Politics Sep 15 Tight race in a reliably Republican Ohio county could spell trouble for Trump In Ohio, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump appear to be in a dead heat. For Trump, the stakes are high: No Republican has ever won without it. John Yang travels to the most Republican county in the state, a prosperous…
Economy Sep 15 Will mega-corporations give way to a local manufacturing renaissance? Big companies today aren't creating nearly as many middle-class jobs. Instead they're hiring out much of the work to contractors around the world. But what if we could reverse engineer our technology to bring about a new era of local…
Science Sep 15 Where seven chimps are living out their post-lab days In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, we visit the rural pastures of Cle Elum, in Washington state, where seven former lab chimpanzees are honorary citizens. Known throughout the world as the “Cle Elum 7,” these chimps have been…
World Sep 15 When American girls are forced into marriage abroad, the U.S. can do little to rescue them Jada was 12 years old and living in New Jersey when her father sent her to Saudi Arabia to be married. With the U.S. government unable to intervene, her astonished family at home took up the challenge of bringing her…
Politics Sep 14 Trump tours Flint water crisis; Clinton releases health info Donald Trump made his first visit to Flint, Michigan, since the city had discovered lead in its water. But when he began criticizing his opponent, the minister of a local church interrupted to tell him to cut out the politics.
World Sep 14 News Wrap: U.S. and Israel agree to record aid deal In our news wrap Wednesday, the U.S. signed an aid agreement with Israel that’s worth $38 billion over 10 years. The ceremony took place at the State Department, where National Security Advisor Susan Rice remarked that it serves as a…
Politics Sep 14 Inside the candidates’ plans for paid leave and child care When it comes to paid family leave, the United States lags behind every other developed country in the world. Hillary Clinton has stressed childhood issues for decades and has proposed 12 weeks of paid leave and universal preschool. Meanwhile, Donald…
Episode Sep 14 PBS NewsHour full episode Sept. 14, 2016 Wednesday on the NewsHour, a look at how the candidates say they would reshape child care. Also: The math on how each candidate could win the Electoral College, forced marriage here in the U.S., Uber debuts self-driving cars, man-made noise…
Politics Sep 14 What each candidate must do to win the Electoral College While polls show the presidential race is tightening, in the end it comes down to this: The candidate who wins at least 270 electoral votes will prevail. Gwen Ifill examines different paths to the White House with Republican strategist John…
Nation Sep 14 Uncovering the problem of forced marriage in the U.S. She was never verbally or physically threatened or restrained. But at age 19, Nina Van Harn felt like she couldn’t say no when she was expected to marry a man chosen by her family. And she is not alone in…