Nov 29 A tale of two grid defectors: Why some are quitting electric companies in Hawaii By Saskia de Melker While most people who install solar panels in Hawaii remain tied to the local electrical grid, others have managed to move off the grid completely. Here's how two men became grid defectors, and why they say it's only a matter… Continue reading
Nov 22 Watch 25:04 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Nov. 22, 2015 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday November 22, Belgium’s capital is on lockdown for a second day, as officials say suspects in the Paris terror attacks remain at large. We hear from one woman who survived the Paris concert hall massacre. Continue watching
Nov 22 Watch 3:55 Massachusetts drops Common Core test, will develop own student evaluations By PBS News Hour Massachusetts, a state considered a leader in education reform, decided last week to reject the Parcc test based on Common Core standards--a test still used in several other states. Instead, the state will develop its own exams to measure student… Continue watching
Nov 22 Watch 3:41 Bataclan survivor: Attacks in Paris ‘no excuse for racism’ By PBS News Hour When terrorists attacked six locations in Paris last week, the concert hall -- the Bataclan -- saw the worst bloodshed. Eighty-nine people died there. One survivor was a 31-year-old English woman, who spoke to NewsHour special correspondent Malcolm Brabant in… Continue watching
Nov 22 Watch 3:15 This cartoon is teaching children in France how to cope after the terror attacks By PBS News Hour Cartooning has been a part of French culture ever since King Louis XIV ruled France 300 years ago. This week, the NewsHour’s Stephen Free visited the editors of a French magazine, who are embracing that tradition in explaining the Nov. Continue watching
Nov 22 Watch 6:04 How the French are burning garbage to heat homes By PBS News Hour In a little more than a week, a recovering Paris will host world leaders for the next UN climate change conference. They hope to come to agreements on how to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. Paris itself is innovating one way… Continue watching
Nov 21 Watch 25:03 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Nov. 21, 2015 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday November 21, the Belgian capital of Brussels is on lockdown after officials warn of a possible terrorist attack. Could potential ISIS operatives be effectively tracked in the United States? And the new realities of being… Continue watching
Nov 21 Watch 3:40 The latest on the Mali hotel attack By PBS News Hour Authorities in the West African nation of Mali say armed Islamic terrorists killed 19 people in Friday’s attack on a Radisson hotel in the capital city of Bamako. Among the victims were hotel guests from Russia, China, Belgium, Israel --… Continue watching
Nov 21 Once alone and undocumented, teen finds family in immigration court By Ivette Feliciano, Zachary Green Minors who enter the United States alone and without proper documents face a circuitous path when seeking relief after they are stopped and detained by U.S. immigration officials. Continue reading
Nov 21 Watch 4:12 Could a ‘Paris-type’ assault happen in the U.S.? By PBS News Hour In the U.S., FBI director James Comey says he is not aware of any credible threats of what he calls “Paris-type” attacks or of any U.S. connections among the Paris attackers. At the same time, Comey said the FBI currently… Continue watching