World Sep 05 How are different countries reacting to the migrant crisis? This week, a Syrian refugee, now in Sweden, spoke to NewsHour special correspondent Malcolm Brabant about his journey across the Mediterranean sea and leaving his family behind. Brabant, who is covering the surge of migrants into Northern Europe, joins Alison…
World Sep 05 Behind the dangerous trade of migrant smuggling A truck with 71 dead migrants found along an Austrian highway last week called attention to the dangers of smuggling. Washington Post reporter Michael Birnbaum has investigated the migrant smuggling trade and joins Alison Stewart via Skype from Brussels with…
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…