're marching for all victims of police shootings By Stephen Fee Sunday night, protesters marched peacefully through several neighborhoods across St. Louis, as the national guard and police stood on standby. The demonstrators were anticipating a decision from the grand jury in the shooting of teenager Michael Brown by Ferguson police… Continue reading
Nov 24 Nuclear forces commander denies counterfeiting casino chips By Robert Burns, Associated Press Rear Adm. Timothy M. Giardina, who was fired last year as No. 2 commander of U.S. nuclear forces at an early stage of a Navy criminal investigation into the counterfeit chips, acknowledged to The Associated Press that he played the… Continue reading
Nov 24 Watch: Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel resigns By Robert Burns and Julie Pace, The Associated Press Hagel is the first senior Obama adviser to leave the administration following the sweeping losses for Obama's party in the midterm elections. It also comes as the president's national security team has been battered by multiple foreign policy crises, include… Continue reading