World Aug 28 News Wrap: More than 300,000 have made Mediterranean Sea crossing, says UN In our news wrap Friday, the United Nations refugee agency announced that more than 300,000 refugees and migrants have crossed the Mediterranean Sea to Europe. That number does not include the 2,600 who have died on the journey. Also, a…
Nation Aug 27 Slain journalist’s father vows to work for stricter gun control WDBJ in Roanoke, Virginia, paused for a moment of silence a day after cameraman Adam Ward and reporter Alison Parker were gunned down by a former co-worker who had been fired in 2013. As memorials pour into the station, Parker’s…
Economy Aug 27 Court gives SeaTac workers a raise after $15 minimum wage exclusion In SeaTac, Washington, home of the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, citizens voted in 2013 to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour. But airport businesses challenged the law in court, excluding 5,000 or so workers from receiving the increased benefits.
Nation Aug 27 When a shooter’s violent video goes viral A shocking, televised murder in Virginia has provoked a wide array of questions about the shooter and how horrific images go viral online. Gwen Ifill speaks with Deborah Potter of NewsLab, Lance Ulanoff, chief correspondent and editor-at-large at Mashable, and…
World Aug 27 New generation of Rwandan entrepreneurs offer tech solutions to farmers’ dilemmas Twenty years since a genocide devastated the country, Rwanda has made a remarkable recovery and a new generation sees entrepreneurship, empowered by technology, as its patriotic duty.
Nation Aug 27 Why actor Wendell Pierce didn’t wait for someone else to rebuild his New Orleans neighborhood Wendell Pierce is perhaps best known for his acting roles on “The Wire” and “Treme.” Lately, he’s taken on a different kind of role, as community rebuilder. In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, Pierce invested time, money and art into…
Economy Aug 27 Is it still too early to raise interest rates? Will the Federal Reserve raise interest rates next month? It's a much debated question amid some good U.S. economic news, as well as the Chinese market turmoil. As the Fed meets for its annual retreat, Judy Woodruff takes a closer…
Nation Aug 27 Hurricane Katrina exposed ‘deeper tragedy’ of inequality, says Obama In New Orleans' Lower Ninth Ward, President Obama commemorated the 10th anniversary of the costliest natural disaster in American history. Praising the city's resilience, the president also acknowledged the failure of government to look out for its vulnerable residents. Judy…