Feb 22 Week-long protests leave millions of people in India without water By Kamaria Roberts Indian authorities worked to restore a main water supply to New Dehli, India’s capital city of 16 million people, today after protesters took control of a key canal over the weekend. Continue reading
Feb 21 Watch PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Feb. 21, 2016 By PBS News Hour Sunday on NewsHour Weekend: Political experts weigh in on the long road ahead for the presidential candidates. Also, a revealing look at Pope John Paul II's private correspondence with philosopher Teresa Timenyeska. Later, how using drones in Tornado Alley is… Continue watching
Feb 21 At least six dead in Fiji after powerful cyclone rips through the Pacific By Michael D. Regan At least six people in Fiji have died following one of the strongest Category-5 storm ever to strike the Southern Hemisphere. Cyclone Winston reached wind gusts of more than 200 mph as residents of Fiji on Sunday began surveying the… Continue reading
Feb 21 Watch 8:49 Letters from Pope John Paul II reveal friendship with married woman By PBS News Hour A new documentary, the subject of an upcoming PBS program, sheds light on a three-decade-long friendship between Pope John Paul II and a Polish-American philosopher, Anna Teresa Timenyeska. In this excerpt from "The Secret Letters of Pope John Paul II,"… Continue watching
Feb 21 The top issues influencing voters in South Carolina and Nevada By Michael D. Regan and Emily Swanson, Associated Press The top issues named by caucus-goers in Nevada were the economy, followed by income inequality and then health care. Continue reading
Feb 20 Watch PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Feb. 20, 2016 By PBS News Hour Saturday on NewsHour Weekend: The nation pays its respects to Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. Also, presidential contests take place in Nevada for the Democrats and in South Carolina for the Republicans. Later, the economic and social impacts when Wal-Mart… Continue watching
Feb 20 Donald Trump wins big at South Carolina GOP primary By Michael D. Regan and Jill Colvin and Thomas Beaumont, Associated Press Donald Trump scored his second straight Republican presidential primary win, rolling to victory in South Carolina on Saturday as voters seething about Washington and politicians helped propel the billionaire businessman past GOP establishment candidates. Continue reading
Feb 20 The latest: 2016 presidential election updates from South Carolina, Nevada By Michael D. Regan and Associated Press The Latest on the 2016 presidential election and two crucial contests Saturday: South Carolina's Republican primary and Nevada's Democratic caucuses. Continue reading
Feb 20 Cyclone Winston barrels down on Fiji By Michael D. Regan Residents of Fiji forged through the most powerful storm ever recorded on the the island-nation with gale-force winds this weekend reaching at least as high as 184 mph. Continue reading
Feb 20 Record number of Americans apply to be astronauts, NASA says By Michael D. Regan A record number of potential astronauts applied for NASA's space program, eclipsing a number that had been set nearly 40 years ago. Continue reading