Jan 27 White House: Trump OK with second shutdown over border spat By Associated Press Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney says President Donald Trump is prepared for another government shutdown if Congress won’t work with him to secure the U.S.-Mexico border. Continue reading
Jan 26 Watch 4:31 Venezuela spiraling with political, economic crises As Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó continues to hold rallies across the nation after declaring himself ‘acting president,’ international pressure is mounting on Nicolás Maduro, who was sworn in for a second term after an election riddled with fraud. The… Continue watching
Jan 26 Watch 4:38 What Roger Stone's indictment could mean for Trump By PBS NewsHour President Trump’s long-term advisor Roger Stone was indicted Friday for allegedly coordinating with WikiLeaks to find damaging information about 2016 presidential competitor Hillary Clinton. New York University professor Ryan Goodman says it’s a move that could also implicate Trump himself,… Continue watching
Jan 26 Watch 8:06 Tattooed, Mexican-American and female: Classical maestra keeps symphony in tune By Joanne Elgart Jennings, Melanie Saltzman Among more than 20 of the major U.S. symphony orchestras, only one woman has the top job of principal conductor. But women are making better gains in the nation's smaller ensembles. Jessica Bejarano is leading the San Francisco Civic Symphony,… Continue watching
Jan 26 Watch 4:06 Invasive Asian carp: an expensive menace but a surprising entrée By Megan Thompson, Michael D. Regan, Mori Rothman Asian carp are fast-growing invasive species that for decades have pushed out native marine life up and down the Mississippi watershed. But as state and federal officials spend hundreds of millions of dollars to stop Asian carp from entering the… Continue watching
Jan 26 Q&A: How soon will the federal government get back in order? By Associated Press With the longest shutdown in U.S. history officially over, here’s a look at how the federal government will get back to regular business. Continue reading
Jan 26 Where the investigations related to President Trump stand By Associated Press A look at where investigations related to President Donald Trump stand and what may lie ahead. Continue reading
Jan 26 Measles outbreak grows in northwest U.S., 31 cases reported By Gillian Flaccus, Associated Press The number of confirmed measles cases near Portland grew to 31 on Friday — an outbreak boosted by lower-than-normal vaccination rates in what has been called an anti-vaccination U.S. “hot spot.”… Continue reading
Jan 20 Watch 25:01 January 20, 2019 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, Jan. 20, no compromise in sight as the government shutdown enters day 30, and troubling details emerge on how Purdue Pharma allegedly marketed prescription painkiller OxyContin. Also, after two decades, a paralyzed outdoorsman designs a… Continue watching
Jan 20 Watch 8:09 Behind Purdue Pharma's marketing of OxyContin In June, the state of Massachusetts filed a lawsuit against Purdue Pharma, which manufactures the prescription painkiller OxyContin, alleging that the family controlled-company misled patients about the dangers of the opioid drug. Now, new details about the company’s marketing strategy… Continue watching