World Aug 18 News Wrap: 2 stabbed to death in Finland attack In our news wrap Friday, a man stabbed two to death and wounded six others in a Finnish city about 95 miles outside of Helsinki. The attacker was shot in the leg and captured. Also, a state trooper who died…
World Aug 18 After attack, Barcelona comes to terms with new reality Fourteen are dead, including one American, after Thursday's attack on Barcelona and another in a Spanish coastal town, where a car drove into a crowd and five men jumped out with knives; all were shot dead by police. Special correspondent…
Politics Aug 18 With Bannon out, how will the White House change? Chief strategist Steve Bannon ended his tenure at the White House Friday, yet another departure in a string of top staff firings. Bannon has been credited with helping President Trump win the 2016 election and has played a controversial role…
Politics Aug 18 Dionne and Ponnuru on Bannon's White House exit, Trump's Charlottesville isolation Washington Post columnist E.J. Dionne Jr. and Ramesh Ponnuru of National Review join Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the week’s news, including Stephen Bannon getting pushed out of the White House, how criticism over his response to Charlottesville has affected the…
Arts Aug 17 What Calvin Trillin learned from his college writing course As a longtime writer for The New Yorker, Calvin Trillin was less interested in directly explaining why what he was writing was important than in just telling a good story. Trillin offers his Brief but Spectacular take on some of…
World Aug 17 73 years later, WWII veteran returns a fallen soldier's family keepsake In our NewsHour moment of the day, a 93-year-old World War II veteran traveled more than 5,000 miles from his Montana home this month to return a treasured keepsake to a grateful Japanese family.
Health Aug 17 Why are more American women dying after childbirth? Doctors and nurses have worked hard to reduce the U.S. infant mortality rate, and yet there’s been a rise in maternal mortality in recent decades, a trend that is less understood. Judy Woodruff sits down with Renee Montagne of NPR…
Nation Aug 17 How cities prepare for tensions over Confederate statues Statues of Confederate leaders have been removed in the night, torn down by protesters and seen as a flash point for communities, especially in the South. What challenges do cities face when trying to deal with controversial memorials, as well…
Episode Aug 17 PBS NewsHour full episode August 17, 2017 Thursday on the NewsHour, a van plows through a busy tourist area of Barcelona, killing more than a dozen. Also: City officials grapple with what to do about Confederate monuments, Steve Bannon speaks out, what online shopping means for the…
World Aug 17 Barcelona tourist area targeted in deadly vehicle attack An attack in Barcelona killed 13 and wounded scores more when a speeding van vaulted into a crowd on the city’s iconic La Rambla boulevard, a bustling area that attracts pedestrians and tourists. Police have made two arrests and are…