World Dec 19 After San Bernardino, a call to block online al-Qaida content The FBI revealed this week that one of the San Bernardino shooters and an alleged co-conspirator were inspired by former al Qaeda leader Anwar al-Awlaki. The U.S. killed al-Awlaki in a drone strike four years ago, but his legacy lives…
Nation Dec 19 Inside Ralph Nader’s American Museum of Tort Law The American Museum of Tort Law, which recently opened in Ralph Nader's hometown of Winsted, Connecticut, features exhibits on groundbreaking civil cases on auto safety, tobacco, asbestos, and many other issues. NewsHour's Phil Hirschkorn visited the museum to speak with…
Nation Dec 19 In Boston, tracking data to score government progress Boston plans to use data and analytics to help improve operations, better measure performance and increase efficiency under a forthcoming initiative called CityScore. A single number is issued daily, measuring how the city is meeting its goals on a variety…
Politics Dec 18 Shields and Brooks on Obama’s year-end assessment, candidates’ tough talk on terror Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including President Obama’s year-end news conference, how presidential candidates of both parties are fielding issues of national security and the breach…
Health Dec 18 This Detroit family’s life just changed After a recent report on how stress may be causing asthma among some kids, we share good news about one homeless Detroit family we profiled in partnership with The Detroit News.
Nation Dec 18 People in recovery find the recipe for a fresh start in cooking career training Blocks from the White House, DC Central Kitchen is the nation's largest community kitchen, putting out 5,000 meals a day to homeless shelters, schools, halfway houses and other nonprofits. But the kitchen's other output is training men and women who…
Episode Dec 18 PBS NewsHour full episode Dec. 18, 2015 Friday on the NewsHour, President Obama looks ahead to his final year in office with a vow to defeat the Islamic State. Also: The U.N. Security Council votes unanimously for a Syria political solution framework, Shields and Brooks on the…
Arts Dec 18 One last visit to Downton Abbey before fans say goodbye For the past five years, the Crawley family and their household of servants have entertained audiences with comedic one-liners from the Dowager Countess and dramatic calamity befalling nearly every character. Now the top-rated PBS drama of all time is drawing…
World Dec 18 Assad future unclear as UN Security Council charts a course for Syria After nearly five years of brutal civil war, the United Nations Security Council voted to endorse an international framework for a peace process in Syria. Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the details, what's at…
Politics Dec 18 Looking on to 2016, Obama makes fighting terror a priority for final year In his year-end news conference, President Obama promised to target terror at home and abroad during his final year in office. But he also made an upbeat assessment, claiming successes on job growth and health care coverage signups, and praising…