World Jul 29 London skyline rising but the history below ground is far more fascinating Where once stood a 16th Century theater that first staged Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, a new London complex, including a 37-story residential tower, is rising. As the skyline changes at a head-spinning clip, archaeologists, by law, are digging down, uncovering…
Politics Jul 29 Shields and Brooks on which convention was more successful, Clinton's failure to emotionally connect New York Times columnist David Brooks and syndicated columnist Mark Shields sit down with Judy Woodruff for a look at the conventions and agree the Democrats were more successful — even if Hillary Clinton failed to connect emotionally. “If we…
Politics Jul 29 Hillary Clinton, with Bill in tow, launches bus tour of Rust Belt Democrat Hillary Clinton, with husband Bill at her side, along with veep candidate Tim Kaine and his wife, hit the hustings with a bus tour of the battleground states of Pennsylvania and Ohio, where Donald Trump is proving competitive. The…
Health Jul 29 News Wrap: Florida likely has 'homegrown' Zika outbreak, gov. says In our news wrap Friday, the governor of Florida said that his state most likely has the first “homegrown” Zika outbreak in the Continental United States. Three men and one woman appear to have been infected by local mosquito transmission,…
Politics Jul 29 Impact of appeals court ruling against No. Carolina voter I.D. laws A federal appeals court has struck North Carolina’s stringent voting rules that, among other things, required voters to show I.D. before voting. “The new provisions target African Americans with almost surgical precision," the judges said. The Justice Department and the…
Politics Jul 29 Clinton's campaign and the DCCC are cyber hacked — was it the Russians? Clinton’s campaign and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee have been cyber hacked. Sources told the NewsHour the DCCC hacker is the same as one that hit the Democratic National Committee. U.S. intel officials believe they’re Russian. Judy Woodruff talks with…
Politics Jul 29 The most memorable moments from the Cleveland and Philly conventions The chants, the jabs, the sound bites and everything in between: we take a look back at some of the highlights from the Democratic and Republican conventions these past two weeks.