World Dec 26 Will 2016 bring more company defaults across the globe? Around the world, companies have defaulted on at least 95 billion dollars worth of debt this year -- the highest numbers of Business Defaults since 2009, according to Standard and Poor’s. For perspective into what happened in 2015 and a…
World Dec 26 A tribute to one of America's first female photojournalists In 1965, photographer and writer Dickey Chapelle was killed in Vietnam, becoming the first female American journalist to be killed covering a war. In the new book, "Dickey Chapelle Under Fire," author John Garofolo talks about Chapelle's work, influence, and…
Nation Dec 26 How L.A. is trying to get veteran homelessness down to zero In September, Los Angeles Mayor Garcetti allocated an additional $13 million dollars in city funds to expand subsidies for homeless people. And in November the L.A. City Council declared a “shelter crisis” which provides expanded access to temporary shelters as…
Episode Dec 25 PBS NewsHour full episode Dec. 25, 2015 Friday on the NewsHour, what's behind sudden price hikes on certain older drugs. Also: How lawmakers were able to pass a massive highway spending bill, a journalist's walk around the world to uncover the story of human migration, Mark Shields…
Politics Dec 25 Shields and Gerson on Bernie Sanders' debate influence, gifts for Obama and the GOP Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Washington Post columnist Michael Gerson join Judy Woodruff to discuss takeaways from the most recent Democratic debate, how Donald Trump’s popularity defies traditional political wisdom, plus special holiday gifts for President Obama and the Republicans.
Politics Dec 25 Will the highway bill lead to funding problems down the road? The scope of the $300 billion highway bill recently passed by Congress will touch roads and bridges in every state and most counties for a half decade. Since 2009, there has been no long-term or stable federal funding to address…
Health Dec 25 How drug companies are gaming an old law for greater profits In the 1980s, a law was passed to persuade pharmaceutical companies to develop drugs for small populations, but now that rule is being used to reclaim old "orphaned" drugs in order to raise prices and profits. Gwen Ifill learns more…
World Dec 25 News Wrap: Pope calls for an end to terror in Christmas message In our news wrap Friday, Pope Francis spoke out against atrocities by radical Islamists in his Christmas message, while Queen Elizabeth took note of the hardships suffered by millions and President Obama urged Americans to come together as one family…