Aug 08 How One Group of Seniors Bucked Convention and Avoided the Retirement Home Seniors in Boston's Beacon Hill enjoy each other's company at a social organized by a nonprofit they created to help them remain in their homes longer into retirement. Photo by Gilberto Nobrega/PBS NewsHour Twelve years ago, a handful of… Continue reading
Aug 07 Twitter Chat: In Light of Detroit, What Challenges Do Cities Face Today? By Dalia Mortada PBS NewsHour holds live Twitter chats each Thursday from 1 to 2 p.m. EDT. Join us on Twitter @NewsHour using the hashtag #NewsHourChats. Photo by Jeff Kowalsky/Bloomberg via Getty Images. When Detroit filed for bankruptcy earlier this summer it… Continue reading
Aug 07 Which Countries' Citizens Consider the U.S. More of an Enemy? By Vanessa Dennis Egyptian protesters burn a U.S. flag during a demonstration outside the American embassy in Cairo on March 9, 2012 before clashes broke out with security forces. According to Pew, 16 percent of Egyptians have a favorable opinion of the… Continue reading
Aug 06 Watch Deputy Defense Secretary: Spending Must Be 'Driven by Strategy' Deputy Secretary Carter: Future Defense Spending Must be "Driven By Strategy"… Continue watching
Aug 06 Watch Fort Hood Suspect Claims 'I Am the Shooter' in Court Martial Opening Statement Fort Hood Suspect Says 'I Am the Shooter' in Opening Statement… Continue watching
Aug 06 Watch 'Our Future Is Digital': Don Graham Reflects on Washington Post's Turning Point 'Our Future Is Digital': Don Graham Reflects on Washington Post's Turning Point… Continue watching
Aug 06 Military Official: Sexual Assaults 'an Enemy That Must Be Defeated' By Larisa Epatko Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter said Tuesday that as the military is opening more roles to women, it is not waiting to combat the scourge of sexual assaults. "This is an enemy that must be defeated," he told PBS… Continue reading
Aug 06 Watch Deputy Defense Secretary: Spending Must Be 'Driven by Strategy' Deputy Defense Secretary on Budget Cuts, Sexual Assaults… Continue watching
Aug 06 San Diego Cracks Down on Mexican Meth, Seizures Expected to Surpass 2012 Records More than 70 percent of methamphetamine illegally trafficked into the U.S. passes through San Diego ports of entry. The amount of meth seized at the border has increased dramatically over the past five years. And meth use is… Continue reading
Aug 06 Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff Named Co-Anchors, Managing Editors of PBS NewsHour Gwen Ifill, left, and Judy Woodruff co-anchored all PBS NewsHour's special election coverage during the 2012 season. The veteran correspondents will expand their roles for the NewsHour and Ifill will continue her role as the host of the weekly news… Continue reading