Aug 12 News Wrap: Hundreds injured in deadly China explosions In our news wrap Wednesday, a blast at a Chinese warehouse for hazardous materials lot off a much larger explosion, sending a gigantic fireball into the air. At least 13 were killed and up to 400 injured. Also, former President…
World Aug 12 Sudden Chinese currency devaluation has global consequences Following market forces, China again devalued the yuan, rocking world stock and currency markets for a second straight day. According to some analysts, the change could hurt U.S. companies that do a lot of business inside China, like Apple and…
Politics Aug 12 How Clinton’s emails can be made classified after the fact Hillary Clinton turned over her personal email server to the Justice Department Tuesday, following new details that some of the emails contained classified information. Gwen Ifill learns more from Anita Kumar of McClatchy Newspapers.
Politics Aug 12 Sanders scores first lead over Clinton in New Hampshire How's the 2016 horse race shaping up? Sen. Bernie Sanders has taken the lead over Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire, though he still trails by wide margins in national polls. Donald Trump heads up the Republicans in both that state…
Episode Aug 11 PBS NewsHour full episode August 11, 2015 Tuesday on the NewsHour, what does a weaker Chinese yuan mean for the global economy? Also: Google announces it is restructuring under a new company called Alphabet, a group in South Africa fights to stop illegal poaching, a resurgence of…
Education Aug 11 Why school districts like Michael Brown’s have suffered ‘rapid resegregation’ Since 1988, American schools have grown more segregated. Jeffrey Brown talks to New York Times Magazine writer Nikole Hannah-Jones -- who recently wrote about school segregation in Ferguson, Missouri -- and Sheryll Cashin of Georgetown University Law Center.
Aug 11 Not Trending: Using drones for search and rescue When we only pay attention to the things that are trending in our social networks, we may be missing some compelling stories. Carlos Watson, CEO of website Ozy, joins Gwen Ifill to share a few overlooked items, including search and…
Arts Aug 11 Strangers step inside this portal to make global connections Imagine a piece of art that connects you instantly in conversation to a stranger living around the world. Artist and former television news producer Amar Bakshi created an installation called "Portals" that invites people to come together for chit chat…
World Aug 11 All-women team goes on the hunt for poachers in South Africa Named for the most feared snake in Africa, the Black Mambas are a specially trained all-female anti-poaching team. Day and night, they sweep through a South African game reserve, protecting rhinos and other endangered species and looking for any signs…
World Aug 11 What does the yuan’s decline mean for the U.S.? What does a weaker yuan mean for China and the global economy? Greg Ip of The Wall Street Journal and Orville Schell of the Asia Society join Judy Woodruff to discuss the economic and geopolitical factors.