Nation Aug 27 Obama to make marine preserve largest in the world An executive order issued Friday by President Barack Obama will make the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument the largest ecological preserve in the world, at more than 580,000 square miles. Matt Rand, director of the Pew Charitable Trust’s Global Ocean Legacy…
Episode Aug 26 PBS NewsHour full episode Aug. 26, 2016 Friday on the NewsHour, progress is made to end the longest siege of the Syrian war. Also: earthquake-stricken Italy receives global support, we speak with six voters in a crucial swing state, the political analysis of Shields and Brooks, a…
Politics Aug 26 Shields and Brooks on the alt-right and a general lack of trust in Clinton In the presidential election arena this week, the two major-party candidates called each other racists, and questions arose over Donald Trump's support among alt-right enthusiasts. As for Hillary Clinton, she seems to be focusing on casting herself as the lesser-of-two-evils…
World Aug 26 News Wrap: Siege near Damascus to end after 4 years; suicide bomb kills 11 in Turkey In our news wrap Friday, hundreds of Syrian residents and fighters were allowed to leave Daraya, a suburb of Damascus that had been under siege since 2012. Secretary of State John Kerry met his Russian counterpart in Geneva to discuss…
World Aug 26 In time of grief and need, devastated Italian towns receive global support Three days after the devastating earthquake in Italy, the death toll has climbed to 281. At this point, rescuers are not expecting to discover any survivors, says special correspondent Christopher Livesay, who is on the ground in hard-hit Amatrice. But…
World Aug 26 Syrian refugees find mental and physical rehabilitation in Jordan Now five years old, the war in Syria has taken an immense emotional and physical toll on those close to the fighting. Nisreen Katbi fled from Syria to Jordan four years ago and now runs a center that helps fellow…
Science Aug 26 How scientists aim to combat ‘Darwin’s nightmare’ — the invasive lionfish The lionfish has always been a relentless predator. When it lived only in the Indo-Pacific, its ferocity and aggression were contained. But since the species has expanded to the Atlantic, its overpopulation is threatening fellow aquatic creatures. So scientists are…
Nation Aug 26 National parks explorer urges Americans to ‘get out there and see’ them Last June, Darius Nabors embarked upon a journey: in honor of the National Park Service's 100th birthday, he would explore the country’s 59 national parks in 59 weeks. “I traded the modern conveniences of life...for beautiful sunrises, beautiful sunsets and…
Episode Aug 25 PBS NewsHour full episode Aug. 25, 2016 Thursday on the NewsHour, the death toll from Italy's Wednesday earthquake rises to 250. Also, a Colombian deal with FARC would end the world's longest-running conflict, how the alt-right is influencing the presidential campaign, Trump’s view of Chinese influence on…