World Jul 31 How long-lasting is promising Ebola vaccine protection? A clinical trial in Guinea found that an experimental vaccine was 75 to 100 percent effective in blocking new infections of the Ebola virus. Hari Sreenivasan speaks to Dr. Anthony Fauci of the National Institutes of Health about the vaccine.
Nation Jul 31 News Wrap: Charleston shooting suspect enters temporary not guilty plea In our news wrap Friday, Dylann Roof entered a temporary not guilty plea to federal hate crime charges in connection to the killing of nine worshippers at a church in Charleston last month. Also, the wing fragment discovered on an…
Jul 31 Navy's plan to buy 12 new nuclear-armed subs reflects outdated, Cold War thinking, critic says
Episode Jul 30 PBS NewsHour full episode July 30, 2015 Thursday on the NewsHour, investigators work to determine whether debris found on the island of Reunion is from missing flight MH370. Also: Cincinnati’s police chief on the latest fatal shooting, a Free Syrian Army commander trained by the U.S., how…
Nation Jul 30 Cincinnati police chief: Body cameras should be required equipment The killing of Sam DuBose in Cincinnati is not the first time the city has been rocked by an officer-involved shooting. Back in 2001, another event triggered five days of riots. Gwen Ifill speaks to Cincinnati police chief Jeffrey Blackwell…
Nation Jul 30 States struggle with needed transportation fixes after years of cutbacks Potholes, vulnerable bridges, a lack of sidewalks -- following years of cutbacks in federal transportation funding, states are feeling the pinch. In Oregon, the NewsHour’s Cat Wise explores pressing infrastructure funding needs, like alternative forms of transportation, traffic reduction measures…
World Jul 30 In Rio, Olympic athletes will swim in sewage-contaminated water In the coming weeks, trials and test runs begin for the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. An investigation by the Associated Press has revealed that athletes will be swimming and boating in waters dangerously contaminated by sewage, viruses and…