Nation Aug 05 News Wrap: Chicago police release video from fatal shooting of unarmed black teen In our news wrap Friday, authorities in Chicago released video footage of a car chase and altercation between police and black teenager Paul O’Neal, who was fatally shot. Reports indicate O’Neal was unarmed. Also, in South Africa, the African National…
Politics Aug 05 On classified emails, Clinton still asserts innocence -- but her language has varied In the latest in our series that looks at the presidential candidates behind the headlines, Lisa Desjardins analyzes Hillary Clinton’s varied statements on James Comey and her private email server. The candidate has previously denied any material was classified, and,…
Politics Aug 05 Comparing the presidential candidates' approaches to the economy July saw 255,000 jobs created and unemployment flat at 4.9%. How would the candidates boost the economy? Clinton seeks major infrastructure projects and a higher minimum wage, while Trump wants business tax cuts to encourage companies to invest in employees.
Economy Aug 04 Lose your job? It may pay to announce it When Sree Sreenivasan found himself out of a job, he did what he knows how to do best: broadcast the news on social media. The former Chief Digital Officer at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art filled his schedule with…
World Aug 04 Investigating the Obama administration's $400 million payment to Iran The Wall Street Journal revealed this week that in January, the Obama administration secretly airlifted $400 million in cash to Iran. The money was owed as part of a failed arms deal prior to the 1979 Islamic Revolution, but payment…
Politics Aug 04 Trump visits Democratic stronghold while trailing in battleground polls Donald Trump took his campaign to an unlikely location today: Maine. The historically dark blue state is not a battleground. Of the twelve states that appear to be up for grabs, Trump is polling far behind in Michigan, Pennsylvania and…
World Aug 04 News Wrap: Christian charity worker in Israel charged with diverting funds to Hamas In our news wrap Thursday, Mohammed El-Halabi, the head of a Christian charity’s operations in Israel, was accused of diverting donations to Hamas to build tunnels and buy weapons. He appeared in court on charges he siphoned up to $50…
Episode Aug 04 PBS NewsHour full episode Aug. 4, 2016 Thursday on the NewsHour, Donald Trump makes a surprising visit to Maine as swing-state polls show him trailing. Also, allegations of sexual abuse within USA Gymnastics, Obama speaks at the Pentagon about fighting ISIS in Libya, the remnants of a…
World Aug 04 Preserving what's left of a once-thriving Jewish community in India The coastal Indian city of Cochin was once home to a thriving Jewish community; immigrants came for the spice trade and ended up settling there. But in 1955, the community largely vanished as its residents departed en masse to the…
Nation Aug 04 Behind the shocking sexual abuse allegations facing USA Gymnastics For years, executives in charge of gymnastics’ national governing body have been ignoring allegations of sexual abuse by coaches of young athletes, reported USA Today’s IndyStar on Thursday. Judy Woodruff speaks with investigative reporter Marisa Kwiatkowski and Nancy Hogshead-Makar, lawyer…