Economy Sep 28 For African-American female entrepreneurs, funding challenges call for creative bootstrapping The fastest growing group of entrepreneurs in the U.S. is African-American women. But minority-owned businesses often face greater challenges getting funding. The NewsHour’s April Brown profiles two women who have bucked the stereotypes and gotten resourceful to launch their ventures.
Episode Sep 28 PBS NewsHour full episode Sept. 28, 2016 Wednesday on the NewsHour, Congress overrides a veto by President Obama on a bill allowing 9/11 families to sue Saudi Arabia. Also: The legacy of one of Israel’s founding fathers, how lead became so pervasive in our infrastructure, African-American women…
Science Sep 28 How and why we need to get the lead out of our lives Our love/hate relationship with lead is as old as history itself. The origin of "plumbing" comes from the Latin word for lead. But only in the 1970s did we realize the consequences of even low doses of the hazardous metal,…
Politics Sep 28 With debate momentum, Clinton works to win over young voters Hillary Clinton sought to monopolize on her momentum from Monday’s debate at a rally in New Hampshire, where Sen. Bernie Sanders joined her to appeal to younger voters and talk about student debt. Meanwhile, Donald Trump rallied his supporters by…
Politics Sep 28 News Wrap: Congress ends stalemate over funding bill, averting crisis In our news wrap Wednesday, the Senate easily approved bill to keep the government funded until early December and the House moved to follow suit. Also, a Dutch investigation into the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 released its findings…
Politics Sep 28 Does the bill permitting lawsuits against governments set dangerous precedent? In a rare show of unity, 97 senators voted to override President Obama’s veto of a bill permitting families of 9/11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia over its alleged support of the hijackers. The president has warned that it could…
World Sep 28 Bombing onslaught in Syria triggers condemnation, threatens U.S.-Russia cooperation Two hospitals were among dozens of other targets bombed in Aleppo, Syria, on Wednesday. Activists say that in the last eight days there have been 1,700 airstrikes and at 400 killed. And at the U.N., the U.S. threatened to cut…
World Sep 28 Remembering Shimon Peres and his hopes for a ‘new’ Middle East Israel’s Shimon Peres had a political career that extended for nearly five decades. A protege of Israel's very first prime minister, he went from top defense jobs to prime minister, taking a conciliatory approach toward Palestinians that lead to the…
Episode Sep 27 PBS NewsHour full episode Sept. 27, 2016 Tuesday on the NewsHour, the campaigns respond to the first presidential debate. We put some of the big moments into context and hear how Trump and Clinton supporters saw the night. Also: Bringing music back to Boston schools, J.D. Vance’s…