Nation Jul 15 A long, violent battle over policing meets hope for change in Newark Forty-nine years ago this week, Newark, in New Jersey burned in rebellion against police brutality and racial injustice. Today, activists and authorities continue to grapple with many of the same issues. In this segment, hear perspectives from protesters and police…
Nation Jul 15 Finding common ground amid civil unrest Monifa Bandele, the senior campaign director of MomsRising.Org, Journalist Ian Tuttle, a fellow at the National Review, and retired NY police detective Marquez Claxton, director of the Black Law Enforcement Alliance discuss their thoughts on how to find common ground…
Nation Jul 15 Social media plays major role in national debate on police violence Last week, news broke on social media on the shootings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, and of police officers in Dallas. Platforms like Facebook Live provided audiences with a front row seat to violent and graphic imagery that sparked…
Nation Jul 15 Would eliminating low-level offenses stop police shootings? Newshour Weekend special correspondent Chris Bury reports on new efforts in the Twin Cities of Minnesota to change how and when police interact with residents. In almost an opposite theory to what’s been called “Broken Windows” policing, there is an…
Nation Jul 15 What is it like to be a black police officer in America? NewsHour's Hari Sreenivasan sits down with the President of the Black Police Association of Greater Dallas for a deeper look at police misconduct, the code of silence, and what it is like to be both a police officer and an…
Episode Jul 14 PBS NewsHour full episode July 14, 2016 Thursday on the Newshour, it’s the countdown to Cleveland and next week’s Republican convention as the nation’s Homeland Security chief reveals he’s worried about planned protests at both party gatherings. Also, the latest on the Trump veepstakes, a look at…
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…