Oct 26 Watch 53:39 PBS NewsHour full episode October 26, 2015 By PBS News Hour Monday on the NewsHour, the Obama administration reverses course on standardized testing in schools. Also: The WHO announced that the consumption of processed meats can raise the risk of cancer, what two teenagers’ lives tell about the cycle of violence… Continue watching
Oct 26 Powerful earthquake shakes South Asia By Larisa Epatko A massive earthquake struck northeastern Afghanistan, and the death toll continued to climb past 100 on Monday, as residents tried to clear away debris and nurse the injured. Continue reading
Oct 25 Watch 25:03 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode October 25, 2015 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, October 25th, 2015, rain-soaked Texas contends with flash floods, President Obama wants American school kids to spend less time preparing for standardized tests, and the president of Honduras talks about the country's surge of domestic… Continue watching
Oct 25 Watch 3:42 Catholic bishops endorse Pope Francis' call for more open-hearted church By PBS News Hour Pope Francis closed a three-week meeting of Catholic Bishops on Sunday that focused on the church's position on family issues. The Bishop's expressed a more tolerant view toward divorced Catholics, but blocked any reconsideration of the church's stance on gay… Continue watching
Oct 25 European leaders meet for emergency talks on Balkan refugee crisis By Rialda Zukic European leaders met Sunday at an emergency summit in Brussels to discuss the handing of tens of thousands of migrants passing through the Balkans to western parts of Europe. Continue reading
Oct 25 Watch 1:50 Afghanistan's first women and gender studies program now in session By PBS News Hour Since the Taliban was ousted from power 14 years ago, Afghanistan's government has taken steps to improve the status of women, including in education. NewsHour's Megan Thompson reports. Continue watching
Oct 25 Watch 6:01 Behind the fight to stem violence and protect women in Honduras A wave of immigrants to the U.S. from Honduras has been fueled largely by drug and gang-related violence and a surge of violence against women. They're all problems that Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez is trying to address. Special Correspondent… Continue watching
Oct 24 Watch 25:03 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode October 24, 2015 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, October 24th, 2015, Hurricane Patricia makes landfall in Mexico then weakens rapidly, in our signature segment, women fleeing domestic violence in Honduras hope for safe harbor in the U.S., and a bill to protect hacked… Continue watching
Oct 24 Watch Israel and Jordan strike deal on Jerusalem holy site, Kerry says By PBS News Hour U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says Israel and Jordan have agreed on steps to curb a recent wave of violence between Palestinians and Israelis and announced there will be constant video monitoring around a sacred site in Jerusalem's Old… Continue watching
Oct 24 Watch 1:50 Hong Kong's illegal ivory trade still alive, despite pledge to ban sales By PBS News Hour The United States and China recently committed to nearly total bans of the ivory trade, hoping to curb the poaching of elephants who are killed for their tusks. But China still remains the world's biggest ivory consumer. NewsHour's Christopher Booker… Continue watching