Politics Aug 31 News Wrap: McCain, Rubio win their primaries In our news wrap Wednesday, Republican Senators John McCain and Marco Rubio sailed past their primary election opponents ahead of tough general election contests. Also, for the first time in more than 50 years, a U.S. commercial flight landed in…
Nation Aug 31 What people on the border think about building a bigger fence Donald Trump’s talk of building a wall between the U.S. and Mexico has been one of the most-repeated tropes of his campaign. Currently, there stands a 652-mile-long wall running across the almost 2,000 mile border. It stretches not just along…
Education Aug 31 Helping student inventors turn big ideas into the next big thing It’s back-to-school season, but these students have taken their brainstorming outside the classroom to solve pressing, real-life problems. Visit a competition where teams of student inventors pitch their entrepreneurial ideas to guests posing as investors, who vote on the best…
Arts Aug 31 As a past accusation comes to light against filmmaker Nate Parker, will viewers want to watch? A new film, “The Birth of a Nation,” tells the story of Nat Turner, a historical figure who led a bloody slave rebellion in 1831. But lately this highly anticipated movie has been in the news because of revelations that…
Episode Aug 30 PBS NewsHour full episode Aug. 30, 2016 Tuesday on the NewsHour, polls opened today in several high-profile congressional races. Also, an EU commission ruled that Apple owes Ireland $14.5 billion in back taxes, the AP identifies ISIS mass graves, a university program innovates to prepare teachers for…
Arts Aug 30 For creating travel memories, Russell Banks prefers words to images Novelist and poet Russell Banks used to feel guilty about not taking pictures to document his trips. Now, he doesn't even bring a camera with him, believing that visually recording an experience would effectively remove him from it. In contrast,…
Nation Aug 30 News Wrap: Polls open in high-profile congressional primaries; ISIS leader killed In our news wrap Tuesday, polls opened in several high-profile primaries. In Florida, Sen. Marco Rubio (R) appears poised to maintain his seat, while Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D) faces stiff competition from Tim Canova. In Arizona, Sen. John McCain…
Economy Aug 30 European Union: Apple owes Ireland nearly $15 billion in back taxes After uncovering an illegal deal, the European Union ruled that Apple pay over $14.5 billion in back taxes to Ireland. The EU’s antitrust regulator found that the country and the tech giant had made an agreement that allowed Apple to…
World Aug 30 Mass graves of ISIS victims discovered across Iraq and Syria Documenting atrocities committed by the Islamic State can seem impossible. A new report from the Associated Press, however, catalogs 72 mass graves around Syria and Iraq -- including one site that held 1,700 bodies. Gwen Ifill speaks with the AP's…