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…
World Aug 27 News Wrap: Islamic State suicide bomb kills 2 Iraqi generals In our news wrap Thursday, an Islamic State militant killed two Iraqi generals and three soldiers in a suicide bombing. Also, stocks in China rebounded after a six-day slump triggered by concerns over the health of the Chinese economy.
Episode Aug 26 PBS NewsHour full episode August 26, 2015 Wednesday on the NewsHour, what China’s market meltdown signals for its economic future. Also: Ten years after Katrina, improving access to health care for all patients, Republicans campaign to defund Planned Parenthood, a high-tech innovation to help the visually impaired…