Oct 25 What we’re watching Friday Obama makes push for vocational and educational training President Barack Obama is expected to speak on the importance of funding for educational and vocational training Friday. The Hill reports the president will recommend a 2014 spending plan which prioritizes… Continue reading
Oct 16 What we’re watching Wednesday Debt Ceiling Hit at Midnight Senate leaders are racing to find a deal to end a partial government shutdown before the Oct. 17 deadline when the debt ceiling is expected to hit. House members meet at 10 a.m. Continue reading
Oct 10 Prison guards falsified log books in Ariel Castro death According to a new report released by the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, prison guards did not properly conduct their 30 minute rounds on the night Ariel Castro died. The report finds that two officers falsified log… Continue reading
Oct 06 What we’re watching Sunday U.S. commandos strike terror targets in Libya and Somalia American special forces in Tripoli captured Libyan al-Qaida leader Abu Anas al Libi-- a man been linked to the 1998 African embassy bombings. The '98 strikes on U.S. embassies… Continue reading
Oct 05 What we’re watching Saturday Government shutdown continues As the government shutdown enters its fifth day, the House passed a bill to ensure furloughed workers will get paid for days they don't work. According to the Associated Press, the White House backs the… Continue reading
Oct 04 What We’re Watching Friday Here are some of the stories PBS NewsHour is following Friday, Oct. 4: Government Shutdown, Day 4 President Barack Obama called on House Speaker John Boehner to end the government shutdown Thursday by bringing the Senate's bill to the… Continue reading
Sep 29 What we’re watching Sunday The Shanghai skyline from above. Credit: REUTERS/Carlos Barria China opens new trade zone China established a new free trade zone in Shanghai on Sunday, in a significant step hailed as potentially the county's "boldest reform move in decades."… Continue reading
Sep 28 What we’re watching Saturday Grab a cup of coffee and settle in, here's what PBS NewsHour is watching Saturday. Grieving relatives attend the funeral ceremony for Kenyan journalist Ruhila Adatia-Sood, who was killed by gunmen in the Westgate Mall attack in Nairobi. |… Continue reading
Sep 22 What we’re watching Sunday A woman who had been held hostage reacts in shock on after she was freed following a security operation at an upmarket shopping mall in Nairobi. Credit: TONY KARUMBA/AFP/Getty Images Hostage crisis continues at Nairobi Westgate Mall Kenyan military… Continue reading
Sep 21 What we’re watching Saturday A car drives past waterfalls created by the run-off of rain from Usagi near the town of Hengtsun in southeast Pingtung county on Sept. 21, as the storm sweeps past the southern parts of the island. Credit: SAM YEH/AFP/Getty… Continue reading