World Sep 26 Inside the British government's sweeping cyber surveillance program For years, the British government has reportedly tracked and stored billions of records of Internet use by British citizens and those outside the UK in an effort to track every visible user on the Internet. Ryan Gallagher of the Intercept…
Nation Sep 26 Meet the new priests of the Catholic church Pope Francis' visit to the U.S. comes at a time when U.S. Catholic church attendance has plummeted, yet since Francis' elevation to the papacy in 2013, there has been an uptick in the number of men becoming priests. Pope Francis…
Arts Sep 25 Unique mentorship between conductor and pianist sparks musical fireworks Pianist Yuja Wang has evolved from prodigy to international superstar, with some help from one of her mentors, music director of the San Francisco Symphony Michael Tilson Thomas. In collaboration with KQED, Jeffrey Brown talks with the 28-year-old Chinese virtuoso…
World Sep 25 Pope Francis calls for peace and dignity for the poor at UN Pope Francis addressed the General Assembly of the United Nations in his native Spanish, calling for a unified global response to environmental destruction, social and economic injustice and violent conflict in the Middle East. Hari Sreenivasan reports on the pope’s…
World Sep 25 What did and didn't get done at the U.S.-China White House summit Climate change was one area of agreement between President Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping, but the leaders made little headway on human rights and a South China Sea territory dispute. Judy Woodruff talks with Christopher Johnson of the Center…
World Sep 25 Obama presses Xi Jinping to crack down on cyber attacks Chinese President Xi Jinping and President Obama announced cooperation on tackling climate change during a state visit at the White House. The leaders of the world's two largest economies also made a formal agreement to clamp down on cyber attacks,…
Politics Sep 25 Is Boehner's departure a win for conservatives? How do House Republicans see the resignation of Speaker John Boehner? Judy Woodruff gets perspective from Rep. Reid Ribble, R-Wisc., with more analysis from political director Lisa Desjardins.
World Sep 25 News Wrap: Saudi officials blame pilgrims for deadly stampede In our news wrap Friday, Saudi authorities launched an investigation into the deadly stampede among hajj pilgrims near Mecca, but officials also blamed the crowd as well as the will of god. Also Sepp Blatter, head of soccer’s world body…
Politics Sep 25 Shields and Brooks on Boehner's leadership turmoil, Pope Francis' uplifting visit Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including Speaker of the House John Boehner’s resignation and who will take his place, as well as the pope’s visit to…
Politics Sep 25 Under fire from House GOP, Boehner drops resignation bombshell Speaker of the House John Boehner announced he would be leaving office and giving up his leadership position, sending shockwaves across Capitol Hill. Political director Lisa Desjardins reports on what led to Boehner's decision and how lawmakers are reacting.