Nation Jul 08 Trio of serious computer glitches raises worry about tech reliance The nation's biggest airline, biggest stock exchange and most prominent business newspaper all suffered long online service interruptions on Wednesday. That came just as worries over the vulnerabilities of digital technology were front and center at a congressional hearing. Judy…
Episode Jul 07 PBS NewsHour full episode, July 7, 2015 Tuesday on the NewsHour, another deadline passes with a final Iran nuclear agreement still out of reach. Also: Suicides and other preventable deaths on the rise in Greece, cities grapple with a surge of summer violence, a Bill Cosby confession…
Science Jul 07 To study Earth’s most extreme environment, researchers wire up an undersea volcano Hundreds of miles off the coast of Oregon and Washington, there's an undersea volcano known as Axial Seamount. Two months ago when it began spewing lava, it wasn't a secret to a group of scientists engaged in a groundbreaking research…
World Jul 07 News Wrap: Afghanistan confirms direct talks with Taliban In our news wrap Tuesday, the government of Afghanistan confirmed it has engaged in direct, face-to-face talks with the Taliban, its first formal encounter since 2001. Also, the U.S. strategy to defeat the Islamic State was heavily criticized by Senate…
Arts Jul 07 Che Guevara’s son on Cuba’s coming identity crisis When Omar Perez was 25, he found out his father was the revolutionary Che Guevara. For Perez -- a poet, artist and musician -- the revelation didn’t much change his outlook on life, or on Cuba. Jeffrey Brown talks to…
World Jul 07 Why the Greek crisis is a matter of life and death for some Greece traditionally has had a low suicide rate, but over five years of austerity, the country has seen an increase in the number of people taking their own lives. And if the crisis gets worse, the number of suicides and…
Nation Jul 07 Bill Cosby’s prior Quaalude confession may have legal repercussions According to the Associated Press, Bill Cosby testified in 2005 that he obtained Quaaludes with the intent of using them to have sex with women. More than two dozen women have accused Cosby in cases that go back decades. Jeffrey…
Nation Jul 07 How do you cool down urban violence when summer heats up? Along with high-profile cases like the shooting at Emmanuel AME in Charleston and some of the killings of unarmed individuals by police, cities across the U.S. are experiencing a significant surge in gun violence. Gwen Ifill discusses this trend with…
World Jul 07 Tense and fatigued, negotiators extend Iran nuclear talks past deadline The revised deadline for Iran, the U.S. and five other Western powers to come to a nuclear agreement came and went without a deal. The White House said there won’t be a deal until the sticking points are resolved. Judy…
Episode Jul 06 PBS NewsHour full episode July 6, 2015 Tonight on the program, we examine the result of Greece's voter rejection of more austerity cuts and the country's next moves. Also: Whether the U.S. Women's National Team's World Cup victory level the playing field for women, how 2016 candidates…