Jan 17 Watch 7:27 A way to save money when half of all health costs is spent on a fraction of patients By Jason Kane and Sarah Varney, Kaiser Health News Health care “super-utilizers” make up just 5 percent of the U.S. population but they account for 50 percent of health care spending. As health care costs continue to rise, providers are trying to figure out how to find these patients… Continue watching
Jan 17 WATCH: U.N. Ambassador Samantha Power on Israel, challenge of fake news By News Desk U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power defended the decision to abstain from a U.N. Security Council vote in December to condemn Israeli settlements, saying that “the building has to stop.”… Continue reading
Jan 17 Obama commutes Chelsea Manning sentence. She will be freed in May By Joshua Barajas, Corinne Segal Amid President Barack Obama’s last-minute batch of pardons and commutations was Chelsea Manning, who was serving a 35-year sentence for leaking classified government records to WikiLeaks. Continue reading
Jan 17 Iconic inaugural addresses, from Thomas Jefferson to Barack Obama By Julia Griffin As we wait to hear Trump’s speech Friday, NewsHour has prepared a compilation of iconic and inspirational highlights from inaugural addresses past. Continue reading
Jan 17 PHOTOS: Over 8 years, first daughters Malia and Sasha grow up in the White House By Abbey Oldham Sasha Obama is the youngest person to live in the White House since John F. Kennedy Jr. Malia Obama was 10 when she moved into the White House and will head off to Harvard in the fall. Back in Chicago,… Continue reading
Jan 17 DeVos: Won't dismantle public schools as education secretary By Maria Danilova, Jennifer C. Kerr, Associated Press WASHINGTON — In a sometimes contentious confirmation hearing, education secretary pick Betsy DeVos pledged that she would not seek to dismantle public schools amid questions by Democrats about her qualifications, political donations and long-time work advocating for charter schools and… Continue reading
Jan 17 A guide to the second week of confirmation hearings: Betsy DeVos, Tom Price and more By Joshua Barajas After a first week of confirmation hearings drew considerable attention to some of President-elect Donald Trump’s more controversial picks for the Cabinet, including Sen. Jeff Sessions, another round of nominees will this week face Senate committees with questions about their… Continue reading
Jan 17 Democratic lawmakers plan to boycott Trump inauguration By Associated Press Trump and other Republicans have dismissed the boycott and complaints, saying Democrats are sore losers who need to accept the results of the election and move on. Continue reading
Jan 16 Watch 6:51 News Wrap: Martin Luther King Jr.'s son meets with Trump By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 16 Watch 11:05 Why is Trump criticizing key allies to U.S. security? By PBS News Hour European officials are digesting new comments by President-elect Trump, who told two newspapers that NATO is obsolete, suggested the U.S. might drop sanctions on Russia and said he is indifferent about the future of the EU. John Yang gets reaction… Continue watching