Feb 21 Watch Questioning solitary confinement for adolescents at Rikers Island By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 30 Watch News Wrap: Federal prosecutors will seek death penalty for Boston Marathon bomber By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, Federal prosecutors announced that they will seek the death penalty against Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, accused of bombing the 2013 Boston Marathon, where three were killed and more than 260 were wounded. Also, New York Mayor Bill… Continue watching
Jan 30 NYC mayor aims to halt stop-and-frisk appeal By Elisabeth Ponsot New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's administration filed court papers Thursday to drop a city appeal of a judge's order for major reforms of the New York City Police Department's controversial stop-and-frisk policy. Continue reading
Jan 21 Watch News Wrap: Northeast braces for major snowstorm By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, a winter storm along the East Coast shuttered government offices and disrupted flight schedules, as New York and other cities prepared for at least a foot of snow. Also, a car bomb in Lebanon targeted… Continue watching
Jan 17 Watch Brooks and Marcus on Obama’s surveillance reforms, Benghazi attack blame By PBS News Hour New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Ruth Marcus join Gwen Ifill to discuss the week's top political news, including whether or not President Obama went far enough with his recommended surveillance reforms, who's blame for the… Continue watching
Jan 03 Watch Shields and Brooks discuss how government can address economic inequality Shields and Brooks discuss how government can address economic inequality… Continue watching
Dec 17 Watch Living micro: Single residents embrace tiny apartments As more people across the country are living alone, the costs of rent and real estate are soaring in many urban areas. Cities like New York and Vancouver are trying to get the most out of available apartment space by… Continue watching
Dec 02 Watch News Wrap: Investigators conclude speed was a factor in N.Y. train derailment News Wrap: Investigators conclude speed was a factor in N.Y. train derailment… Continue watching
Nov 20 Watch Divided Senate debates course of action for addressing military sexual assault Divided Senate debates course of action for addressing military sexual assault… Continue watching
Nov 16 Watch The heights of vanity? The New York-Chicago skyscraper duel Competition between Chicago and New York over which city has the tallest building. Continue watching