Jan 14 Watch 25:04 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Jan. 14, 2017 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, Jan. 14, President-elect Donald Trump calls for new directions on U.S. policies toward Russia and China. Also: A camp for homeless U.S. military veterans gets community support in Arizona, why President Obama failed to close… Continue watching
Jan 14 Watch Why Obama failed to close Guantanamo By PBS News Hour In his 2008 run for the White House, President Barack Obama promised to shut down the prison for suspected terrorists in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and on his second full day as president he issued an executive order to close it… Continue watching
Jan 14 Watch Sadiq Khan, London’s first Muslim mayor, on connecting citizens By PBS News Hour Sadiq Khan worked as a human rights lawyer and as a member of the British Parliament before he was elected mayor of London in May, making history as the first Muslim to serve in the position. Khan is also the… Continue watching
Jan 14 Merkel supports international cooperation in advance of Trump presidency By Michael D. Regan and Associated Press German Chancellor Angela Merkel is stressing as she awaits Donald Trump’s inauguration that the world’s problems need solving in cooperation. Continue reading
Jan 14 Watch Homeless veterans take refuge at Arizona encampment By PBS News Hour A camp in Tucson, Arizona, serves about 20 homeless people, the majority of them U.S. military veterans seeking shelter, food, camaraderie and refuge from the streets. The camp, run by the group Veterans on Patrol, has grown with the help… Continue watching
Jan 14 Cleveland officers in Tamir Rice shooting face disciplinary charges By Kamala Kelkar One year after a grand jury declined to criminally charge Cleveland police officers for the fatal shooting of 12-year-old Tamir Rice who had a toy gun, the police chief announced Friday that they may face internal disciplinary charges. Continue reading
Jan 08 Watch 25:03 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Jan. 8, 2017 By PBS News Hour On this episode for Sunday, Jan. 8, President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet nominees prepare for their Senate confirmation hearings this week. Later, a look at the debate over incarcerating juveniles as adults. Hari Sreenivasan anchors from New York. Continue watching
Jan 08 Watch 3:43 Amid ethics concerns, Senate confirmation process set to begin By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 08 Watch 10:14 Should juveniles be incarcerated with adults? By Ivette Feliciano, Zachary Green While all states can charge juveniles as adults, often for the most serious crimes, North Carolina and New York do so for every 16- or 17-year-old, regardless of the offense. People who want to raise the age of adult responsibility… Continue watching
Jan 08 With inauguration looming, Trump continues to control hundreds of companies By Michael D. Regan and Julie Bykowicz and Chad Day, Associated Press Ethics experts have called for the president-elect to sell off his assets and place his investments in a blind trust. Continue reading