World Nov 06 Thousands of tourists stranded in Egypt as Russia probes Metrojet cause Tens of thousands of tourists have been stranded in Sharm el-Sheikh due to suspended flights after the deadly Metrojet disaster. Now some of the wreckage has been taken to Moscow for explosives testing, in the wake of suggestions that an…
Nation Nov 06 What’s the impact of Obama’s Keystone pipeline decision? What do lawmakers think of President Obama’s decision to reject the Keystone XL pipeline? Judy Woodruff gets thoughts on the economic, environmental and political fallout from Rep. Leonard Lance, R-N.J., and Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass.
Nation Nov 06 Obama: Keystone XL wouldn’t serve national interest After years of consideration, President Obama formally rejected TransCanada’s Keystone XL pipeline application, which would have permitted oil from Canada's tar sands to flow to U.S. Gulf Coast refineries. Though the company and many Republican lawmakers argued it would benefit…
Economy Nov 06 News Wrap: October hiring surge pushes down unemployment to seven-year low In our news wrap Friday, employers added 271,000 jobs in the month of October, according to the Labor Department. The strong jobs report leaves the door open to a possible interest rate hike next month. Also, the Supreme Court agreed…
World Nov 05 America’s nuclear bomb gets a makeover Greatly reduced since its Cold War heyday, some say the U.S. nuclear arsenal is overdue for an overhaul. The PBS Newshour got exclusive and unprecedented access to labs and facilities across the country to observe how the B-61 nuclear bomb…
Economy Nov 05 Selling office space and happy hour to a rising economy of freelancers As the ranks of the self-employed swell, why not set up shared office space with amenities and camaraderie to attract contingent workers? That's the idea behind WeWork, a company offering cool and convenient places for the outsourced to set up…
Health Nov 05 Robin Williams had a disease that mimics Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and schizophrenia According to Robin Williams’ widow, an autopsy has revealed that the comedian suffered from Lewy body dementia before he committed suicide. Susan Schneider Williams described the battle to treat and understand her late husband's symptoms as a game of Whac-A-Mole.
Politics Nov 05 What did Bush 41 think of his son’s presidency? New bio reveals In writing “Destiny and Power: The American Odyssey of George Herbert Walker Bush,” Jon Meacham was given unprecedented access to the Bush family and their personal diaries. Judy Woodruff sits down with Meacham to talk about what he learned about…
World Nov 05 Why the U.S. Navy is navigating the South China Sea What do recent U.S. naval forays in the South China Sea -- including Defense Secretary Ashton Carter’s visit aboard an aircraft carrier -- mean for tensions with China over the disputed waters? Hari Sreenivasan speaks to Bonnie Glaser of the…