World Jun 04 Venezuela struggles with shortages as oil prices plummet Venezuela has the world’s largest reserves of oil, but with the price of oil in a free fall, the country’s economy is shrinking, and the South American nation of 30 million people is suffering. New York Times reporter Nicholas Casey,…
Nation Jun 04 'The Greatest' to appear on Sports Illustrated cover for 40th time Legendary boxer Muhammad Ali, who died on Friday at 74, will appear on the Sports Illustrated cover for the 40th time next week. Reporter Tim Layden, who wrote the 39th cover story last fall about Ali’s life and his outspoken…
Nation Jun 04 The life and legacy of boxing titan Muhammad Ali Growing up in Louisville, Kentucky, famed boxer and social activist Muhammad Ali, then known as Cassius Clay, learned how to fight at an early age, when seeking vengeance for a stolen bicycle. From young Clay to famous Ali, NewsHour looks…
Episode Jun 03 PBS NewsHour full episode June 3, 2016 Friday on the NewsHour, another Donald Trump rally ends with chaotic crowd violence as hostilities between protesters and supporters continue to escalate. Also: Why job growth is at a five-year low, Chicago releases hundreds of police shooting videos, Shields and…
Politics Jun 03 Another Trump campaign rally ends in chaotic crowd violence Presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump’s Thursday night rally in San Jose, California, quickly descended into chaos as protesters exchanged blows with Trump supporters and police. The melee was the latest instance of escalating violence that has dogged the real estate…
Economy Jun 03 Why hiring is at five-year low and the economy is stalling According to a new report from the Labor Department, U.S. hiring fell to a five year low in May, with just 38,000 new jobs. Even if those numbers are off, the last quarter shows a similarly disturbing trend: 115,000 jobs…
Nation Jun 03 Why Chicago made scores of police brutality videos public Chicago’s Independent Police Review Board today released scores of video and audio recordings from police-involved shootings and some of them are pretty shocking. The release is part of sweeping police reforms instituted by Mayor Rahm Emanuel after the shooting death…
Arts Jun 03 Writer, chef, restaurateur Eddie Huang's cups runneth over Eddie Huang hates being pigeonholed. The chef/owner of New York’s Baohaus would rather be known as a man who cooks and happens to run a restaurant. He’s also a man who writes. The son of Taiwanese immigrants wrote about his…
Politics Jun 03 Shields and Brooks on persistent violence at Trump rallies, Clinton's new line of attack Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the week in politics, including the continued violence at Donald Trump’s rallies, how the Obama administration could have approached the recession differently, House Speaker…
Nation Jun 03 News Wrap: Thousands of Parisians evacuated as floodwaters swell Seine River In our news wrap Friday, floodwaters wreaked havoc in Paris as the River Seine rose more than 18 feet above normal levels, prompting French authorities to activate a potential emergency plan to transfer government functions to more secure locations. Also,…