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…
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…