• News Wrap: Afghan soldier targets U.S. troops in insider attack

    News Wrap: Afghan soldier targets U.S. troops in insider attack

    Apr 08, 2015 11:52 PM EDT

    ... jewelry heist of epic proportions. Over Easter weekend, a gang of thieves stole up to $300 million in cash and gems from a central repository. Jane Deith of Independent Television News reports. JANE DEITH: All day, people slipped through the black doors, looking for gold and diamonds, watches and rings ...

  • 'Game of Thrones' leads Emmy nominations; 'Downton Abbey' gets 6

    'Game of Thrones' leads Emmy nominations; 'Downton Abbey' gets 6

    Jul 10, 2014 04:23 PM EDT

    ... House of Lies" Louis C.K., "Louie" William H. Macy, "Shameless" Supporting actor, comedy series Andre Braugher, "Brookiyn Nine-Nine" Adam Driver, "Girls" Jesse Tyler Ferguson, "Modern Family" Ty Burrell, "Modern Family" Fred Armisen, "Portlandia" Tony Hale, "Veep" Supporting actress, comedy series Mayim Bialik, "The Big Bang Theory" Julie Bowen ...

  • Is South Carolina still Joe Biden's firewall?

    Is South Carolina still Joe Biden's firewall?

    Feb 25, 2020 11:45 PM EDT

    Jake Ferguson: I have had two shoulders replacements, two hip replacements, and it all happened under Obamacare. And now this guy Sanders, this independent, until it's no longer convenient to him, comes along and says, well, I want to get Medicare for all. Yamiche Alcindor: But, for him, the ...

  • Friends of the News Hour Donors

    Friends of the News Hour Donors

    Jan 29, 2018 04:39 PM EDT

    Janet and John Ferguson David H. Fischbach and Georgia Tugend Deborah Fitzgerald Mark R. Foerster Larry Forney Susan Forster Michael Fottrell Michelle Franciose

  • How schools' delayed start in Ferguson is affecting kids

    How schools' delayed start in Ferguson is affecting kids

    Aug 19, 2014 02:42 PM EDT

    ... providing nourishment to students. But summer break has ended, and without school, those who rely on this meal plan must find another way to eat. Jana Shortt, director of communications for the Ferguson-Florrisant School District, said that individual Ferguson residents and community organizers, like Reverend Willis Johnson and the ...

  • What we saw and learned at the U.S. Capitol, White House last Jan. 6

    What we saw and learned at the U.S. Capitol, White House last Jan. 6

    Jan 07, 2022 11:40 PM EDT

    Yamiche Alcindor: The memory that sticks most with me watching the Capitol being attacked is that sense of entitlement that these white protesters had, to break in. And I kept picturing what it might have been like had these people been the protesters that I covered so closely in Ferguson ...

  • How the protests in Ferguson helped inspire this fantasy novel

    How the protests in Ferguson helped inspire this fantasy novel

    Jun 12, 2019 04:20 PM EDT

    Our June pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club, “Now Read This” is N.K. Jemisin's "The Fifth Season." Become a member of the book club by joining our Facebook group, or by signing up to our newsletter. Submit your questions for Jemisin on our Google ...

  • NAACP president will step down in June

    NAACP president will step down in June

    May 19, 2017 10:41 PM EDT

    WASHINGTON — NAACP President Cornell William Brooks will not be returning as the leader of the nation's oldest civil rights organization after his contract expires this summer, officials said Friday. Brooks has been the NAACP's leader since 2014 but will not be kept on past June 30, the end ...

  • News Wrap: Justice Department files suit against Ferguson

    News Wrap: Justice Department files suit against Ferguson

    Feb 11, 2016 01:29 AM EDT

    ... decided upon. The city was well aware that by deciding not to accept it that they were choosing litigation. This is their choice. HARI SREENIVASAN: Ferguson Mayor James Knowles said earlier that the city was prepared to fight it out in court, if need be. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen ...

  • News Wrap: Ferguson fires three for racist emails following DOJ report

    News Wrap: Ferguson fires three for racist emails following DOJ report

    Mar 07, 2015 12:38 AM EDT

    ... lost 30 points. For the week, the Dow and S&P lost 1.5 percent. The Nasdaq slipped less than a percent. City officials in Ferguson, Missouri, fired three employees today because of racial bias found in their e-mails. It followed this week's release of a federal report ...