World May 07 Growing wildfire in Canadian oil town displaces tens of thousands At least 1,600 homes and buildings have burned this past week in a fire in Alberta, Canada that continues to grow. So far no injuries have been reported, but more than 80,000 people have been displaced. New York Times reporter…
World May 07 In historic election, London elects first Muslim mayor Human rights lawyer and Labor Party leader Sadiq Khan is London’s first Muslim mayor. The son of a bus driver and seamstress, Khan was sworn in Saturday. Wall Street Journal reporter Jenny Gross joins Megan Thompson via Skype from London…
Nation May 07 California program offers cash to reduce gun crimes A local government-run program in Richmond, California, pays some young men up to $1,000 a month for as long as nine months if they achieve personal goals and stay out of trouble. The program targets some of the most dangerous…
Episode May 06 PBS NewsHour full episode May 6, 2016 Friday on the NewsHour, some major Republicans reject Donald Trump’s overtures for unity as President Obama weighs in on the GOP nominee. Also: Thousands flee as Alberta wildfire continues to spread, why Puerto Rico is on the brink of financial…
Politics May 06 As Trump tries to coalesce GOP, Obama urges ‘scrutiny’ of candidate Friday saw presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump try to organize party leaders behind his upcoming presidential bid, but the real estate mogul faced more major defections from lawmakers still unwilling to embrace his controversial candidacy. Meanwhile, President Obama weighed in…
Economy May 06 News Wrap: U.S. job growth lower than expected In our news wrap Friday, the latest numbers from the Department of Labor show that the U.S. economy added 160,000 jobs in April, short of the 215,000 many economists predicted, while unemployment remained flat at five percent. Also, early reports…
World May 06 In Alberta’s heartland, wildfire forces thousands to flee Since Sunday, a wildfire burning in the heart of Canada’s oil country has forced nearly 100,000 residents to flee their homes for safety, creating the largest mass evacuation in Alberta’s history. Friday saw evacuees being ferried from the fire’s path…
Economy May 06 Puerto Rican economic disaster leaves residents struggling For years, the Puerto Rican economy has been in decline, and the U.S. territory is now on the brink of disaster, with $72 billion of overall debt and an unemployment rate twice that of the mainland. As the island’s government…
Politics May 06 Resolute Sanders on strategy, foreign policy and the outlook for the DNC Though the battle for the GOP nomination ended with Donald Trump’s victory, the fate of the Democratic party’s candidacy is still in question, as trailing contender Sen. Bernie Sanders has vowed to fight on until the DNC convention. Sanders joins…
Politics May 06 Shields and Brooks on Trump’s nomination triumph, and why the Democratic race isn’t over