World Sep 20 How a Massachusetts couple saved thousands from Nazi death camps It started with a school project: Interview someone with moral courage. For Artemis Joukowsky, it became an enduring project to explore the life of his grandparents, Waitstill and Martha Sharp, who helped more than 2,000 people avoid deportation to Nazi…
World Sep 20 Dangers of isolationism, Syria top Obama's last UN address President Obama gave his final speech at the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday. He spoke about the “growing contest” between authoritarianism and democracy in the face of terror and the refugee crisis. He appealed to the world to do…
Education Sep 20 Why first-generation students need mentors who get them When Jennine Capó Crucet was a college freshman, her parents stayed for her entire orientation. It wasn’t because they especially wanted to; they just didn’t know what they were meant to do. As a first-generation college student, Crucet was not…
Nation Sep 20 Police shooting of Terence Crutcher may test Tulsa tensions There are calls for a federal investigation into the police shooting of Terence Crutcher in Tulsa, Oklahoma. After his car stalled, video footage showed Crutcher, an unarmed black man, walking away from police, arms raised, before being shot. Gwen Ifill…
Politics Sep 19 Are Clinton and Trump judged by different standards? Mirroring their dissimilar campaigns, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump responded very differently to Saturday's bombings, with Clinton emphasizing her experience and Trump focusing on immigration. But even when they're discussing the same issues, are the candidates evaluated according to separate…
Episode Sep 19 PBS NewsHour full episode Sept. 19, 2016 Monday on the NewsHour, the suspect behind bombings in New York and New Jersey is arrested. Also: radicalization within the U.S., the presidential candidates weigh in on the attacks, whether Clinton and Trump are evaluated differently, the first UN General…
World Sep 19 UN issues unprecedented declaration on refugee crisis An estimated 65 million people worldwide are considered refugees and migrants. On Monday, the United Nations General Assembly's began its first summit on the growing global issue. The session yielded an unprecedented declaration of commitment to organization and cooperation in…
Arts Sep 19 The new librarian of Congress on the value of 'free information' The Library of Congress has a new chief: Carla Hayden. Most of her predecessors in the role have come from scholarly institutions, but Hayden is a librarian through and through. She is also the first woman and the first African…
Nation Sep 19 Bombing suspect arrested, but New York security still elevated Following a shootout, New York police apprehended their suspect for Saturday’s actual and attempted bombings in New York and New Jersey. Twenty-eight-year-old Ahmad Khan Rahami, a naturalized U.S. citizen from Afghanistan, was seized after being recognized sleeping in the doorway…
Nation Sep 19 News Wrap: Obama says 'no connection' between bombings and mall attack In our news wrap Monday, President Obama said there’s “no connection” between Saturday’s bombings in New York and New Jersey and the Minnesota mall stabbings, which the Islamic State claimed it inspired. Also, the Syrian military declared a week-long ceasefire…