Science Oct 28 Ocean's 'Garden of Eden' to house world's largest marine reserve A seminal multinational agreement will set aside roughly 600,000 square miles of ocean to create the world’s largest marine reserve. Adjoining Antarctica, the area of the Ross Sea will be protected as of December 2017; fishing will be prohibited, though…
Episode Oct 27 PBS NewsHour full episode Oct. 27, 2016 Thursday on the NewsHour, new allegations arise against Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. Also: The Republican Party’s women problem, new emails showing Bill Clinton profiting from foundation donors, new rules for broadband providers, why America’s prosperity could be its downfall,…
Politics Oct 27 What the candidates said when asked about post-election reconciliation With 12 days to go until the election, Donald Trump made a push in must-win Ohio. Meanwhile, Hillary Clinton appeared in North Carolina with Michelle Obama for their first joint appearance this election season. Separately, both candidates were asked about…
World Oct 27 News Wrap: Thousands homeless after Italian earthquakes In our news wrap Thursday, two powerful earthquakes destroyed a 15th century church and hundreds of homes in the Italian town of Visso. Also, Libya’s navy reported that at least 90 people -- mostly African migrants -- drowned when their…
Politics Oct 27 Is Trump driving female voters to turn away from the GOP? Allegations of sexual assault against Donald Trump, the vulgar language of an "Access Hollywood" audio tape and the "nasty woman" interjection at the last debate: It's all taking a toll among female voters who normally vote Republican. Christine Matthews of…
Politics Oct 27 What we know from hacked emails about Clinton Foundation business ties As her husband left the White House, Hillary Clinton said job one was to make money. Now documents and messages in the stolen Clinton campaign emails suggest the Clinton Foundation may have been part of that. John Yang offers context…
Economy Oct 27 Why rich nations may be their own worst enemy Economist Todd Buchholz rails against what America has become: a people who want everything but aren’t willing to pay for it. In “The Price of Prosperity,” he suggests that wealthy nations such as the U.S. inflict harm on themselves, even…