Nov 06 Why is voter turnout so low in the U.S.? By Michael D. Regan The U.S. ranks 31st out of 35 countries for voter turnout, based on voting age populace. Continue reading
Nov 05 Watch 25:03 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Nov. 5, 2016 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, Nov. 5, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump rally supporters in the final days before the election, and people in battleground states are swapping votes for third-party candidates. Also, what’s at stake in North Carolina where… Continue watching
Nov 05 Butterflies swarm eastern Australia in large-scale migration By Rebecca Oh Caper White butterflies are migrating west of the Great Dividing Range, which is the third-longest stretch of mountains in the world, in order to lay their eggs and find food. Continue reading
Nov 05 Photos: Delhi's air pollution closes hundreds of schools, renews alarms By Kamala Kelkar Delhi closed more than 1,700 schools on Friday and Saturday because air pollution there is too dangerous for children’s lungs. Continue reading
Nov 05 Protests grow in South Korea amid president's corruption scandal By Michael D. Regan Tens of thousands of protesters on Friday demanded President Park Geun-hye to step down after she admitted her close friend and daughter of a religious cult leader wielded influence over her decisions in office. Continue reading
Nov 04 Watch 53:48 PBS NewsHour full episode Nov. 4, 2016 By PBS News Hour Friday on the NewsHour, Donald Trump campaigns in New Hampshire, while Hillary Clinton tackles Pennsylvania and Michigan. Also, unemployment drops below 5 percent, guilty verdicts in the “Bridgegate” scandal, forecasting the election, analyzing fear of voter fraud, gaps in American… Continue watching
Nov 04 National Geographic 'Afghan Girl' to be deported from Pakistan By Alison Thoet A Pakistan judge ordered the deportation of "Afghan girl" Sharbat Gula. The nation has been cracking down on Afghan migrants living in the country illegally. Continue reading
Nov 04 A single mutation bolstered the fury of West Africa's Ebola outbreak By Dina Fine Maron, Scientific American A single genetic alteration may have increased Ebola virus transmissibility and boosted its killing power during the West Africa outbreak. Continue reading
Nov 03 Watch 6:35 The challenge of stabilizing a recaptured Mosul By PBS News Hour As the Iraqi military continues its push into the Islamic State-stronghold of Mosul, how are the disparate forces who make up the coalition working together, and how does Iraq plan to stabilize the city and prevent ethnic tensions? Special presidential… Continue watching
Nov 03 Watch 50:50 PBS NewsHour full episode Nov. 3, 2016 By PBS News Hour Tuesday on the NewsHour, a look at Democrats' efforts to boost the minority vote and the GOP's struggle to keep its suburban stronghold. Also: America's top diplomat in the fight against ISIS, making sense of the Donald Trump brand, two… Continue watching