Nation Jun 29 CIA director says Iran must do more in fight against ISIS CIA Director John Brennan sat down with Judy Woodruff to discuss the repercussions of the Istanbul attack and whether the U.S. was vulnerable to similar attacks. He was asked about Secretary of State John Kerry’s comments that Iran has been…
Arts Jun 29 Sebastian Junger’s ‘Tribe’ examines loyalty, belonging and the quest for meaning The NewsHour continues our series on great summer reads with the latest from Oscar-nominated documentarian and “Perfect Storm” author Sebastian Junger. It’s called "Tribe: On Homecoming And Belonging." It's a modern take on what we can learn from tribal societies…
Episode Jun 29 PBS NewsHour full episode June 29, 2016 Wednesday on the NewsHour, an update on the deadly attack at Istanbul’s busy airport. Also: CIA Director John Brennan talks global security, the education of incarcerated teens, the Juno spacecraft’s five-year mission to Jupiter, why the head of the 2016…
Science Jun 29 NASA promising July 4 big bang — and lots of science — when Juno probe reaches Jupiter On Independence Day NASA’s Juno spacecraft reaches the largest planet in our solar system and is expected to transmit pictures the 1.8 billion miles back to Earth. But even more interesting than pictures, scientists hope to collect tons of data…
Nation Jun 29 Breaking the school-to-prison pipeline for young offenders one class at a time In most states across America, education for teen offenders pales in comparison to what they'd receive on the outside. Just one third mandate that these kids meet the same standards as their public school counterparts. Massachusetts is one of them,…
World Jun 29 Zika, security concerns overblown says Rio Olympics boss The Olympic games open in less than six weeks away and organizers insist that Rio is ready. The venues will be completed and concerns over Zika and security are overblown they say even as more high-profile athletes say they’re not…
World Jun 28 Digging into the Brexit vote’s stark generation gap In British households and across the United Kingdom, the question of whether the nation should break away from the European Union split along one clear dividing line. In general, older voters voted to leave, while younger voters wanted to remain.
Nation Jun 28 Solicitor General Donald Verrilli, who beat back legal challenges to Obamacare, steps down As the Supreme Court wraps up a very busy term, there’s a familiar face who won’t be returning to argue cases before the court next fall. Solicitor General Donald Verrilli, the Obama administration’s top lawyer who defended Obamacare and argued…
Episode Jun 28 PBS NewsHour full episode June 28, 2016 Tuesday on the NewsHour, a raucous meeting of the EU’s parliament exposes the deep divide created by the UK decision to leave. Also: Findings of a two-year report on Benghazi, how juvenile sex offenders are getting locked up for decades,…
Arts Jun 28 Bringing diversity, identity and brown faces to children’s books Celebrated writer Sherman Alexie has just published his first children’s book, “Thunder Boy Jr.” He talks with Jeffrey Brown as part of our series on great summer reads and makes the case that books for kids need to show more…