Nov 13 Watch 1:26 Hollande pays tribute one year after Paris attacks By PBS News Hour Today marks one year since a coordinated attack in Paris carried out by terrorists killed 130 people and wounded more than 400. French President Francois Hollande and Mayor Anne Hidalgo paid tribute today at the Bataclan concert hall, where part… Continue watching
Nov 13 Colombia and FARC sign amended peace deal By Michael D. Regan Voters narrowly rebuffed an initial accord last month that would have ended the 52-year conflict that killed more than 200,000 people. Continue reading
Nov 12 Watch 25:03 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Nov. 12, 2016 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, Nov. 12, protests against President-Elect Donald Trump continue in cities across the country, and the latest from Iraq in the battle for Mosul. Also, looking ahead to the top priorities of a Trump administration, and… Continue watching
Nov 12 Watch Trump promises to make infrastructure a major focus By PBS News Hour Donald Trump has signaled that infrastructure will be a major issue in his administration. He has also promised to create 25 million jobs through infrastructure spending, tax reduction, trade deal reform and lifting restrictions on American energy development. Laura Bliss… Continue watching
Nov 12 Watch 3:45 How to (accurately) predict a presidential election By PBS News Hour In all presidential elections since 1984, American University history Professor Allan Lichtman has correctly predicted the outcome based on his own system. It consists of 13 true/false statements that measure whether the incumbent party will retain or lose the White… Continue watching
Nov 12 Watch 3:53 ISIS executes civilians as Iraqi forces gain ground in Mosul By PBS News Hour As Iraqi forces continue to gain ground in Mosul against Islamic State militants, thousands of residents are attempting to flee the city. The United Nations reports that ISIS is carrying out mass executions of civilians. Alex Milutinovic, who is directing… Continue watching
Nov 12 Watch ‘Junk science’ law exonerates woman of murder By PBS News Hour A 68-year-old Texas woman, who in 1993 was convicted of murder by arson of her uncle, was found not guilty on Wednesday through a new ‘junk science’ law in Texas that reopens cases if there is new scientific evidence contradicting… Continue watching
Nov 12 India abolishes some rupee notes as millions flock to banks By Michael D. Regan Millions of Indians crowded attempted to exchange 500- and 1000- rupee notes after the country's prime minister declared them defunct this week. Continue reading
Nov 12 These 13 sentences led a professor to predict Trump’s win By Corinne Segal As many people in the country breathlessly checked the latest polling numbers ahead of Tuesday’s election, Allan Lichtman, a history professor at American University, had already predicted the outcome with an entirely different system. Lichtman uses a series of 13… Continue reading
Nov 06 Watch 25:01 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Nov. 6, 2016 By PBS News Hour For this episode on Sunday, Nov. 6, two days before Election Day, the FBI clears Hillary Clinton of a second probe into her private email server. Later, the push for a national popular vote over the Electoral College. Alison Stewart… Continue watching