Oct 07 Watch PBS NewsHour full episode Oct. 7, 2014 By PBS News Hour Tuesday on the NewsHour, we examine the brutal treatment of women and children by the Islamic State. Also: the Supreme Court considers the religious right to grow a beard in prison, researchers who improved the LED light win a Nobel… Continue watching
Oct 07 Watch Gillibrand calls for more women to raise their voices and get involved in public life By PBS News Hour As one of only 20 women currently serving in the Senate, New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand has focused on addressing sexual assault in the military and on college campuses. In her new book, "Off the Sidelines: Raise Your Voice, Change… Continue watching
Oct 07 Watch Why hands-free tech doesn't necessarily make driving safer By PBS News Hour In a device-heavy world, hands-free technology is supposed to make tasks like driving safer. But a new report found that talking, texting and adjusting music might be even more distracting if you’re not using your hands. Gwen Ifill learns more… Continue watching
Oct 07 Watch Out of many faces, one American portrait: Artist creates 'facescape' on the National Mall By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Oct 07 Watch Kirsten Gillibrand on Hillary Clinton and why she's content staying in the Senate By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Oct 07 Watch Should inmates be allowed facial hair for their faith? By PBS News Hour Criminals give up many but not all of their rights in prison. The Supreme Court is reviewing a case of an incarcerated convict in Arkansas who is challenging regulations prohibiting facial hair on the grounds of religious observance. Special correspondent… Continue watching
Oct 07 Teachers expect less from black and Hispanic students, study shows By Corinne Segal Teachers thought that African American students were 47 percent, and Hispanic students were 42 percent, less likely to graduate college than white students, the report said. Continue reading
Oct 07 Forget Election Day -- voting is already happening By Domenico Montanaro, Rachel Wellford Today in the Morning Line: 43 states have some form of early voting What mail ballots could say about the N.C. Senate race About one-in-five expected to vote early More fundraising for President Obama Early voting underway: With less than… Continue reading
Oct 06 Watch PBS NewsHour full episode Oct. 6, 2014 By PBS News Hour Monday on the NewsHour, we take a look at how the Supreme Court’s decision not to review same-sex marriage cases will affect states across the country. Also: A spotlight on efforts to contain Ebola at home and abroad, debating the… Continue watching
Oct 06 Watch Remembering Lady Bird Johnson's whistle-stop tour for civil rights By PBS News Hour Fifty years ago, in October 1964, less than a month before the presidential elections, Lady Bird Johnson boarded a train in Washington to stump through eight Southern states -- a gamble to help win back disaffected voters after the passage… Continue watching