Nation Aug 22 Puerto Rico seeks to reclaim island's farming industry A growing number of farmers in Puerto Rico are trying to reclaim the island's farming industry after decades of industrialization and stigma shrunk its agriculture. Even as Puerto Rico imports 80 percent of its food supply, the culinary scene eyes…
Nation Aug 22 Amid new austerity measures, Puerto Rico pushes to restructure debt As Puerto Rico continues to struggle under crippling debt, a push within the territory to amend U.S. bankruptcy laws to allow the commonwealth to restructure its debt is underway. Meanwhile, Puerto Ricans are searching for new areas of economic growth…
Nation Aug 21 Portrait of a city 10 years after Hurricane Katrina A decade after Hurricane Katrina thrashed a city, how has New Orleans reclaimed its rhythm? PBS NewsHour traveled to Louisiana for a series of in-depth reports on the city, its infrastructure and its people. "Katrina 10 Years Later" kicks off…
Education Aug 21 Opening the doors to more low-income students reshapes a university Under its current president, Arizona State University has increased its student population to 84,000, making it the largest university in America. In particular, the focus has been on boosting the number of low-income students. Hari Sreenivasan reports on how ASU…
Episode Aug 21 PBS NewsHour full episode August 21, 2015 Thursday on the NewsHour, stocks plunge on Wall Street amid fears of a decline in China and falling oil prices. Also: Women warriors make Army Ranger history, what the Ashley Madison hack says about online privacy, why a former Mossad…
Politics Aug 21 Shields and Gerson on Trump's immigration politics, Carter's cancer news Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Washington Post columnist Michael Gerson join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including the response to Donald Trump’s immigration policy and his effect on Republican race, whether Hillary Clinton can defuse the attention paid…
World Aug 21 Expecting Iran to cheat is why we need this deal, says former Mossad chief Efraim Halevy, former director of Israel’s intelligence and special operations agency Mossad, is breaking with his country's government and public opinion to support the Iran nuclear agreement. He joins Judy Woodruff from Tel Aviv to discuss his stance.
Nation Aug 21 Female warriors make history as first Army Ranger grads At an Army Ranger graduation unlike any other in history, there were two women among 94 men who survived the grueling nine-week course. Despite the praise, Capt. Kristen Griest and First Lt. Shaye Haver are not eligible to join the…
Nation Aug 21 Is the trail of secrets we leave online ever safe? Hackers dumped troves of personal information stolen from the adultery website Ashley Madison this week. Millions of names, email addresses and partial credit card numbers were released, raising alarms about how much privacy any of us enjoy online. Hari Sreenivasan…
Economy Aug 21 Will Wall Street's rough week prove an overdue correction? There was a global sell-off of stock today, as investors panicked in the wake of another Chinese stock crash. To understand Wall Street’s bad week, Judy Woodruff speaks to Liz Ann Sonders of Charles Schwab.