Nov 09 GOP’s successful midterm showing shapes 2016 presidential race By Steve Peoples and Ken Thomas, Associated Press The 2016 presidential race was about the new Republican-controlled Congress even before the polls closed Tuesday night. As the GOP rout became clear late on election night, would-be Democratic front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton found herself with a ready-made foil in… Continue reading
Nov 09 Germany marks 25th anniversary of the fall of Berlin Wall By Rialda Zukic Germans commemorated on Sunday the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, which on Nov. 9, 1989, ended a years-long divide between East and West Germany. Continue reading
Nov 09 Watch ‘The other one percent’: Bridging the military-civilian divide in Brooklyn By Elisabeth Ponsot Tuesday is Veterans Day -- a day to honor those who have served. But since the draft ended in 1973, the number of Americans who serve in the armed forces has decreased dramatically, leading to what some fear is a… Continue watching
Nov 08 Watch 6:15 Why Brandi Chastain reversed her stand on kids’ soccer safety By PBS News Hour U.S. soccer star Brandi Chastain has changed her mind about kids heading the ball in soccer, saying the practice should be banned for players aged 14 and younger. NewsHour Weekend's William Brangham discusses the issue with the World Cup and… Continue watching
Nov 08 Watch ‘Is this mission creep?’ Why is the US sending additional troops to Iraq? By PBS News Hour Several bombings in and around Baghdad came one day after President Barack Obama announced plans to expand the US role in Iraq. For more on this, Anthony Cordesman of the Center for Strategic and International Studies joins Hari Sreenivasan in… Continue watching
Nov 08 Watch ALMA telescope spots birth of a planet in ‘milestone’ discovery By PBS News Hour Using the ALMA radio telescope in Chile, astronomers were able to capture the formation of a new planet, and scientists are observing it happen more clearly than ever before. Hari Sreenivasan reports. Continue watching
Nov 08 Philippines marks one year since Typhoon Haiyan with a pop of color By Carey Reed To mark the one-year anniversary of Typhoon Haiyan that killed at least 6,300 people and displaced millions of others, Filipino artists painted murals on the outer walls of a public cemetery in Tacloban, the city hardest hit by the typhoon… Continue reading
Nov 08 Obama’s plan to expand role in Iraq hinges on OK from Congress By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press Congress members returning to Capitol Hill next week will face a debate over President Barack Obama's new $5.6 billion plan to expand the U.S. mission in Iraq and send up to 1,500 more American troops to the war-torn nation. Continue reading