Sep 19 Ahead of pope’s visit, Obama and Raul Castro speak by phone By Julie Pace, Associated Press President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro had a rare phone call Friday ahead of Pope Francis' impending visit to both their nations. Continue reading
Sep 13 Watch 3:31 Smaller cities hit hardest by airline mergers By PBS News Hour Airline mergers over the last few years have resulted in fewer flights in the U.S., as well as a disparity in service and ticket prices between large and small cities. Jack Nicas of the Wall Street Journal joins Hari Sreenivasan… Continue watching
Sep 13 Watch 3:19 What effect would an interest rate hike have on U.S. wallets? By PBS News Hour If and when the Federal Reserve Bank raises interest rates, which is widely expected, it would be the first such hike since the 2008 financial crisis. Raised rates will impact the cost of home mortgages and there will be consequences… Continue watching
Sep 13 The complex fight GOP leaders face to avoid another federal shutdown By Alan Fram, Andrew Taylor, Associated Press There won't be a government shutdown this year, Republican congressional leaders say. But with Congress, it's never easy. A band of conservatives say they won't back legislation financing government agencies unless the bill blocks federal payments to Planned Parenthood. A… Continue reading
Sep 13 For White House visit, pomp and protocol await Pope Francis By Darlene Superville, Associated Press When Pope Francis arrives in the U.S. on Sept. 22, he'll get an airport welcome that few world leaders have ever received: a plane-side greeting from President Obama, which is just the beginning of the pomp and protocol that Washington… Continue reading
Sep 13 Infographic: Sneakers by the numbers in America By Carey Reed Not only have sneakers become engrained in U.S. popular culture, seemingly since Run DMC's "An Ode to the Adidas Superstar", but sales of the popular footwear are big business, to the tune of around $34 billion dollars a year in… Continue reading
Sep 13 Despite populist rhetoric, GOP tax proposals tilt to wealthy By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press Jeb Bush talked about leveling the playing field, Marco Rubio wrote about helping the working class, Rand Paul promised to expand the Republican Party beyond its traditional base. Yet all three candidates offered tax proposals that would benefit overwhelmingly the… Continue reading
Sep 13 Report: Company has no knowledge Clinton server was ‘wiped’ By Associated Press The company that managed Hillary Rodham Clinton's private email server says it has no knowledge that the server was "wiped," which could mean that more than 30,000 emails Clinton says she deleted from the device could be recovered, according to… Continue reading
Sep 12 Watch 4:20 European Union struggles to find unified response to migrant crisis By PBS News Hour On Monday, the 28-nation European Union will hold an emergency summit in Brussels, Belgium, to try to agree on how many asylum seekers each country will accept. NewsHour's William Brangham joins Hari Sreenivasan from Vienna, to discuss. Continue watching
Sep 12 Watch 4:03 Before influx of new migrants, what’s Germany doing to help the crisis? By PBS News Hour Germany will take in at least 800,000 migrants this year, more than any other country in Europe, including roughly 10,000 expected to arrive this weekend. Noah Barkin of Reuters joins Hari Sreenivasan via Skype from Berlin with what Germany is… Continue watching