World Nov 29 News Wrap: Plane carrying a top Brazilian soccer team crashes, killing 71 In our news wrap Tuesday, a chartered plane carrying a top Brazilian soccer team crashed in Colombia overnight, killing 71 people on board. The plane went down in the mountains near Medellin as athletes and a group of journalists covering…
Politics Nov 29 Will Tom Price take a 'surgical approach' to revising Obamacare? Rep. Tom Price (R-Ga) is an orthopedic surgeon and a vocal critic of the Affordable Care Act. He's also President-elect Donald Trump's choice to head the Department of Health and Human Services. Hari Sreenivasan speaks with Sabrina Corlette of Georgetown…
Episode Nov 29 PBS NewsHour full episode Nov. 29, 2016 Tuesday on the NewsHour, President-elect Donald Trump picks top health care officials. Also: a plane crash in Colombia kills Brazilian soccer players, what Tom Price could accomplish in health care policy, increased violence in Aleppo, views on charter schools within…
World Nov 29 Relentless bombing kills dozens in Aleppo; residents are starved for aid In rebel-held Aleppo, the violent fight against the Islamic State is escalating, with 50 people killed and another 150 injured on Tuesday. Though Secretary of State John Kerry has been pushing for a cease-fire in the city, administration officials suspect…
Education Nov 29 In the black community, a division over charter schools With the election of Donald Trump, a big proponent of school choice, and his like-minded pick for secretary of education, Betsy DeVos, the topic of charter schools is likely to attract more attention. But among African-American parents and the NAACP,…
Nation Nov 29 For kids too sick to play, a chance to join the team In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, a program that enables critically and chronically ill children to be part of a sports team. Seven-year-old Ava loves to play soccer. When she was diagnosed with leukemia, she was sidelined from…
Episode Nov 28 PBS NewsHour full episode Nov. 28, 2016 Monday on the NewsHour, Green Party candidate Jill Stein continues fundraising for vote recounts in three states. Also: The New York Times' report on President-elect Donald Trump's potential conflicts of interest, drama for the Trump transition, the rise of France's…
World Nov 28 In 1985 interview, Castro spoke of fearing U.S. invasion In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, an excerpt from a 1985 interview with Fidel Castro conducted by our own Robert MacNeil. During the conversation, Castro describes the origin of the Cuban Missile Crisis, asserts that after the Bay…
World Nov 28 France's far-right National Front party is on the rise In France, right-wing populist party National Front continues to garner support, despite critics who say it punishes detractors and silences the press. The party tailors its ideology to fit different populations; in the French Rust Belt, it has gained favor…