Arts Sep 13 ‘More than a shoe’: Museum exhibit celebrates America’s sneaker culture A Brooklyn Museum exhibit explores the rise of sneaker culture in the U.S. and how the shoes, which were invented in the late 1800s, evolved into a $34 billion industry. NewsHour's Ivette Feliciano reports.
World Sep 12 European Union struggles to find unified response to migrant crisis On Monday, the 28-nation European Union will hold an emergency summit in Brussels, Belgium, to try to agree on how many asylum seekers each country will accept. NewsHour's William Brangham joins Hari Sreenivasan from Vienna, to discuss.
World Sep 12 Before influx of new migrants, what’s Germany doing to help the crisis? Germany will take in at least 800,000 migrants this year, more than any other country in Europe, including roughly 10,000 expected to arrive this weekend. Noah Barkin of Reuters joins Hari Sreenivasan via Skype from Berlin with what Germany is…
Nation Sep 12 To help delinquent girls, programs aim to rehabilitate rather than incarcerate In America's juvenile justice system, experts say girls, who make up a larger portion of incarcerated youth than in the past, have often been victims of trauma and abuse. Now, programs in Jacksonville, Florida, aim to rehabilitate rather than incarcerate.
Episode Sep 11 PBS NewsHour full episode September 11, 2015 Friday on the NewsHour, a look at the many faces of the great migration in Europe, as the U.S. decides to open its doors to more refugees. Also, Shields and Brooks analyze the week’s news, a look back at the…
Nation Sep 11 The security challenge of resettling Syrian refugees in the U.S. The White House has announced that 10,000 Syrians will be resettled in the U.S. over the next year. How will those refugees be selected? Daryl Grisgraber of Refugees International and former Deputy National Security Advisor Juan Zarate join Hari Sreenivasan…
Health Sep 11 Study: Lower targets for blood pressure can prevent heart attacks and strokes For patients over 50, having blood pressure below the commonly recommended targets can drastically reduce the risk of heart disease and strokes. That’s according to a major blood pressure study from the National Institutes of Health, which called the information…
Nation Sep 11 Americans remember loved ones lost on 9/11 Bells tolled in New York, Washington and Shanksville, Pennsylvania, the sites where thousands died at in the 9/11 attacks 14 years ago. While hundreds of families and survivors marked the moment, it was also a day for honoring the sacrifice…
World Sep 11 What life in transit looks like for refugee families in Europe At Budapest's main train station, hundreds of refugees and migrants wait for hours for trains to Austria and beyond. Some have been on the road for weeks and months, trying to get away from death and devastation and make new…