Dec 07 Senate’s last Deep South Democrat ousted in runoff election By Melinda Deslatte and Bill Barrow, Associated Press Republican Rep. Bill Cassidy has denied Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu of Louisiana a fourth term, calling his Senate victory "the exclamation point" on midterm elections that put Republicans in charge on Capitol Hill for President Barack Obama's last two years… Continue reading
Dec 06 Watch 22:46 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Dec. 6, 2014 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, Dec. 6, an American photojournalist and a South African aid worker held captive by al-Qaida in Yemen are killed during a failed U.S.-led rescue mission. Also, examining a fragmented system: are killings by police being… Continue watching
Dec 06 Report: Giraffe populations in Africa drop 40 percent in 15 years By Carey Reed New research shows that African giraffe populations have decreased by 40 percent over the last 15 years, pushing the world's tallest animal closer to extinction. Continue reading
Dec 06 Recalling Luke Somers as a ‘passionate’ and ‘dedicated’ colleague By Hari Sreenivasan, Andrew Mach In an interview with Hari Sreenivasan, NewsHour's Tik Root remembers his former colleague, American photojournalist Luke Somers, who was one of two hostages killed by Al-Qaida militants during a rescue attempt by U.S. forces in Yemen. Continue reading
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Dec 06 Watch 8:21 A distant dream? Crowdfunding still beyond reach for many entrepreneurs By PBS News Hour Raising a large pool of money from many small contributions online, known as crowdfunding, was supposed to be an option for startup business to raise money when President Obama signed the 2012 JOBS Act into law. But today, that method… Continue watching
Dec 06 U.S. to keep more troops than planned in Afghanistan By Robert Burns, Associated Press U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Saturday the United States will keep as many as 1,000 more troops in Afghanistan than planned for the first part of 2015. Continue reading
Dec 06 Profiling rules exempt agents at airports, border By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Federal agents who guard the border and screen passengers at airports would be exempt from new racial profiling guidelines that must be observed by the FBI and other law enforcement agencies. Those guidelines are being announced by the Obama administration… Continue reading
Dec 06 Watch 7:39 Should next of kin get access to a deceased loved one’s digital estate? By PBS News Hour Social media, email and bank accounts can remain active even after their owner dies, meaning valuable information can become vulnerable -- especially when estate managers can't access these accounts. NewsHour's Hari Sreenivasan reports on the complications surrounding digital estate planning… Continue watching