Jan 19 Elementary school students lend their small voices to King’s big dream By Jordan Vesey In honor of Martin Luther King Jr., students from Washington, D.C.'s Watkins Elementary gathered Friday to celebrate what has become an annual tradition. Each year the fifth grade students study and reenact the "I have a Dream" speech the late… Continue reading
Jan 16 Watch 3:28 Belgium’s euthanasia law gives terminally ill children the right to die By PBS News Hour More than a decade after Belgium legalized euthanasia, it made headlines last year when it became the first country to lift any age restrictions for the procedure. Under the law, terminally ill children can request euthanasia if they are near… Continue watching
Jan 15 Watch 7:11 ‘An era of defeat’ for the best soldiers in the world? By PBS News Hour Journalist James Fallows says it's time to examine why the best funded, best trained and most professional military in the world hasn't achieved lasting victory in the post-9/11 era. He joins chief foreign correspondent Margaret Warner to discuss his provocative… Continue watching
Jan 14 Watch 9:30 How military sex offenders fly under the radar after returning to civilian life By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 13 Watch 6:57 Despite milder tone after White House meeting, immigration may pose political impasse By PBS News Hour The leaders of the Republican-controlled Congress were among more than a dozen lawmakers who gathered at the White House to talk common ground and areas of conflict with President Obama. Political director Domenico Montanaro and political editor Lisa Desjardins join… Continue watching
Jan 12 Watch 6:41 French Jewish community ‘shocked but not surprised’ by attacks on kosher market By PBS News Hour Even before last week's attack in Paris, attacks on the Jewish community in France have been on the rise, prompting many to flee the country. Gwen Ifill talks to the Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg about the growing threats facing Jews in… Continue watching
Jan 11 Watch 1:49 Monarch butterflies could get endangered species status By PBS News Hour Every year, millions of North American monarch butterflies head south for the winter -- but recently their numbers have plummeted by up to 90 percent. In Washington, responding to a petition submitted by conservation organizations, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife… Continue watching
Jan 10 Watch 7:42 What dangers could terror threats abroad pose to the US? By PBS News Hour John McLaughlin, a former deputy director of the Central Intelligence Agency, joins Hari Sreenivasan from Washington for more on what the overseas terror threats could mean for life in the United States. Continue watching
Jan 09 Watch 7:08 Would free tuition boost student success at community colleges? By PBS News Hour President Obama’s plan to make the first two years of community college free could help up to 9 million students and add educated employees to the workforce. But it would cost the federal government billions and would have to pass… Continue watching
Jan 08 Watch 7:32 Why resentment is growing between Christians and Muslims in Marseille By PBS News Hour Continue watching