Nov 09 Watch 5:38 How will the Russian sports cheating scandal affect future Olympic games? By PBS News Hour An independent commission of the World Anti-Doping Agency has uncovered systemic cheating by Russian track and field athletes in international sports, much of it at the behest of the Russian government. The report recommended a lifetime ban for five runners. Continue watching
Nov 09 Watch 4:36 Will Myanmar's military rulers honor the election results? By PBS News Hour Though the outcome is still not certain, the historic election in Myanmar was a day 25 years in the making. Judy Woodruff takes a closer look at the struggle for democracy with Assistant Secretary of State for Human Rights Tom… Continue watching
Nov 09 Watch 2:38 Former prisoner Aung San Suu Kyi poised to prevail in Myanmar election By PBS News Hour Myanmar is on track to hand a landslide election victory to the party of former political prisoner Aung San Suu Kyi. John Irvine of Independent Television News reports on the drama leading up to outcome. Continue watching
Nov 09 Watch Mexico's sugar clinics help patients gain control over diabetes By PBS News Hour In Mexico, over 70 percent of citizens are overweight or obese and 14 percent of Mexican adults now suffer from diabetes, though half of those affected aren't even aware they have the disease. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports… Continue watching
Nov 09 Watch 4:25 News Wrap: $1 million bail set for officers who shot 6-year-old By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, a judge in Louisiana has set a $1 million bail for two police officers accused of murdering an autistic boy. Also, two Americans, a South African and two Jordanians were gunned down by a police… Continue watching
Nov 09 Watch 54:26 PBS NewsHour full episode Nov. 9, 2015 By PBS News Hour Monday on the NewsHour, the president of the University of Missouri resigns due to his handling of racial issues on campus. Also: Russia’s widespread involvement in steroid use, addressing Mexico’s diabetes epidemic, Myanmar’s election results, discussing the politics of late… Continue watching
Nov 09 Obama, Netanyahu minimize differences, renew call for peace By Julie Pace, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Minimizing sharp differences, President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reaffirmed their commitment to seeking elusive Middle East peace on Monday, though prospects for an agreement between Israelis and Palestinians appear ever further out of reach. Continue reading
Nov 08 Watch 25:02 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Nov. 8, 2015 By PBS News Hour Sunday on NewsHour Weekend, the U.S. plans to escalate airstrikes against ISIS in Syria, millions of voters turn out for Myanmar's historic free election, and in our signature segment, the complex path for unaccompanied migrant children from Central America hoping… Continue watching
Nov 08 Watch 3:25 With hope for democracy, millions vote in Myanmar's historic election By PBS News Hour In Myanmar, the country's freest election ever this weekend will determine control of the nation's parliament, which is still dominated by the military. Aung San Suu Kyi leads the main opposition party and is seeking re-election. Suzanne DiMaggio of The… Continue watching
Nov 08 Watch 4:20 U.S.-led air campaign in Syria intensifies after shift in ISIS strategy By PBS News Hour Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Sunday more American ground troops could be sent to Syria in the future to contribute to the U.S.-led coalition that has carried out nearly 3,000 airstrikes against the Islamic State in Syria. New York Times… Continue watching