World Jan 08 New Year’s assaults stoke tensions over migrants in Germany In Cologne, Germany, more than 100 young women were assaulted by crowds of men during New Year's celebrations. German authorities say they have identified 18 asylum seekers among the 31 suspects linked to the troubles, polarizing public opinion about that…
Politics Jan 08 Brooks and Corn on Obama confronting gun control, GOP health care law repeal New York Times columnist David Brooks and David Corn, Washington bureau chief for Mother Jones, join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including President Obama’s proposals for gun control, an update on the GOP presidential race and the first…
Science Jan 08 Will real-time health data for consumers add up to healthier living? Wearable health and fitness gadgets have broken into a sprint at the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. And no wonder: An estimated 500 million people worldwide now diligently record their steps and leaps. Science correspondent Miles O'Brien examines…
Nation Jan 08 News Wrap: Obama administration launches task force to counter extremism In our news wrap Friday, the Obama administration unveiled a new task force to revamp efforts on combating violent extremism at home. Also, President Obama vetoed a Republican bill that would have repealed the Affordable Care Act.
Economy Jan 08 Hiring got a bounce in 2015, while wages stayed flat The U.S. economy added 2.6 million jobs overall in 2015, part of a two-year gain that was the best since the late '90s. Yet wage growth remained relatively slow. Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez explores the final jobs report of…
World Jan 08 What the capture of ‘El Chapo’ means for Mexico’s drug wars Joaquin Guzman, a.k.a "El Chapo," perhaps the world's most notorious drug lord, was arrested nearly six months after his elaborate escape from a high-security prison in Mexico. Hari Sreenivasan learns more from Alfredo Corchado of Arizona State University about what…
Politics Jan 08 WATCH LIVE: 2016 State of the Union "Since I took office seven years ago, in the midst of crisis, I don't think I've ever been more optimistic about a year ahead than I am right now," he says. Obama notes that he's busy working on the speech…
World Jan 08 News editors show support for Jason Rezaian in letter to John Kerry Twenty-five news editors from some of the most influential media organizations in the U.S. are calling on Secretary of State John Kerry to work toward the release of imprisoned Washington Post journalist Jason Rezaian.
Economy Jan 07 Want to be happy? Giving is more gratifying than receiving 'Tis better to give than to receive, goes the old saying. But better for whom? Economics correspondent Paul Solman talks with psychology scholars about the ways altruism can benefit those who give.