Nation Aug 11 News Wrap: Nine charged for Wall Street hacking scheme In our news wrap Tuesday, federal prosecutors say hackers in Ukraine stole corporate news releases before news went public, then traders in the U.S. allegedly used that information to engage in insider trading. Also, EPA administrator Gina McCarthy apologized for…
Episode Aug 10 PBS NewsHour full episode August 10, 2015 Monday on the NewsHour, Donald Trump continues to define the campaign conversation, while Hillary Clinton takes aim at GOP candidates. Also: Protests and a state of emergency again in Ferguson, a controversial contraceptives law in the Philippines, an American doctor…
World Aug 10 Pious Philippines rolls out reproductive health law amid opposition Teen pregnancies rose by 50 percent in the Philippines over the last decade. Now that predominantly Roman Catholic country has begun implementing a law -- contested for years -- that requires public health facilities to offer free contraceptive services. Special…
Nation Aug 10 How peaceful Ferguson anniversary protests turned violent Police critically wounded an 18-year-old black man overnight in Ferguson, Missouri, where mostly peaceful protests marked the anniversary of the killing of Michael Brown. Authorities say Tyrone Harris Jr. and others shot at officers, who in turn shot back, wounding…
Politics Aug 10 Why Clinton is saving her attacks for Republicans, not Sanders Hillary Clinton seized on remarks by Donald Trump and other Republicans to criticize their stances on women’s issues while campaigning in New Hampshire. Gwen Ifill talks to Susan Page of USA Today and Tamara Keith of NPR to discuss Trump’s…
World Aug 10 News Wrap: Suicide bombers kill dozens in Iraq In our news wrap Monday, Islamic State suicide bombers killed nearly 60 people and wounded more than 100 others in Diyala Province. Also, More than 1,400 migrants fleeing conflict in Syria and Afghanistan were rescued in various Coast Guard operations…
Episode Aug 09 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode August 9, 2015 On this edition for Sunday, August 9th, 2015, residents in Ferguson, Missouri, remember Michael Brown, killed by a police officer one year ago today, how protests in Ferguson and the forceful police response have affected police tactics nationally, and from…
Nation Aug 09 In Ferguson and beyond, police militarization may be declining During the protests that followed the shooting death of Michael Brown, the spectacle of Ferguson police patrolling the streets in combat gear sparked another conversation about the militarization of police. Matt Apuzzo, a reporter for The New York Times, joins…
Nation Aug 09 One year after Michael Brown’s death, what has changed in Ferguson? Still healing one year after the fatal police shooting of Michael Brown, Ferguson Councilman Wesley Bell joins Hari Sreenivasan via Skype from St. Louis, to discuss the state of the city today.