Nov 28 Watch 10:15 How Fidel Castro's death marks a new era for Cuba By PBS News Hour A 21-gun salute launched Cuba’s week of mourning for Fidel Castro, who passed away Friday night at 90. But in Miami, it was a day of celebration for the many who see the former leader’s death as the conclusion of… Continue watching
Nov 27 What Trump can learn from Obama's rough ride on health care By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press President Barack Obama took on the problems of a lack of access to health care and high cost, but he and Democrats paid a political price. Continue reading
Nov 26 Trump's reluctance to delegate to be tested by presidency By Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press The hands-on, minutiae-obsessed management style that Trump has relied on for decades in the business world will now be tested by the presidency. Continue reading
Nov 25 'Stateless' with 'no possibility of escaping war': One Syrian refugee's story By Laura Santhanam Tired of waiting for the international community to help refugees rebuild their lives, Mohammed Badran decided to take action for Syrian refugees who were "stateless and stuck," just like himself. Continue reading
Nov 24 Watch 5:35 News Wrap: 'We're still one people,' says Obama in Thanksgiving message By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, as Americans took time to celebrate Thanksgiving, President Obama called for unity in a video message. Also, the Islamic State carried out a massive suicide truck bombing south of Baghdad, killing at least 56 people. Continue watching
Nov 23 Watch 3:19 The history of presidential pardons -- for turkeys By PBS News Hour On the day before Thanksgiving, President Obama continued the annual tradition of pardoning a turkey, with an address rife with Thanksgiving puns. The tradition has continued every November for the past 25 years, but there’s debate about how it all… Continue watching
Nov 23 Column: What is behind the turkey pardoning ritual? By Tobin Miller Shearer, The Conversation The presidential pardoning of turkeys invites the question: What is the significance of such a public rite of forgiveness?… Continue reading
Nov 22 Watch 3:58 'I am the president, he is the Boss': Obama pays tribute to, jokes with Medal of Freedom recipients By PBS News Hour At the White House, President Obama handed out the Medal of Freedom to twenty-one notable American figures, from Kareem Abdul Jabbar to Bill and Melinda Gates, Diana Ross, Michael Jordan, Vin Scully, Bruce Springsteen, Robert Redford, and many others. Continue watching
Nov 22 Watch 3:11 News Wrap: Obama commutes prison sentences for 79 more By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, President Obama commuted the sentences of another 79 federal offenders, taking him over the 1,000 mark. The White House says that’s more than the past 11 chief executives combined. Also, a federal judge in Texas… Continue watching
Nov 22 Obama awards Presidential Medal of Freedom to Michael Jordan, Ellen DeGeneres, others By Kevin Freking, Associated Press President Barack Obama is awarding the nation's highest civilian honor to 21 groundbreaking actors, musicians, athletes and others during a ceremony Tuesday at the White House. Continue reading