Sep 13 Watch 'New York's Picasso' removed from iconic eatery after legal dispute By PBS News Hour After more than 12 hours of careful maneuvering, workers at New York's Four Seasons restaurant removed "Le Tricorne," a nearly-century old Picasso tapestry painting. The move follows a legal dispute between the building's owner and the New York Landmarks Conservancy. Continue watching
Sep 12 Watch Shields and Brooks on Obama as reluctant warrior, sacrificing immigration reform before midterms By PBS News Hour Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including how lawmakers are reacting to President Obama’s airstrike plan against the Islamic State, the president’s decision to delay executive action… Continue watching
Sep 12 Watch How doctor-owned outpatient medical centers differ from hospitals By PBS News Hour Outpatient medical centers perform 23 million surgeries in the U.S. per year. The death of comedian Joan River from complications after surgery has prompted investigation of how these clinics operate. Hari Sreenivasan talks to Shannon Pettypiece of Bloomberg News about… Continue watching
Sep 12 Watch Automakers recall 14 million cars for exploding airbags By PBS News Hour Airbags are a major defense for car passengers in an accident. But airbags supplied by the Takata Corporation to several automakers have been found to rupture or explode after a front crash, causing serious injuries and two deaths. Recalls related… Continue watching
Sep 12 Watch Bill Clinton celebrates 20 years of AmeriCorps, talks Islamic State strategy and midterm election outlook By PBS News Hour In the 20 years since President Bill Clinton signed the AmeriCorps National Service Program into existence, more than 900,000 participants have worked on service projects across the U.S. They've tutored kids, aided communities after disaster and fought hunger. The former… Continue watching
Sep 12 Watch News Wrap: Kerry seeks Turkish support against Islamic State By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, Secretary of State John Kerry met with Turkish leaders in hopes of garnering support for an expanded U.S. military campaign against the Islamic State. Separately, the new Iraqi prime minister said France had agreed to… Continue watching
Sep 12 Holder says immigrant kids should get lawyers, but his department disagrees By Erica Werner, Associated Press The contradiction emerges between what the administration argues the children are constitutionally entitled to, and what Holder says he supports as a policy. On Friday he discussed a new $1.8 million program to help legal aid organizations represent migrant children… Continue reading
Sep 12 One simple legal fix could help fight overseas credit card fraud, claims DOJ By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Though prosecutors do have existing tools and have brought international cybertheft cases in the past year, the Justice Department says a new law is needed at a time when criminals operating largely in Eastern Europe are able to gobble up… Continue reading
Sep 12 Clinton: I'm not sure that we'll ever eliminate domestic violence, but America is making headway By News Desk Domestic violence affects a "staggering" number of women around the world, President Clinton said when asked about the national reaction to the Ray Rice video in an interview with PBS NewsHour on Friday. "The reaction to the Rice incident show's… Continue reading
Sep 12 Clinton: Islamic State can be destroyed, but only with help from Iraqis By News Desk In an interview with the PBS NewsHour on Friday, President Clinton signaled that he is in full support of President Obama’s plan to degrade and destroy the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, but he cautioned, “Essentially it’s an… Continue reading