World Oct 13 MH17 crash report findings sharpen suspicions and denials Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, which crashed last July in Eastern Ukraine, was likely blown apart by a Russian-built missile, according to Dutch investigators. The safety board also concluded that the missile was shot from an area controlled by Russian-backed separatists.
World Oct 13 News Wrap: Pentagon says U.S., Russian jets had close encounter over Syria In our news wrap Tuesday, U.S. and Russian jets reportedly flew within miles of each other over Syria on Saturday. Russian President Vladimir Putin blamed Washington for a lack of coordination the competing air campaigns. Also, the Taliban announced it…
Episode Oct 12 PBS NewsHour full episode October 12, 2015 Monday on the NewsHour, President Obama speaks out about the Hillary Clinton email controversy. Also: What’s next for Jason Rezaian after being found guilty in a Tehran court, Syrian refugees in Jordan struggle to survive, Angus Deaton wins the Nobel…
Politics Oct 12 How Sanders, O’Malley will try to stand out in the first debate President Obama weighed in on Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server, while a former GOP staffer came out to say that the Benghazi Committee was politically motivated against Clinton. Will those issues start to fade? Judy Woodruff talks…
World Oct 12 Making it big in the NBA, Bismack Biyombo goes home to Congo to help Bismack Biyombo, a 22-year-old basketball center who recently signed with the Toronto Raptors, grew up in the Democratic Republic of Congo, dreaming about playing in the NBA. Contributing editor Soledad O’Brien follows him on a trip back to his home…
World Oct 12 Is Iran leveraging Jason Rezaian for a prisoner swap? Jason Rezaian was convicted by an Iranian court, but little else is known about the ruling or the fate of the Washington Post journalist who has been held for over a year on espionage and other charges. Jeffrey Brown learns…
Education Oct 12 Is kindergarten too young to suspend a student? At the largest charter school network in New York City, strict academic and behavior standards set the stage for learning. That doesn't exclude children as young as 5 or 6 years old, who can be given out-of-school suspensions if they…
World Oct 12 Why more Syrian refugees are leaving Jordan than arriving In Jordan, there's intense sympathy for the thousands of refugees who have landed there. But it's illegal for most Syrians to work in that nation, and limited food aid doesn't go very far. So refugees are increasingly making the dangerous…
Economy Oct 12 Nobel laureate hopes prize will spur more debate on inequality The Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences was awarded to Angus Deaton, a Scottish-born scholar at Princeton University who has analyzed spending, poverty and welfare. The Nobel laureate joins Judy Woodruff to discuss his work and insight into inequality and society.
World Oct 12 News Wrap: Bombing on Turkish peace rally stokes instability In our news wrap Monday, political and ethnic tensions reached the boiling point in Turkey after deadly bombings over the weekend. Also, new battles erupted in Afghanistan as the Taliban attacked a new city.