Politics Oct 16 Can a pilot program keep prisoners from going back to jail? In the second part of our series looking at how prison recidivism can be reduced, NewsHour follows three inmates, Jordan Taylor, Carlos Colon and Ashley Wilson as they move from prison back to everyday life, in our series “Broken Justice.”…
World Oct 16 News Wrap: Violence flares in Middle East; Iran violates sanctions In our news wrap Friday, violence flared in the Middle East today for another day. Also, the United Nations insisted that an Iranian missile test last weekend was a “clear violation” of U.N. sanctions.
World Oct 16 Journalist Mohamed Fahmy on 'brutal' experience in Egyptian supermax prison Before his release in September, Al Jazeera journalist Mohamed Fahmy spent more than 400 days locked up in the terrorism wing of “Scorpion” prison in Egypt. He had no way to tell time, and was sleeping on the floor of…
Politics Oct 16 Shields and Brooks on campaign finance and what we learned in the Democratic debate Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the week’s news, including a look at the Democratic debate, campaign fundraising, and troop withdrawal in Afghanistan.
World Oct 16 U.S. sending troops to Cameroon to monitor Boko Haram A series of suicide bombings rocked Nigeria today. They come as the Obama administration announced 300 U.S. soldiers would be sent to neighboring Cameroon. For more on the situation, Hari Sreenivasan speaks to Peter Pham of the Atlantic Council.
Episode Oct 16 PBS NewsHour full episode October 16, 2015 Friday on the NewsHour, a series of suicide bombings rocks Nigeria. Also: Al Jazeera journalist Mohamed Fahmy discusses the 400 days he spent in an Egyptian prison, how to reduce prison recidivism, Mark Shields and David Brooks dissect this week’s…
Episode Oct 15 PBS NewsHour full episode October 15, 2015 Thursday on the NewsHour, President Obama announces he will leave additional troops in Afghanistan until 2017. Also: A fresh lead emerges in the Lockerbie bombing case, a pilot program to help stop recidivism in U.S. prisons, why you might not…
World Oct 15 New suspects identified in Lockerbie bombing case Scottish prosecutors say they have identified two suspects in the 1988 Lockerbie bombing, and are asking the Libyan government to allow them to be interviewed. That comes just two days after the final episode of Frontline's “My Brother’s Bomber,” which…
World Oct 15 What influenced Obama's decision to keep troops in Afghanistan The longest-running war in American history will go on even longer than expected. Hari Sreenivasan speaks to the Washington Post’s Greg Jaffe about what prompted President Obama to change course and decide to leave troops in Afghanistan.
Science Oct 15 These hunter-gatherer tribes sleep less than you, and sleep better By studying the habits of three hunter-gatherer groups who live much the way humans have for thousands of years, a team of scientists is challenging conventional wisdom about how much sleep we need. Hari Sreenivasan goes to UCLA to learn…