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…
Science Aug 26 Smart cane may help visually impaired navigate more terrain A high-tech upgrade to the traditional white cane may help blind and visually impaired people be more confident about navigating the world independently. The NewsHour's April Brown reports from France.
Arts Aug 26 For this beloved Sesame Street role model, it wasn't always 'sunny days' Writer and actor Sonia Manzano played the character of Maria on “Sesame Street” for 44 years before announcing her retirement. In her new memoir, “Becoming Maria,” Manzano recounts her tough childhood in the South Bronx and how she used her…
World Aug 26 Is China in the midst of major economic transformation? How should we interpret China’s market turmoil? Judy Woodruff talks to Nicholas Lardy of the Peterson Institute for International Economics and Evan Osnos of The New Yorker.
Politics Aug 26 Planned Parenthood funding fight fires up the campaign trail Undercover videos by anti-abortion activists have ignited a campaign among Republican lawmakers and presidential candidates to defund the women's health organization Planned Parenthood. Political director Lisa Desjardins reports.