Nov 29 Watch Egyptian court clears Mubarak in 2011 protest deaths By PBS News Hour An Egyptian court on Saturday dismissed charges that ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak was responsible for killing hundreds of demonstrators during the Arab Spring uprising in 2011. For more on the ruling and its importance, Samer Shehata, an associate professor… Continue watching
Nov 29 Watch California students take a stand to topple teacher tenure; New York up next By PBS News Hour A 2012 legal case brought by nine public school students in California, who argued the state's teacher tenure laws denied their right to a quality education, ended a few months ago after a judge declared the laws unconstitutional. Shortly after… Continue watching
Nov 29 Hagel’s exit and the uneasy White House-Pentagon relationship By Robert Burns and Julie Pace, The Associated Press The president's third Pentagon chief, Chuck Hagel, was picked partly because he was thought to be more deferential to Obama's close circle of White House advisers. But over time, Hagel also grew frustrated with what he saw as the West… Continue reading
Nov 23 Watch PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Nov. 23, 2014 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, Nov. 23, the deadline looms for a nuclear deal between Iran and the West, we'll have a report from Vienna where negotiations continue. In our signature segment, New York City tries out a new plan… Continue watching
Nov 23 Watch Inside the nuclear deal negotiations with Iran By PBS News Hour A Monday deadline looms for a nuclear deal between Iran and the West. Hari Sreenivasan is joined by NewsHour’s William Brangham, who reported from Iran earlier this year, and David Sanger of the New York Times via Skype, who is… Continue watching
Nov 23 Watch Security boosted in Ferguson ahead of grand jury decision By PBS News Hour A grand jury considering whether or not to indict Darren Wilson, the police officer who shot and killed Michael Brown, will reconvene for deliberations Monday, with a decision possibly coming next week. The NewsHour’s Stephen Fee is in Ferguson, where… Continue watching
Nov 23 Watch ‘A long way from zero’: NYC takes on traffic fatalities By PBS News Hour Although New York City streets over the past few years have been the safest in decades, traffic accidents and pedestrian fatalities have recently started to tick back up. Now, city officials are looking to "Vision Zero," an initiative based on… Continue watching
Nov 23 Will the last ‘Angola Three’ inmate be set free? By Carey Reed Louisiana's attorney general voiced his disagreement on Friday with a court ruling that could lead to the release of an inmate who has spent 42 years in solitary confinement. Continue reading
Nov 23 Former mayor of Washington Marion Barry is dead at 78 By Ben Nuckols, Associated Press Divisive and flamboyant, maddening and beloved, Marion Barry outshone every politician in the 40-year history of District of Columbia self-rule. But for many, his legacy was not defined by the accomplishments and failures of his four terms as mayor and… Continue reading