Mar 12 WATCH: Trump meets with Houston Astros to celebrate World Series win By Darlene Superville, Associated Press President Donald Trump met with the Houston Astros at the White House today. Watch the president's remarks here. Continue reading
Nov 02 These photos show how the Houston Astros made World Series history By Michael Boulter The Astros victory comes after a long and thrilling seven-game series between Houston, left hard-hit by Hurricane Harvey, and the favored Dodgers, who last won the World Series in 1988. Continue reading
Oct 24 Watch 4:59 What an Astros World Series means to post-hurricane Houston By PBS News Hour Both the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Houston Astros have waited a long time to reach the World Series but this season is perhaps particularly notable for the Astros, who have made their way to the championship while helping Houston… Continue watching
Jan 16 Watch full video: Chicago Cubs visit President Obama at the White House By Darlene Superville, Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama welcomed the Chicago Cubs to the White House on Monday to celebrate their World Series win and speak to the power of sports to unite a divided nation. Continue reading
Nov 04 Watch 5:25 News Wrap: Unemployment rate drops below 5 percent By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, the Labor Department reported that U.S. employers added a net 161,000 jobs in October, dipping the unemployment rate a tenth of a percent to 4.9. Also, there are guilty verdicts in New Jersey Governor Chris… Continue watching
Nov 03 Watch 5:33 Loveable losers no more, Chicago raises the victory flag to celebrate its Cubs By PBS News Hour The World Series was destined for a dramatic finish: The Chicago Cubs finally ended their 108 year-long World Series drought in a hard-fought victory against the Cleveland Indians. In Chicago, fans who hadn’t seen a Fall Classic win in living… Continue watching
Nov 03 White Sox fan Obama bears no ill will toward Cubs, invites team to White House By Darlene Superville, Associated Press President Barack Obama has invited the World Series champion Chicago Cubs to visit him at the White House. Continue reading
Nov 02 Watch 2:37 News Wrap: Suspect in custody, Des Moines authorities seek motive in police killings By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, investigators around Des Moines, Iowa, are seeking a motive in the ambush killings of two policemen. Also, South African President Jacob Zuma faced increasing public pressure to step down, after a state watchdog report found… Continue watching
Nov 01 What baseball is, according to this lifetime fan By Mary Jo Brooks Gail Mazur says she’s been obsessed with baseball her whole life, but she resisted the temptation to write any poems about the game because she worried how it would be received by other poets. Continue reading
Oct 28 Watch 12:40 Shields and Brooks on the election’s ‘parity of sleaze’ By PBS News Hour In the wake of a new FBI investigation into emails from Hillary Clinton's aides and more sexual assault accusations against Donald Trump, syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss a campaign… Continue watching