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.
Arts Jan 07 How drawing opens up doors for this documentarian Illustrative journalist Wendy MacNaughton offers her Brief but Spectacular take on telling undertold stories through drawing.
Nation Jan 07 'Making a Murderer' interrogates fairness of justice system "Making a Murderer," a new true crime documentary on Netflix, tells the story of Steven Avery, a man exonerated of a sexual assault after serving 18 years in prison, only to be charged and convicted of murder. Presenting recorded police…
Nation Jan 07 How do we solve stubborn segregation in schools? Despite a historic Supreme Court ruling outlawing segregated schools, today huge numbers of students remain in separate and unequal schools, most in inner cities. Special correspondent Charlayne Hunter-Gault talks with Pedro Noguera of the University of California, Los Angeles, about…
Health Jan 07 U.S. revises dietary advice on sugar, cholesterol and red meat There’s a new set of dietary guidelines from the federal government for the first time in five years, advising against too eating much sugar and red meat, while allowing moderate drinking of alcohol and coffee. Hari Sreenivasan talks to Allison…
Episode Jan 07 PBS NewsHour full episode Jan. 7, 2016 Thursday on the NewsHour, China's market makes a great fall, routing stocks around the world. Also: How the 2016 election is playing out in advertisements, new guidelines for how to eat, getting happiness by giving to others, the lifelong consequences…