Dec 13 Deal reached in overtime at UN climate summit in Peru By Carey Reed Delegates from 190 countries agreed on a deal to curb climate change Sunday, as United Nations climate talks in Lima, Peru, entered a second day of overtime. Continue reading
Dec 13 Watch 1:53 Viewers respond to reports on student loan options and teacher tenure By PBS News Hour Hari Sreenivasan reads viewer comments in response to a NewsHour Weekend report on new options for borrowers of student loans and an updated segment on teacher tenure lawsuits. Continue watching
Dec 13 See how a historic drought has changed California’s landscape By Hannah Yi Heavy rain, snow and wind has been pummeling California over the past week in one of the strongest storms to hit the West Coast in years. But the downpour won't be enough to chip away at the state's persistent drought,… Continue reading
Dec 13 Watch 9:13 ‘We need the rain’: Jobs, land languish as California drought endures By PBS News Hour In the four years since the drought in California began, the lack of water has cost thousands of jobs, caused noticeable changes in the landscape and induced desperation among citizens who are running out of options. In search of a… Continue watching
Dec 13 House Democrats, then Senate Republicans object to spending bill By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press First it was objections by House Democrats that stood in the way of passage of a $1.1 trillion catchall spending bill. Now it's the Senate Republicans' turn, specifically Ted Cruz of Texas and Mike Lee of Utah. Continue reading
Dec 13 Marches to protest police killings planned in DC, New York By Associated Press Protesters plan to converge on the nation's capital on Saturday to help bring attention to the deaths of unarmed black men at the hands of police and call for legislative action. Continue reading
Dec 07 Watch 22:49 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Dec. 7, 2014 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, Dec. 7, six Guantanamo detainees are released for resettlement. Later, a closer look at the failed attempt to rescue hostages in Yemen. And, assessing one of North Korea's most powerful weapons: the cyber attack. Continue watching
Dec 07 Watch 4:08 ‘Unprecedented’ Sony hack stirs concern over North Korea cyberwarfare By PBS News Hour Investigators have called the pre-Thanksgiving cyber attack on Sony Pictures “unprecedented.” The attack knocked out most of Sony’s network and while the culprits remain unknown, some are considering North Korea as a possible suspect. For more on North Korea’s possible… Continue watching
Dec 07 Mexican officials confirm ID of body in case of 43 missing students By Carey Reed Mexican officials on Sunday confirmed the identity of the body belonging to one of the country's 43 missing students as 19-year-old Alexander Mora Venancio. He and 42 other teacher trainees disappeared while participating in demonstrations against school budget cuts in… Continue reading
Dec 07 Watch 4:14 Why did the raid in Yemen to rescue Luke Somers go so wrong? By PBS News Hour U.S. special forces tried to rescue photojournalist Luke Somers from al-Qaida militants on Saturday, but the kidnappers shot Somers and another hostage, South African teacher Pierre Korkie, before the soldiers could get to them. Both hostages died. Adam Entous of… Continue watching