Economy Aug 06 Building an oasis in a Philadelphia food desert In Philadelphia, a fourth-generation supermarket owner has gone where others have feared to tread: food deserts, low-income neighborhoods that have no direct access to a real grocery store. The small chain has given these communities a place to get nutritious…
Episode Aug 05 PBS NewsHour full episode August 5, 2015 Wednesday on the NewsHour, President Obama stepped up his full court press against critics of the Iran nuclear deal. Also: GOP candidates prepare to take the debate stage in Cleveland, violent backlash against foreigners living in South Africa, providing generous…
Nation Aug 05 Why Netflix just offered the most generous parental leave policy in the country Netflix has announced that it will be offering employees unlimited paid parental leave of up to a year after one gives birth to or adopts a child. Netflix joins other tech companies that offer generous family leave packages, in stark…
Arts Aug 05 Civil War tragedy 'Cold Mountain' inspires opera "Cold Mountain," the bestselling Civil War novel by Charles Frazier, tells the story of a Confederate soldier who decides he has had enough and walks away in search of the woman he left behind. Now that epic has been distilled…
World Aug 05 Living in fear after attacks on migrants in South Africa In South Africa this year there has been a wave of xenophobic attacks against migrants coming from other parts of Africa. Special correspondent Martin Seemungal looks at roots of the violence and the fear that these foreigners face.
Politics Aug 05 FBI investigating whether classified Clinton email was compromised Hillary Clinton's lawyer has confirmed that the FBI is looking into the security of classified emails, sent while she was secretary of state, that were once stored on a private server. The former senator and first lady has not been…
World Aug 05 Is Obama's Iran deal rhetoric working? President Obama, in an address denouncing critics of the Iran nuclear agreement, warned that America’s international credibility would be lost if Congress kills the deal. How successful was the president in making his case? Gwen Ifill gets views from Ray…
Politics Aug 05 To attack or not to attack Trump? Crowd of GOP candidates faces tricky first debate In the history of Republican presidential debates, there have never been 17 candidates competing for voter attention. There has also never been a major presidential debate with Donald Trump. Political director Lisa Desjardins reports from Cleveland on the upcoming --…
World Aug 05 News Wrap: UN warns female and child casualties are on the rise in Afghanistan In our news wrap Wednesday, civilian casualties among Afghan women jumped 23 percent this year, and among children the number rose 13 percent, according to a report by the United Nations. Also, international experts confirmed that plane debris found in…