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…
Economy Dec 24 If Santa's workshop was run by behavioral economists A pebble that reminds your daughter to take a shorter shower. A device to remind your dad to get up off the couch. Economics correspondent Paul Solman revisits ideas42, a behavioral economics consultancy, to get more gift ideas that could…
Dec 24 On the night before Christmas, a poem from troops overseas ‘Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the world, military men and women were serving, so we thought we'd give this a twirl: Hear the classic tale of "A Visit From St. Nicholas," recited by troops who are currently…