Economy Sep 04 Is the economy strong enough for an interest rate raise? Though unemployment fell to its best place since early 2008, the number of jobs created in August was quite modest, falling below expectations. Combined with the volatility of the market and worries over sluggish wage growth, how will the Federal…
Science Sep 04 Why humanity is essential to the future of artificial intelligence As we advance toward increasingly sophisticated forms of artificial intelligence, John Markoff, author of “Machines of Loving Grace: The Quest for Common Ground Between Humans and Robots,” joins Jeffrey Brown to discuss our anxiety about autonomous technology and the human…
World Sep 04 Why Guatemalans rose up against government corruption On Thursday, Guatemalan President Otto Perez Molina was forced to resign. By the afternoon, he was in court, accused of taking part in a multi-million dollar bribery operation, and then he spent the night in jail. Judy Woodruff takes a…
World Sep 04 As Sweden offers shelter, Denmark tries to discourage refugees Two Scandinavian neighbors, Sweden and Denmark, are handling the European migrant crisis in vastly different ways. While Sweden has taken in the largest number of refugees in relation to its population of all EU nations, Denmark is implementing policies to…
World Sep 04 News Wrap: Desperate migrants start to march toward Germany In our news wrap Friday, thousands of refugees and migrants who had been trapped at a railway station in Budapest set out by foot to reach Germany, hundreds of miles away. Also, 45 soldiers from the United Arab Emirates and…
Politics Sep 04 Clinton: I should have had two email accounts Hillary Clinton's use of a private email system during her tenure as secretary of state dominated an interview with NBC's Andrea Mitchell. She defended her use as "fully above board," but said it would have been better if she had…
Episode Sep 04 PBS NewsHour full episode September 4, 2015 Friday on the NewsHour, a look at how August’s labor report may impact the Federal Reserve’s decision to raise interest rates. Also: Guatemala’s president resigns and heads to prison on corruption charges, a tale of two Scandinavian countries responding the…
Politics Sep 04 Shields and Gerson on refugee crisis responsibility, Trump’s GOP pledge Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Washington Post columnist Michael Gerson join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including Hillary Clinton’s latest interview on her use of a private email server, Donald Trump’s pledge not to run as a third-party…
Politics Sep 03 News Wrap: Former Clinton staffer to plead the 5th before House In our news wrap Thursday, a former State Department staffer who helped set up Hillary Clinton's private email server plans to cite his right against self-incrimination before a House committee investigating the Benghazi attack. Also, presidential candidate Donald Trump ruled…