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.
Economy Aug 11 From Google to Alphabet, what does the change mean? Tech giant Google is restructuring. A newly created holding company called Alphabet will now be the umbrella for its core business of Internet searching -- still called Google -- as well as other divisions like home automation and X Labs.
Economy Aug 11 China rattles markets by devaluing its currency China devalued its currency Tuesday, a move to make the country’s exports cheaper and boost a slowing economy. In turn, the Yuan fell nearly 2 percent against the dollar, the most in a decade. Judy Woodruff reports.
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…