Segment Oct 16 Why a power struggle has broken out over Kirkuk Two vital American allies have reignited their rivalry in Iraq. After months of simmering tensions, national military forces and militia moved to push Kurdish forces out of the disputed city of Kirkuk. Three weeks ago, the Kurds held a referendum…
Politics Oct 16 What the Bannon vs. McConnell fight means for Trump and the GOP Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report and Tamara Keith of NPR join Judy Woodruff to discuss Steve Bannon’s attacks on the GOP establishment, as well as the responses from Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and President Trump, plus a…
Nation Oct 16 New Mexico deploys best practices to avoid the worst outcomes in the opioid crisis While states nationwide have been scrambling to respond to the deadly opioid epidemic, New Mexico has been hard at work with an aggressive response for years. So why have its addiction rates remained stubbornly high? Hari Sreenivasan visits a state…
Nation Oct 16 How drug distributors reportedly hobbled law enforcement from policing the flow of opioids An investigation by 60 Minutes and the Washington Post alleges that the companies that distribute opioid painkillers to pharmacies and doctors’ offices nationwide persuaded Congress to weaken the DEA’s ability to halt drug distribution at the height of the opioid…
World Oct 15 PBS NewsHour full episode Oct. 15, 2017 On this edition for Sunday, Oct. 15, northern California continues to battle wildfires, and South Sudan's four-year civil war causes the continent's largest refugee crisis. Also, meet photographer William Wegman's Weimaraners. Hari Sreenivasan anchors from New York.
World Oct 15 South Sudan civil war causes Africa's worst refugee crisis The United Nations says South Sudan’s four-year-old civil war has left half of the nation’s population -- 6 million people -- in need of humanitarian aid. The conflict began when South Sudan’s army split between factions loyal to President Salva…
World Oct 15 Iraqi, Kurdish forces in standoff, weeks after Kurdish vote for independence Iraqi army and Kurdish troops are in a standoff in Kirkuk, a city located in the Kurdistan region, which voted for independence from Iraq last month. Kirkuk holds 10 percent of Iraq’s oil reserves. Washington Post reporter Loveday Morris, who…
Nation Oct 14 PBS NewsHour full episode Oct. 14, 2017 On this edition for Saturday, Oct. 14, fires in northern California leave whole towns devastated, and persecuted Rohingya Muslims continue to flee Myanmar. Also, baby boomers are struggling to pay off student loans well into retirement age. Hari Sreenivasan anchors…
Nation Oct 14 California wildfire evacuees return home to rubble Wildfires in northern California have caused about 95,000 residents to evacuate and killed at least 35 people, making them the deadliest in the state’s history. As firefighters make progress containing the flames, some residents are returning home to ruins. PBS…