Aug 14 Twitter Chat: Are You Prepared for Retirement? PBS NewsHour holds live Twitter chats each Thursday from 1 to 2 p.m. EDT. Join us on Twitter @NewsHour using #NewsHourChats. Photo by Gilberto Nobrega/PBS NewsHour Where to live is a difficult question at any age, but it… Continue reading
Aug 14 Longtime Political Columnist Jack Germond Dead at 85 WASHINGTON -- Jack W. Germond, the portly, cantankerous columnist and pundit who covered 10 presidential elections and sparred with colleagues on TV's "The McLaughlin Group," has died. He was 85. Jack Germond, pictured in his office in 1972, got his… Continue reading
Aug 13 Watch Hollywood Ending for 'Ocean's 16' Lottery Winners in Hurricane-Hit Community Hollywood Ending for 'Ocean's 16' Lottery Winners in Hurricane-Hit Community… Continue watching
Aug 13 Watch New Yorkers Weigh Safety and Harassment in 'Stop and Frisk' Police Policy New Yorkers Weigh Safety and Harassment in 'Stop and Frisk' Police Policy… Continue watching
Aug 13 Watch Justice Department: Anti-Competitive Airline Merger Will Make Flight Prices Soar Justice Department: Anti-Competitive Airline Merger Will Make Flight Prices Soar… Continue watching
Aug 13 Civil Rights Giant Becomes Comic Book Hero John Lewis began life as the son of sharecroppers on a farm in rural Alabama. He went on to speak alongside Martin Luther King Jr. at the March on Washington and become a U.S. congressman. His incredible life… Continue reading
Aug 12 Watch Do License Plate Readers Prevent Crime or Create Privacy Abuses? Do License Plate Readers Prevent Crime or Create Privacy Abuses?… Continue watching
Aug 12 Watch In Court, James 'Whitey' Bulger Reacted to Convictions 'Like a Poker Player' In Court, James 'Whitey' Bulger Reacted to Convictions 'Like a Poker Player'… Continue watching
Aug 12 Watch Broken Bolts Is Latest Woe for Late, Over Budget and Earthquake-Prone Bay Bridge Broken Bolts Is Latest Woe for Late, Over Budget and Earthquake-Prone Bay Bridge… Continue watching
Aug 12 The March on Washington at 50: What is its Relevance Today? All photos courtesy Leonard Freed Estate On August 28, 1963, more than 200,000 people traveled in cars, trains, chartered buses and airplanes to the nation's capital to participate in the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. To kick off… Continue reading