Aug 30 As midterm elections approach, five things to know about the Senate races By Bill Barrow, Associated Press The top prize of the November midterm elections is control of the Senate for the final years of President Barack Obama's administration. Republicans need six more seats to take over. Continue reading
Aug 24 Watch Full episode: PBS NewsHour Weekend: Sunday, August 24, 2014 By PBS News Hour On this edition, an American hostage is released in Syria. The strongest earthquake in 25 years rocks Northern California. And, in our signature segment, from the Philippines: will a new reproductive healthcare law slow down one of Asia's highest birth… Continue watching
Aug 24 Watch Shift in U.S. attitude over involvement in Syria after Foley execution By PBS News Hour The execution of journalist James Foley by the Islamic State has shifted the U.S. administration's attitude toward involvement in Syria. Dion Nissenbaum of The Wall Street Journal joins Hari Sreenivasan from Washington, D.C. to discuss what options the U.S. has… Continue watching
Aug 24 Watch 9:36 Amid population explosion, birth control access roils the Philippines By PBS NewsHour In the Philippines, amid a population explosion and staggering birth rate, caused partly by limited access to contraception or family planning advice, NewsHour Special Correspondent Mark Litke follows mothers and newborns from one of the busiest maternity wards in the… Continue watching
Aug 24 Man who served 24 years released after arson-murder case thrown out By Carey Reed After serving 24 years of a life sentence in a maximum-security Pennsylvania prison for a 1990 arson-murder conviction, a New York man was freed on bail. Continue reading
Aug 24 6.0 earthquake strikes wine country in Northern California By Elisabeth Ponsot, Carey Reed A 6.0 magnitude earthquake hit Northern California on Sunday, concentrated about nine miles south of the city of Napa. Continue reading
Aug 23 Watch 25:08 PBS NewsHour Weekend: Saturday, August 23, 2014 By PBS News Hour On tonight's edition, ISIS gains more control in Syria as the U.S. weighs its military options. In our signature segment, a look at background checks and a report on how cases of mistaken identity can cost people job offers. And,… Continue watching
Aug 23 Watch What will shape the upcoming meeting between Poroshenko and Putin? By PBS News Hour On Tuesday, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet for the first time since June. Steve Sestanovich, a senior fellow from the Council on Foreign Relations in Washington, D.C., joins Hari Sreenivasan to provide input on… Continue watching
Aug 23 Watch ‘No end in sight’: More than 191,000 have died from conflict in Syria By PBS News Hour A new United Nations report says that more than 191,000 people have died during the conflict in Syria. Douglas Ollivant, a senior national security studies fellow at the New America Foundation, joins Hari Sreenivasan from Washington to discuss the situation… Continue watching
Aug 23 Thousands march in New York City to protest police killings By Elisabeth Ponsot In the borough of Staten Island in New York City on Saturday, thousands marched to seek justice in the death of an unarmed black man, Eric Garner, who was killed by police on July 17. Continue reading