Sep 21 Army: White House fence jumper is decorated veteran By Josh Lederman, Associated Press The man accused of getting inside the White House after scaling a fence is a veteran who was awarded a medal for his service in Iraq and retired due to disability, the Army said Sunday. Continue reading
Sep 20 Watch PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Sept. 20, 2014 By PBS News Hour On this edition of PBS NewsHour Weekend for Saturday, Sept. 20, 2014, dozens of Turkish hostages held by Islamic State militants are freed. Later, why can't retailers stop hackers from carrying out massive data breaches? And, in our signature segment,… Continue watching
Sep 20 Watch Should pro athletes be considered role models? Students weigh in. By PBS News Hour By a two-to-one margin, Americans disapprove of the way the NFL has handled domestic violence incidents involving its players, according to a poll conducted by ABC News and Marist college. The NewsHour's Student Reporting Labs team asked high school students… Continue watching
Sep 20 Watch How will the NFL move forward following the Ray Rice scandal? By PBS News Hour NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell took the heat for the Ray Rice incident at a Friday press conference. But amid mounting public pressure to answer for multiple accusations of domestic-violence incidents that have spread throughout the league, how can NFL officials… Continue watching
Sep 20 Watch 'One hack after the next': After Home Depot breach, why can't hackers be stopped? By PBS News Hour After hackers stole customer data from the Home Depot weeks ago, questions remain as to why retail stores haven't been more successful at protecting their systems from cyber theft. For more on this, Mike Riley, a reporter with Bloomberg, joins… Continue watching
Sep 20 Watch Pot black market still thrives after Colorado legalization By PBS News Hour Although recreational use of marijuana has been legal in the state of Colorado for nine months, some people are still choosing to buy it on the black market. Critics say legalization has created two systems: a legal market for those… Continue watching
Sep 20 'A desire to be recognized': Why have Americans joined the Islamic State? By Nancy Benac, Deb Riechmann, Associated Press Their reasons for joining an extremist cause a half-world away are as varied as their geography and life stories. Continue reading
Sep 20 What's it like inside one of Colorado's largest pot dispensaries? By Hannah Yi Marijuana is a pungent plant. And a tour of one of Colorado's largest pot dispensaries led NewsHour Weekend through all of its stages: from baby buds to pre-rolled joints. Continue reading
Sep 19 White House fence jumper prompts Secret Service scrutiny By Josh Lederman, Associated Press The Secret Service is coming under renewed scrutiny after a man scaled the White House fence and made it all the way through the front door before he was apprehended. President Barack Obama and his daughters had just left the… Continue reading
Sep 19 Watch PBS NewsHour full episode Sept. 19, 2014 By PBS News Hour Friday on the NewsHour, Iran’s foreign minister weighs in on how to deal with the Islamic State group. Also: Voters in Scotland reject U.K. independence, Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba sells its first shares on the NYSE, daredevils get an extreme… Continue watching