Dec 21 Watch 5:44 How a school program from Baltimore is using hip-hop to teach social-emotional skills By Ali Rogin, Kaisha Young Nationwide, schools are looking for better ways to connect with students and support their emotional well-being. A Baltimore-based organization called “We Do It 4 the Culture” is using hip-hop and storytelling to help students learn empathy and express themselves. Ali… Continue watching
Dec 20 Watch 5:32 Justice Department's heavily redacted Epstein file release draws criticism from lawmakers By John Yang, Satvi Sunkara, Laine Immell Overnight, the Justice Department released hundreds more heavily redacted pages of material it had gathered on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. They come in addition to the thousands of pages released Friday, but what has been made public so far… Continue watching
Dec 20 Watch 9:36 A conversation with Temple Grandin, world-renowned animal scientist and autism advocate By John Yang, Claire Mufson, Zoie Lambert, Laine Immell Four new portraits have gone up at the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, showcasing this year’s recipients of the Portrait of a Nation award for their transformative contributions to American history and culture. One of them is Temple Grandin, who has… Continue watching
Dec 20 WATCH: NTSB gives update on investigation into jet crash that killed Greg Biffle and 6 others By Associated Press The National Transportation Safety Board confirmed it is aware of a brief text from a passenger on board the aircraft to a family member that read, “emergency landing.”… Continue reading
Dec 19 NTSB investigates jet crash that killed former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and 6 others By Gary D. Robertson, Josh Funk, Associated Press Federal investigators are trying to figure out why a business jet carrying retired NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and six others tried to return to a North Carolina airport just after takeoff but plowed into light poles and a tree line short of… Continue reading
Dec 19 Watch 9:10 Investigators search for motive after shooter linked to Brown University, MIT found dead By Stephanie Sy, Kayan Taraporevala, Geoff Bennett, Courtney Norris Investigators are still trying to determine the motive behind two shootings in New England after the suspect was found dead. The man who killed two students at Brown University was located in a New Hampshire storage facility. Authorities say he's… Continue watching
Dec 19 Watch 5:24 News Wrap: 9 pharmaceutical companies cut drug prices for Medicaid In our news wrap Friday, nine pharmaceutical companies agreed to cut prices on many drugs they sell to Medicaid and sell them directly to consumers through the 'TrumpRx' website, Russian President Putin says he remains committed to achieving goals in… Continue watching
Dec 19 Watch 8:38 Family of North Carolina woman detained by immigration officers shares her story By Amna Nawaz, Amalia Huot-Marchand, Ali Schmitz Among the tens of thousands arrested in the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, many are convicted of violent crimes. But nearly three-quarters of those held by ICE have no criminal record, according to TRAC, a nonpartisan data-gathering platform. Amna Nawaz spoke… Continue watching
Dec 19 Watch 3:07 News Hour West signs off By Stephanie Sy, Richard Coolidge We want to acknowledge a difficult change for us here at the PBS News Hour. Over the past six years, our bureau in Phoenix has provided excellent reporting from that part of the country and produced an updated broadcast for… Continue watching
Dec 19 Hegseth announces operation to 'eliminate ISIS fighters' in Syria after Americans killed By Konstantin Toropin, Ben Finley, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced the start of an operation to “eliminate ISIS fighters, infrastructure, and weapons sites” in Syria following the deaths of three U.S. citizens. Continue reading