Education Jun 09 Are kids getting shortchanged by easier-to-earn diplomas? While high school graduation rates have climbed steadily the last decade to an all-time high, a new investigation by NPR finds reasons to question the increases. Federal data show 81 percent of students finish, but the value of a high…
World Jun 09 Iraq can’t wait years to defeat Islamic State, says ambassador How does Baghdad see the ongoing battle against the Islamic State? Judy Woodruff interviews Iraqi Ambassador Lukman Faily about his nation’s urgent, “existential” fight against the militant group and the role and responsibility of the United States.
Politics Jun 09 Hastert pleads not guilty to fraud charges connected to cover-up In Chicago, former Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert pleaded not guilty to charges that he paid out millions in hush money and lied about it to the FBI. William Brangham learns more about Hastert’s day in court from Jon…
Nation Jun 09 News Wrap: Texas cop resigns over pool party incident In our news wrap Tuesday, an attorney for Eric Casebolt says the Texas police officer is quitting the McKinney police force amid a national furor over his conduct in response to a disturbance at a neighborhood pool party. Also, a…
Episode Jun 08 PBS NewsHour full episode June 8, 2015 Monday on the NewsHour, a police response to a pool party in Texas raises outrage and questions. Also: What surprise Turkish election results mean for the region, two inmates on the run after a dramatic prison break in New York,…
World Jun 08 Why are Russian trolls spreading online hoaxes in the U.S.? In St. Petersburg, a shadowy Russian organization called the Internet Research Agency hires trolls to spread propaganda and hoaxes online. Jeffrey Brown interviews Adrian Chen of The New York Times Magazine about what he’s discovered about the group.
World Jun 08 Is Turkey headed for political instability? President President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was counting on election gains for his party, but instead the AKP Party lost their majority, raising uncertainty about Turkey’s political future. What do the surprising results mean for the nation, the region and for…
World Jun 08 Turkish election ushers in uncertainty as Erdogan’s party loses majority Despite ambitions to expand his power in through Turkey's parliamentary elections, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's AKP Party failed to hold onto its majority. While Turkey's deputy prime minister said the AKP will try to form a coalition government, all of…
Politics Jun 08 Why GOP candidates are taking different stances on national security Our political analysts are back start the week with a 2016 campaign debrief. NPR’s White House correspondent Tamara Keith and USA Today’s Washington bureau chief Susan Page join Judy Woodruff to discuss Republican candidates in Iowa over the weekend, Hillary…
Nation Jun 08 How ‘Serial’ shined a light on our troubled justice system It’s a true crime story that captivated a nation more than 15 years after it happened: Adnan Syed is serving a life sentence after being convicted of the 1999 killing of his high school girlfriend, Hae Min Lee, in Baltimore.