World Jul 14 In post-Chavez Venezuela, health care ails, food is scarce and crime is everywhere Venezuela’s hospitals are crumbling and health care system is in shambles. Kidnappers prey on citizens whose families are rich enough to pay ransom and the capital, Caracas, is the world’s most murderous city. Food is scarce — and expensive. Falling…
Nation Jul 14 News Wrap: Homeland Security chief sounds alarm on conventions, funeral held for Philando Castile In our news wrap Thursday, Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson told a House panel he was worried that expected protests at the upcoming Republican and Democratic conventions will get out of hand. He said 3,000 department personnel have been assigned.
Making Sen$e Jul 14 The surprising, painful ways companies are using noncompete agreements There’s a growing movement to restrict, or even ban, employee noncompete agreements. Nearly 40% of all American workers have, at some point, signed such contracts, which critics say do something decidedly un-American: stifle competition. The NewsHour reveals that even lampshade…
Politics Jul 14 U.S. Sen. Tim Scott on racism and the Capitol police In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, Sen. Tim Scott, a black Republican from South Carolina, gave a powerful — and revealing — speech Wednesday on how even in the Capitol, relations between African-Americans and cops are strained. He…
Politics Jul 14 Countdown to Cleveland — and Trump’s vice presidential pick Mike Pence or not Mike Pence? Has the Indiana governor won the Trump veepstakes? He’s considered a safe pick, as opposed to Newt Gingrich or Chris Christie, and is liked by conservatives. Judy Woodruff talks to Gwen Ifill as Cleveland…
Episode Jul 13 PBS NewsHour full episode July 13, 2016 Wednesday on the Newshour, a new prime minister moves into 10 Downing Street as David Cameron steps down and Theresa May takes over. Also: A look at the Republican veepstakes, New York’s daunting task of defeating AIDS, how medical marijuana…
Nation Jul 13 Hot in Cleveland? The city’s new, cool Public Square Just in time for next week’s Republican convention, Cleveland has unveiled a $50 million renovation of its historic, 10-acre Public Square in the city’s downtown. The landscape architect was James Corner, the same man behind New York City’s celebrated High…
Politics Jul 13 And the winner of the Donald Trump veepstakes is … The Republican veepstakes is drawing to a close and Donald Trump will reveal the winner Friday. The candidate was still meeting Wednesday with potential running mates and found himself hitting back at his newest critic, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader…
World Jul 13 New British leader Theresa May inherits Brexit mess — after campaigning against it Welcome to 10 Downing Street, Theresa May. Now deal with the Brexit mess that you campaigned against. The new UK prime minister, who took over Wednesday from David Cameron, supported staying with the EU but the Conservative Party leader’s first…
Science Jul 13 Medical marijuana research comes out of the shadows It was an unprecedented meeting of the minds and it happened at Harvard Medical School. The subject of April’s confab? Medical cannabis. Researchers suspect cannabis can do so many things, from fighting cancer to easing concussions and Crohn’s disease. There…