World Sep 06 Duterte lashes out at critics of drug war killings in the Philippines More than 2,000 people have been killed in the Philippines as part of a sweeping drug crackdown whipped up by President Rodrigo Duterte. Both the United States and the United Nations have expressed criticism, and back in his own country,…
Nation Sep 06 Fox News ends Ailes era with apology and $20 million for Gretchen Carlson Fox News will pay a $20 million settlement to former Fox anchor Gretchen Carlson over her allegations of sexual harassment by former CEO Roger Ailes. Fox also issued a rare apology to Carlson. Judy Woodruff learns more from Stephen Battaglio…
Science Sep 06 Can the high-tech hunt for terrorists stop lone wolf attacks? Take a look at the room 9/11 built: The operations center at the National Counterterrorism Center aggregates data in hopes that analysts will be able to predict the next terrorist attack. With the advent of “social media intelligence,” answers are…
Education Sep 06 Counting the benefits of teaching math to 3-year-olds In Boston public schools, 3, 4 and 5-year-olds are getting their first introduction to math. Before they walk through the kindergarten door, the “Building Blocks” curriculum is designed to encourage very young children to think and talk about math concepts…
Politics Sep 06 News Wrap: Congress returns from recess to tackle funding, Zika In our news wrap Tuesday, Congress came back from its summer recess with a full plate. It has less than a month to pass a funding bill and is under pressure to deliver a package to fight Florida’s homegrown Zika…
Episode Sep 05 PBS NewsHour full episode Sept. 5, 2016 Monday on the NewsHour, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton start the final sprint to Election Day. Also: World leaders meet in China for the G-20 summit, the status and political influence of labor unions, getting honest answers about the Israeli-Palestinian…
Nation Sep 05 An author’s aspirations in the time of Obama and Trayvon In "Invisible Man, Got the Whole World Watching,” Mychal Denzel Smith discusses what it’s like growing up as a young black man in an era that saw the election of the first black president in America, as well as the…
Economy Sep 05 Can unions adapt to today’s economic challenges? Union membership has been on the decline in the U.S. for decades, and is currently half of what it was in the 1980s. How are unions adapting in an era of stagnant wages and a growing “sharing economy”? Hari Sreenivasan…
Economy Sep 05 A high-tech, high-end clothing company that’s keeping jobs in America Voormi transforms locally sourced Rocky Mountain sheep wool into high-end outdoor clothing. But the Colorado startup is also hoping to help transform rural communities into small manufacturing hubs, where economic development is needed the most. Hari Sreenivasan reports.