World Sep 30 Pentagon questions true target of Russia's Syrian strikes Hours after the Russian parliament authorized military action in Syria, aircraft bombed a number of sites in Syria. But exactly what the Russians hit -- and why -- remain unclear. Moscow reported attacking Islamic State targets, but the Free Syrian…
World Sep 30 News Wrap: Taliban captures key fortress in Kunduz In our news wrap Wednesday, Afghan troops continued to fight to retake the city of Kunduz, but the Taliban captured a key fortress. Also, a coalition led by Saudi Arabia says that a vessel was stopped carrying weapons from Iran…
Episode Sep 30 PBS NewsHour full episode September 30, 2015 Wednesday on the NewsHour, Russia launches airstrikes in Syria, but who are they targeting? Also; Iraq’s prime minister discusses the fight against the Islamic State, the latest drama on Capitol Hill, how the expansion of Medicaid enrollment has strained health…
World Sep 29 Can Russia make a difference in Syria's war? How will Russian intervention affect the Syrian war, and what are President Vladimir Putin's true motivations in sending in military aid? Judy Woodruff gets two views from Andrew Tabler of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and Nikolas Gvosdev…
Nation Sep 29 How Volkswagen got caught cheating How did Volkswagen get caught rigging the emissions software of its diesel vehicles? William Brangham talks with John German of the International Council on Clean Transportation, one of the engineers who helped catch the automaker.
World Sep 29 Leaders see Islamic State fight as long slog Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner, reporting from the UN, talks with Judy Woodruff about what came out of an anti-Islamic State meeting among world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly and a meeting between President Obama and Russian…
Health Sep 29 Is profit or innovation driving the rising costs of drugs? Turing Pharmaceuticals sparked outcry when it raised the price of a single pill from $13 to $750. Judy Woodruff discusses the rising costs of prescriptions drugs with Dr. Peter Bach of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Dr. Thomas Stossel…
Arts Sep 29 Anna Deavere Smith tackles school-to-prison pipeline on stage For Anna Deavere Smith, actress and path-breaking performance artist, Baltimore is home. After the arrest and death of Freddie Gray, the city became a sadly appropriate setting for Smith to tackle her latest project: a one-woman show about the "school…
Arts Sep 29 MacArthur 'genius' Lin-Manuel Miranda on falling in love for a living In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, Lin-Manuel Miranda is one of 24 new recipients of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation fellowships, also known as “genius grants.” The composer/playwright/performer explains what it’s like to fall in…
World Sep 29 At UN, coalition finds little consensus on how to fight extremism President Obama led a meeting of more than 60 nations at the United Nations on ways to combat violent extremism and dismantle the Islamic State, but consensus on how to proceed eluded the coalition. Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner…