Dec 06 Watch 9:15 New report finds Americans lack economic mobility, opportunity By PBS News Hour A striking lack of economic mobility exists in America, according to a new report released this week by the Brookings Institute and the American Enterprise Institute. Authors of the report, Kay Hymowitz and Larry Aber join NewsHour's Megan Thompson to… Continue watching
Dec 06 Watch 3:31 Here’s what President Obama is expected to say in Sunday’s primetime address By PBS News Hour For only the third time in his presidency, President Obama will address the nation from the Oval Office, focusing on the ongoing terrorism investigation into Wednesday's mass shooting in San Bernardino, California, that killed 14 people and wounded 21 others. Continue watching
Dec 06 Watch 3:34 Back in court, FCC defends net neutrality from internet providers By PBS News Hour The ability of the U.S. government to regulate broadband internet service is back in court, as the Washington D.C. federal appeals court on Friday heard arguments by the cable and telecom industry challenging rules the FCC established earlier this year… Continue watching
Dec 05 Watch 22:28 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Dec. 5, 2015 By PBS News Hour Saturday on NewsHour Weekend: The terror investigation into the San Bernardino mass shooting turns toward suspect Tashfeen Malik, experts discuss how those living in the U.S. might be radicalized, and in Puerto Rico, a movement to become more food independent. Continue watching
Dec 05 Watch 3:22 After San Bernardino, how can law enforcement prevent self-radicalization? By PBS News Hour A main concern following the San Bernardino mass shooting is how those in the U.S. may become radicalized -- and the challenge that poses to law enforcement trying to track those individuals. David Schanzer, Director of the Triangle Center on… Continue watching
Dec 05 Watch Here’s what we know about the growing international fight against ISIS By PBS News Hour In the fight against ISIS, France has stepped up airstrikes in Syria since the terror attacks in Paris, shortly after the U.K. authorized its own airstrikes, and Germany has voted to support the military campaign against the group. But what… Continue watching
Dec 05 ISIS claims California shooters as followers of militant group By Elisabeth Ponsot, Stephen Fee The Islamic State said Saturday the two shooters who stormed a holiday party in San Bernardino, Calif., on Wednesday, killing 14 people and wounding 21, were followers of the militant group. Continue reading
Dec 05 Watch 3:42 Paris climate talks enter next phase, but political roadblocks remain By PBS News Hour The climate talks that began last week in Paris have reached the halfway point, and early Saturday, delegates from 195 nations approved a draft text they hope will be the basis for an agreement to reduce global carbon emissions. But… Continue watching
Dec 05 Watch 4:23 How to solve Puerto Rico’s looming food crisis? Eat local, farmers say By PBS News Hour Last week, Puerto Rico managed to make a $354 million payment on $72 billion worth of bond debt, which the government says it cannot pay off. Officials hope that boosting the agriculture sector will help dig the island out of… Continue watching
Nov 29 Watch 22:27 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Nov. 29, 2015 By PBS News Hour Sunday on NewsHour Weekend, the world's attention turns again to Paris for a global climate summit, Pope Francis visits the Central African Republic, a nation caught in a violent conflict between Christians and Muslims, and a preview of a series… Continue watching