Nation Nov 04 Why capping methane leaks is a win-win goal for industry and environmentalists Methane, the primary component of natural gas, is also a potent greenhouse gas, trapping energy in the atmosphere. Last year NASA released satellite images showing a hot spot in the area where New Mexico, Colorado, Utah and Arizona meet, prompting…
Nation Nov 04 Has despair led to a stunning hike in mortality rates for some Americans? While U.S. death rates have been declining steadily over the past few decades, a study this week found that the trend does not apply to some middle-aged white Americans. Causes behind the reversal included suicide, liver diseases and drug overdoses.
Arts Nov 04 Jeff Daniels brings show business home to small-town Michigan Early on in his acting career, Jeff Daniels and his wife decided they would take a risk: leave New York and return to the small town of Chelsea, Michigan, to raise their family. There, the TV and movie star built…
Politics Nov 04 Who voted for what and why on Election Day This election, Ohio voters said no to legalizing marijuana, Houston voters defeated an ordinance to curb LGBT discrimination and San Francisco voters refused to limit how often homeowners can rent out rooms. Stuart Rothenberg of The Rothenberg & Gonzales Political…
World Nov 04 The assassination that shattered Mideast peace dreams Twenty years ago Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin addressed an evening rally in Tel Aviv in support of his peace accords with the Palestinians. Moments later he was fatally shot by a Jewish ultra-nationalist who opposed the peace initiative. Chief…
World Nov 04 News Wrap: Talk grows of Islamic State bomb on downed Metrojet plane In our news wrap Wednesday, the Associated Press and other news outlets reported that U.S. intelligence believes that Islamic State militants planted a bomb on a Russian airliner that broke up and crashed in the Egyptian desert Saturday. Also, a…
Episode Nov 04 PBS NewsHour full episode Nov. 4, 2015 Wednesday on the NewsHour, what the results from Election Day say about voter sentiment. Also: Why more middle-aged white Americans are dying, searching for methane leaks in the West, a look at the Middle East conflict 20 years since the…
Arts Nov 03 Why novelist John Irving’s latest protagonist is a fiction writer In novelist John Irving’s new book, “Avenue of Mysteries,” a poor child in Mexico picks up books from out of the trash and grows up to be a prominent American writer. Irving joins Jeffrey Brown to discuss what distinguishes his…