Science Sep 15 Teaching girls to write the rules at video game coding camp Video games are still largely aimed at a male audiences, which is no surprise since women make up a small portion of game designers and programmers. But that doesn't mean that girls aren't interested in playing and creating. Girls-only computer…
Science Sep 15 What NASA’s twin tests will teach us about life in space What are the long-term effects of living in space? Astronaut Scott Kelly is now halfway through a year-long mission. In our NewsHour Shares video of the day, NASA offers a progress report, comparing Scott with his twin brother, retired astronaut…
Politics Sep 15 To win with women, how can the GOP ramp up its appeal? The last time a majority of American women voted for a Republican presidential candidate was 1988. Since then, more women have chosen Democrats, often by double digits. Even at the state legislative and congressional levels, the majority of women serving…
World Sep 15 Europe was ‘ill-prepared’ for refugee deluge, says German ambassador to the U.S. German Chancellor Angela Merkel called for an emergency summit to deal with the refugee crisis, a day after Europeans ministers failed to reach a deal on resettlement quotas. German Ambassador to the U.S. Peter Wittig joins Gwen Ifill to discuss…
World Sep 15 Risking journey to Greece, more than 20 migrants drown off Turkey A boat filled past capacity with more than 200 migrants and refugees capsized off the Turkish coast, less than two miles from their starting point. Twenty-two people, including some children, drowned. Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant was on shore as survivors…
World Sep 15 News Wrap: Hungary arrests migrants under new laws In our news wrap Tuesday, the Hungarian government declared a state of crisis as migrants continued to flood its borders but were met with a completed barrier fence. Also, the number of homes consumed by California's Valley fire increased to…
Episode Sep 15 PBS NewsHour full episode September 15, 2015 Tuesday on the NewsHour, Europe grapples with the refugee crisis as Hungary declares a state of crisis and more refugees die trying to cross by sea. Also: Republicans strategize on how to court women voters, a five-day teachers’ strike comes…
Nation Sep 14 News Wrap: Wildfires scorch hundreds of homes in Northern California In our news wrap Monday, two wildfires swept across Northern California, destroying at least 400 homes and killing one. Also, in Afghanistan, Taliban fighters stormed a prison with a car bomb, allowing 355 prisoners to escape.
World Sep 14 As EU steps up controls, refugees wish for open land borders from Turkey Officials from across Europe arrived in Brussels to discuss instituting quotas to distribute 160,000 asylum seekers throughout the continent. Some countries have balked at the plan, while Germany, Austria and Hungary have tightened up their borders. Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant…
World Sep 14 How should EU manage its borders amid the migrant crisis? As European governments gather to discuss a plan to set quotas, will the decisions made in Brussels help to ease the migrant crisis? Jeffrey Brown gets two perspectives from Ambassador Réka Szemerkényi of Hungary and David Miliband, CEO of the…