Apr 05 Stakes high for Clinton in Iran nuclear agreement By Ken Thomas, Julie Pace, Associated Press Hillary Rodham Clinton can claim a piece of the victory if the U.S. and other world powers ultimately complete a final nuclear deal with Iran. She will own a piece of the failure if the negotiations collapse or produce a… Continue reading
Apr 04 Watch 25:16 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode April 4, 2015 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, April 4, 2015, new threats emerge following the Kenya terror attack, McDonalds, Wal-Mart and Target are all giving raises to workers and there may be a ripple effect, French lawmakers vote to ban too-thin models… Continue watching
Apr 04 Special ops surveys: troops doubt women cut out for elite combat roles By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press Surveys find that men in U.S. special operations forces do not believe women can meet the physical and mental demands of their commando jobs, and they fear the Pentagon will lower standards to integrate women into their elite units, according… Continue reading
Apr 04 Pizzeria at center of culture war raises over $800k through crowdfunding By Daniel Costa-Roberts Memories Pizza in Walkerton, Indiana closed its doors this week after receiving a spate of threats in response to the owners' statements that they would not cater gay weddings. The controversy is part of a larger national discussion about religious… Continue reading
Apr 04 Clinton leases likely campaign headquarters in Brooklyn By Ken Thomas, Associated Press Hillary Rodham Clinton has signed a lease in a Brooklyn, New York, building for what is expected to house her presidential campaign headquarters. Continue reading
Apr 04 National survey shows whites more likely to approve of police hitting citizens By Jesse J. Holland, Associated Press Whites in the United States approve of police officers hitting people in far greater numbers than blacks and Hispanics do, at a time when the country is struggling to deal with police use of deadly force against men of color,… Continue reading
Apr 04 Uncertainties remain on Iran nuclear deal framework By Bradley Klapper, Associated Press The framework nuclear deal sealed by world powers and Iran leaves major questions: Could Iran cheat? Possibly. Would the U.S or anyone else be able to respond in time? In theory, yes. Are they prepared to use military force? Questionable. Continue reading
Apr 03 Watch 5:30 How Michelle Obama’s upbringing shaped her White House priorities By PBS News Hour In “Michelle Obama: A Life,” veteran political journalist Peter Slevin tackles a different side of politics by examining how the first lady’s life story influenced her priorities in the White House. Gwen Ifill sits down with the author to discuss… Continue watching
Apr 03 Watch 12:47 Shields and Brooks on making a deal with Iran, religious freedom and the marketplace By PBS News Hour Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the week’s top news, including the newly reached agreement framework for Iran’s nuclear program and the controversy over Religious Freedom laws and discrimination. Continue watching
Apr 03 Former inspector: The good, bad and ugly from Iran Nuclear Deal By David Kay David Kay, the former Chief Nuclear Weapons Inspector for the International Atomic Energy Agency, applauds the completion of a framework for a final nuclear deal with Iran. But, he warns, the hard part will be turning this into an enforceable… Continue reading