Nation Aug 04 After declining for decades, homicides surge in cities across the country Homicides are up by an average of 19 percent in 35 big cities this year. Chicago is the site of the most most murders -- 252 so far -- while the city of Baltimore had 45 homicides in July alone.
Nation Aug 04 News Wrap: California’s Rocky Fire endangers thousands of homes In our news wrap Tuesday, the largest of 27 wildfires burning in California expanded again to more than 100 square miles. Also, Sandra Bland’s family has filed a wrongful death suit, and formal efforts today began in Congress to kill…
Episode Aug 03 PBS NewsHour full episode August 3, 2015 Monday on the NewsHour, the Obama administration initiates a new push to tackle climate change making a showdown likely. Also: Fighting wildfires in bone-dry California, the week ahead in politics, seeking support in the Middle East for the Iran nuclear…
Politics Aug 03 How much does the first GOP presidential debate matter? Gwen Ifill talks to Tamara Keith of NPR and Susan Page of USA Today about the upcoming debate among the Republican presidential candidates, new campaign ads for Hillary Clinton and whether Vice President Joe Biden will jump into the race.
Nation Aug 03 Will new clean power regulations stand up to challenges? President Obama laid out new regulations that reset emissions standards for power plants and call for 28 percent of U.S. power to be generated from renewable energy. States, industry groups and politicians pushed back, setting the stage for legal challenges.
World Aug 03 Sudanese military bombings don’t spare civilians, aid workers A war has been raging for the past three years in a rebel-controlled region of southern Sudan, and civilians and aid workers have been caught in the middle of bombings by the government. The NewsHour's P.J. Tobia reports in conjunction…
Nation Aug 03 California battles unprecedented wildfire, fueled by drought A major wildfire continued to burn in Northern California for a sixth straight day, despite some relief from lower temperatures and higher humidity. The fire has already consumed more than 60,000 acres, including two dozen homes, and put at least…
World Aug 03 Are Mideast allies buying the Iran deal being sold by the Obama administration? How is the Iran nuclear agreement perceived across the Middle East? Judy Woodruff gets a roundup of reactions from Fahad Nazer, a former Saudi Arabian Embassy official, David Makovsky of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and former Jordanian…
World Aug 03 Kerry visits Persian Gulf to sell allies on Iran deal After campaigning on Capitol Hill, Secretary of State John Kerry traveled to the Middle East to promote the Iran nuclear agreement. In Qatar, he suggested that a nuclear deal might change Iran's aggressive actions in neighboring states. But Kerry did…
Nation Aug 03 News Wrap: Texas attorney general charged for securities fraud In our news wrap Monday, the attorney general of Texas was formally charged with securities fraud for allegedly encouraging people to invest in a tech startup without disclosing that he was being compensated. Also, the jury that convicted James Holmes…