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…
Education Aug 30 In Chicago, preparing teachers for the classrooms that need them most Teaching is extremely difficult in urban school districts. In Chicago, for example, the city is confronting one of the worst budget crises in years, and keeping good teachers is a persistent struggle. But an intensive training program nearby is using…
Politics Aug 30 How Donald Trump's ground strategy 'defies convention' Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton have very different ground strategies in key states. While Clinton has devoted substantial resources to establishing local campaign offices and on-the-ground personnel, Donald Trump has defied this standard practice, keeping field operations much more limited.
World Aug 30 Tourism in Iceland is booming -- but that may not be all good news As war, terrorism and uncertainty pervade the globe, travelers are flocking to Iceland -- regarded as one of the safest nations on the planet. Fishing used to be the country’s most profitable industry, but in recent years, tourism has claimed…
Episode Aug 29 PBS NewsHour full episode Aug. 29, 2016 Monday on the NewsHour, the U.S. tells Turkey to focus its Syrian attacks on ISIS -- not on Kurdish rebels. Also: the manufacturer of EpiPens will sell a generic version for less, a woman killed in crossfire highlights raging gun…
Politics Aug 29 Clinton and Trump are talking about minorities -- but are they talking to them? As summer winds down, the presidential campaign ramps up. Both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton highlighted racial issues this week, while Trump appeared to soften on immigration. Meanwhile, some swing states may be out of contention. For political analysis, Gwen…
Nation Aug 29 An extremist's path to academia -- and fighting terrorism Jesse Curtis Morton begins work as a counterterrorism researcher at George Washington University this fall. But his path to the position was highly unconventional: until 2012, Morton was Younus Abdullah Muhammad, a Muslim extremist who founded a radical Islamist website.
World Aug 29 News Wrap: U.S. tells Turkey to focus attacks on ISIS, not Kurds, in Syria In our news wrap Monday, top American officials accused Turkey of focusing on Kurdish groups in their military campaign against Syria, instead of on ISIS. Also, in Yemen, a suicide truck bomb tore into a gathering of military recruits, leaving…
Health Aug 29 Did outcry on social media lead to Mylan's generic EpiPen? After news broke that the price of EpiPen injectors has skyrocketed, the allergy medicine’s maker, Mylan, announced its intention to offer a generic version of the product, to be sold at half the market price of the original. The New…