Sep 20 Watch 3:39 Japan passes controversial law to nix military limits By PBS News Hour This weekend, Japan gave the green light to its military to deploy troops abroad to help allies fight in the name of collective self-defense, removing a limitation on troops engaging only in self-defense were Japan to be attacked. Peter Landers,… Continue watching
Sep 20 Watch 4:11 After long journey to Germany, refugees confront new challenge of integration By PBS News Hour The United Nations this weekend said 80 percent of the migrants coming to Europe are from war-torn Syria, Libya, Iraq and Afghanistan. Recent refugees arriving in new countries face a challenge that will take much longer than the journey from… Continue watching
Sep 20 Donald Trump offers life advice to Iowa high school students By Jill Colvin, Associated Press Donald Trump's advice for high school students in suburban Des Moines, Iowa, is uncharacteristically wholesome: Avoid alcohol and drugs as well as cigarettes. Continue reading
Sep 20 Pope Francis holds mass in landmark visit to Cuba By Andrew Mach Pope Francis began the first full day of his landmark visit to Cuba on Sunday with an outdoor Mass at Revolution Plaza, attended by President Raúl Castro and other leaders. Continue reading
Sep 20 GOP candidate Carson: Muslim shouldn't be elected president By Hope Yen, Associated Press Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson says Islam is antithetical to the Constitution, and he doesn't believe that a Muslim should be elected president. Continue reading
Sep 19 Watch 25:08 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode September 19, 2015 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, September 19th, 2015, the United States and Russia hold talks over military involvement in the Syrian Civil War. Also, in the first installment of our 'Time for School' series, a young man in Kenya struggles… Continue watching
Sep 19 Trump argues against gun control, background checks in policy paper By Jill Colvin, Associated Press Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, who once advocated certain gun control measures, says he is a staunch supporter of the Second Amendment and that gun rights should not be infringed upon. Continue reading
Sep 19 Clinton tries to rally unsure democrats with partisan fire By Lisa Lerer and Kathleen Ronayne, Associated Press Hillary Rodham Clinton attempted to rally thousands of influential New Hampshire Democrats on Saturday with a fiercely partisan message, as she struggled to regain her footing in the primary contest. Continue reading
Sep 19 Iran nuclear deal is done, but debate in Congress isn't over By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press It's a done deal, yet opponents of the Iran nuclear agreement won't go quietly. Continue reading
Sep 19 Following debate, Trump rivals see reasons for hope Donald Trump's rivals emerged from the second Republican debate newly confident that the brash billionaire will fade if the nomination fight takes a more substantive turn, and that they can play a role in taking him down without hurting their… Continue reading