World Jun 16 FDA orders elimination of trans fats within next three years The FDA has ordered the complete removal of trans fats from foods within the next three years. Dr. Walter Willett the Chair of the Department of Nutrition at Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health discusses the effect this will…
Episode Jun 15 PBS NewsHour full episode June 15, 2015 Monday on the NewsHour, the week ahead in politics following Jeb Bush’s presidential bid announcement. Also: Greece hangs on the brink of emergency as talks fail, new possibilities and economic challenges as Americans travel to Cuba, one school’s struggle to…
World Jun 15 For better or for worse — what would an end to the embargo mean for Cuba? As the relationship between Cuba and America improves, what will a potential end to the embargo mean for the two countries? Reporting from Havana, Jeffrey Brown looks at how closer ties to America could change Cuba, and the Cuban way…
World Jun 15 Impoverished Greeks fearful as default deadline looms Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras held an emergency meeting with his bailout negotiators after a weekend breakdown in talks with creditors brought the country closer to bankruptcy. Many in Greece are bracing for more turmoil as they wonder whether the…
Arts Jun 15 You think you know the story of Stalin until you read about the extraordinary life of his daughter Svetlana She was born into a life of privilege amidst terror -- her father the dictator of the Soviet Union. Her story is told in the new biography "Stalin's Daughter: the Extraordinary and Tumultuous Life of Svetlana Alliluyeva" by Rosemary Sullivan.
Politics Jun 15 And then there were 15 — Jeb Bush announces presidential candidacy The field of presidential primary contenders is getting crowded. NPR’s White House correspondent Tamara Keith and the Cook Report’s Amy Walter talk with Hari Sreenivasan about how Jeb Bush’s candidacy will affect the race, as well as Hillary Clinton’s opinions…
Episode Jun 14 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode June 14, 2015 On this edition for Sunday, June 14, the Pentagon plans to move heavy military equipment to countries near Russia. Later, a look at the foreign workers living in squalid conditions as Qatar prepares to host the World Cup. And, NASA…