Nov 05 Details of controversial Pacific trade deal released By Paul Wiseman and Elaine Kurtenbach, Associated Press Details of a sweeping Pacific Rim trade deal released Thursday set the stage for a raucous debate in the U.S. Congress but also may provide reassurances to those who worried the agreement could gut protections for the environment, public health… Continue reading
Nov 05 Americans souring on Obama's Islamic State plan, poll finds By Josh Lederman, Emily Swanson, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Americans are souring on President Barack Obama's approach to fighting the Islamic State, according to an Associated Press-GfK poll that also found deep pessimism about U.S. prospects for success in Afghanistan and uncertainty about Obama's plan to leave… Continue reading
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Nov 04 Watch 4:22 The assassination that shattered Mideast peace dreams By PBS News Hour Twenty years ago Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin addressed an evening rally in Tel Aviv in support of his peace accords with the Palestinians. Moments later he was fatally shot by a Jewish ultra-nationalist who opposed the peace initiative. Chief… Continue watching
Nov 04 Watch 5:15 News Wrap: Talk grows of Islamic State bomb on downed Metrojet plane By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, the Associated Press and other news outlets reported that U.S. intelligence believes that Islamic State militants planted a bomb on a Russian airliner that broke up and crashed in the Egyptian desert Saturday. Also, a… Continue watching
Nov 04 Watch 54:35 PBS NewsHour full episode Nov. 4, 2015 By PBS News Hour Wednesday on the NewsHour, what the results from Election Day say about voter sentiment. Also: Why more middle-aged white Americans are dying, searching for methane leaks in the West, a look at the Middle East conflict 20 years since the… Continue watching
Nov 04 U.S. diplomats: Russian strikes have not halted Islamic State By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press Two top U.S. diplomats said Wednesday that 85 to 90 percent of Russian air strikes in Syria have killed moderate opposition forces and civilians and that Moscow's intervention has done little to stop Islamic State militants. Continue reading
Nov 03 Watch 8:20 Can Paris talks produce a climate change deal that sticks? By PBS News Hour Countries from around the world will meet in a few weeks to try to reach agreement on limiting greenhouse gasses. Previous climate summits have been fraught with disagreement. Will the Paris meeting produce results? Jeffrey Brown speaks to UN climate… Continue watching
Nov 03 Watch 6:01 News Wrap: More unconfirmed clues emerge in Metrojet investigation By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, U.S. officials say images shot from space may offer clues to a Russian airliner’s destruction over Egypt. Also, a Turkish crackdown on alleged followers of a major opposition leader intensified; at least 44 people accused… Continue watching
Nov 03 Watch 54:34 PBS NewsHour full episode Nov. 3, 2015 By PBS News Hour Tuesday on the NewsHour, voters cast ballots on issues ranging from pot legalization to Airbnb limits. Also: The company behind the Keystone XL pipeline asks to suspend a review of its plans, a look ahead at the global climate summit,… Continue watching