World Sep 13 News Wrap: Skies over Aleppo fall silent amid cease-fire In our news wrap Tuesday, the cease-fire in Syria seemed to be holding. The war torn city of Aleppo was markedly quiet, and some ventured outdoors. Also, Russian-backed rebels in Eastern Ukraine announced a unilateral cease-fire. The change came as…
Politics Sep 13 The U.S. just got a big pay raise. Why don't we feel it? It’s a major issue on the campaign trail: American angst about jobs and wages. New census data from last year shows that for the first time in almost a decade, household incomes in the U.S. have gone up and the…
Politics Sep 13 Donald Trump hasn't donated to his own foundation since 2008, investigation finds Hillary Clinton has been scrutinized for questions about the Clinton Foundation. Now Donald Trump is catching heat for how his own foundation operates. Judy Woodruff speaks with The Washington Post’s David Fahrenthold, who has spent the past few months researching…
Health Sep 13 How the sugar industry paid experts to downplay health risks Researchers have discovered documents showing that the sugar industry paid researchers to downplay the health risks of sugar and play up the risks of saturated fat in the 1960s. Gwen Ifill speaks with Marion Nestle of New York University about…
Episode Sep 13 PBS NewsHour full episode Sept. 13, 2016 Tuesday on the NewsHour, U.S. incomes rise for the first time in almost a decade as poverty rates drop. Also: Questions arise around Donald Trump’s charity, an Italian farm in Italy that’s run by immigrants is missing a key ingredient,…
Education Sep 13 A mentoring program that aims to keep Latino males in school On college campuses, Latino males are perhaps the most underrepresented group. These men are often expected to provide for their families, which can mean a choice between getting an education and getting a job. Hari Sreenivasan reports as part of…
Arts Sep 13 Novelist Ann Patchett on how independent bookstores build community If you shop at the East Nashville Farmers’ Market you can buy fruits and vegetables; but you can also meet a famous author with a stop by the traveling bookmobile. Ann Patchett is a co-owner of the Parnassus Books, founded…
Episode Sep 12 PBS NewsHour full episode Sept. 12, 2016 Monday on the NewsHour, Hillary Clinton takes a break from campaigning after a pneumonia diagnosis. We explore how a candidate’s health can become a campaign issue. Also: Lifelong Republicans in Colorado rethink their loyalty, revealing corruption among South Sudan’s leaders,…
Politics Sep 12 How much health data should candidates disclose? How much should voters know about the presidential candidates’ health? On Sunday, Hillary Clinton left a 9/11 memorial ceremony in lower Manhattan after a stumble. It was later revealed that the Democratic nominee had been diagnosed with pneumonia a few…