Health Jul 07 A public housing project where healthy living is the foundation In downtown Denver, a recently built public housing project is designed to foster healthy living, with access to nutritious food, access to doctors and ease of exercise. Jeffrey Brown reports.
Episode Jul 07 PBS NewsHour full episode July 7, 2017 Friday on the NewsHour, President Trump and Russian President Putin hold their first face-to-face meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit. Also: We sit down with the U.S. defense minister, Republicans consider alternatives in their fight over health care…
Politics Jul 07 Brooks and Marcus on Trump meeting Putin, Republicans diverging on health care New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Ruth Marcus join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including the long and private first face-to-face meeting between President Trump and Russian President Putin, the president’s rhetoric about Western…
Jul 07 How social media 'likes' create a conversation of connection You might think linguistics professor Deborah Tannen would lament the effects of social media on how we communicate. Instead, she sees how it fills an essential need for connection, and the ways we've adapted the tools of "liking" and "tagging"…
Politics Jul 07 GOP health care efforts lack a clear path forward as Congress returns Has a week off for the Fourth of July holiday helped or hurt Republicans' attempt to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act? Lisa Desjardins joins John Yang to discuss where things stand as lawmakers return from recess next week,…
Politics Jul 07 News Wrap: U.S., Japan and South Korea unite on North Korea In the our news wrap Friday, the U.S., Japan and South Korea have agreed to apply “maximum pressure” after North Korea’s most recent intercontinental ballistic missile test. Also, President Trump met with Mexico’s President Enrique Pena Nieto and emphasized the…
World Jul 06 In Poland, Trump chides Russia on eve of Putin meeting President Trump began his second overseas trip in Poland by doing something he was criticized for not doing on his first: offering America's full commitment to the NATO alliance. The president also declared that the West would triumph over its…
World Jul 06 News Wrap: World powers joust over North Korea In the our news wrap Thursday, the president of China called for restraint over how to handle North Korea's test of an intercontinental ballistic missile. Meanwhile, Russia reportedly blocked the U.N. Security Council's approval of a statement strongly condemning the…
World Jul 06 Why Hobby Lobby is in trouble for importing artifacts Hobby Lobby, the national arts-and-crafts supply chain, illegally imported thousands of ancient relics from the Middle East, according to the Justice Department. The family-owned, Evangelical Christian company must now turn over rare clay tablets and artifacts that likely once came…
Economy Jul 06 What happened when this struggling city opened its arms to refugees After decades of decline, the city of Utica, New York, is growing again, thanks in part to its reputation as "the town that loves refugees." And their basic reason for loving refugees is simple: An influx of new residents and…