Health Jun 10 Powerful new class of cholesterol drugs offers hope for some patients More than 30 million Americans take statins to lower their cholesterol, according to estimates. But these popular drugs don't work for everyone. Now the FDA may be poised to approve a powerful new class of drugs that can attack cholesterol…
World Jun 10 Can Obama’s plan ‘defeat and destroy’ the Islamic State? The White House has announced it will send more troops to fight the Islamic State group in Iraq. To discuss the multi-front war with the militants, Judy Woodruff talks to Michèle Flournoy of the Center for a New American Security,…
World Jun 10 One year since Mosul’s capture, White House rolls out plan to send more military trainers One year ago, the Islamic State group shocked the world as it captured Iraq's second largest city. Today, the White House laid out plans to send up to 450 more military trainers to that country and to establish a fifth…
Nation Jun 10 News Wrap: EPA moves to curb emissions from passenger airliners, cargo planes In our news wrap Wednesday, the EPA declared that greenhouse gases from passenger airlines, cargo planes and business jets are a danger to public health. Also, Secretary of Health and Human Services Sylvia Burwell warned Congress about the looming Supreme…
Episode Jun 09 PBS NewsHour full episode June 9, 2015 Tuesday on the NewsHour, security lapses at airport checkpoints put the effectiveness of TSA in question. Also: Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert pleads not guilty to fraud charges, fighting the Islamic State in Iraq, migrants detained in Libya, how marijuana…
World Jun 09 Inside a migrant detainment center in Libya More than 100,000 migrants have arrived in Europe this year after making the treacherous voyage across the Mediterranean. Lindsey Hilsum of Independent Television News goes to a detention center in Libya, where refugees who were trying to flee North Africa…
Jun 09 Newly discovered film of legendary aviator Amelia Earhart unearthed In our NewsHour Shares video of the day, long lost footage of aviation trailblazer Amelia Earhart has resurfaced in conjunction with the release of a new book, “Amelia Earhart’s Last Photo Shoot.” The three-minute recording is believed to be the…
Arts Jun 09 New Yorker’s ‘Comma Queen’ offers a guide for the grammatically insecure In "Between You & Me: Confessions of a Comma Queen," Mary Norris recounts a life of grammatical grief and glory as a copy editor for The New Yorker. Norris joins Jeffrey Brown to discuss the magazine’s style standards, and whether…
Nation Jun 09 Are marijuana growers sucking California dry? Thousands of marijuana farms are depleting California's streams at the height of a historic drought, according to state scientists. Special correspondent Spencer Michels follows along as game wardens, biologists and engineers go in search of marijuana on privately-owned lands --…
Politics Jun 09 How TSA can improve airport security effectiveness The U.S. Senate took a hard look at airport security after a damning report found that fake explosives, weapons and other banned items went unnoticed in 67 of 70 tests, while another report found that the TSA failed to identify…