Education May 20 What do struggling historically black colleges like SC State need to do to survive? Students graduating from South Carolina State are no different from most recent grads: diploma in hand, they look forward to a bright future. But their alma mater’s future is more uncertain. The historically black college is facing mounting financial troubles…
Science May 20 Will your job get outsourced to a robot? It's not just basic tasks anymore: Computers can now do work once deemed possible only by humans. And in some cases, the computers are doing it better. In an economy driven increasingly by intelligent automation, which jobs will survive? Hari…
Science May 20 New science shows Gulf spill is still killing dolphins More than 1,000 bottlenose dolphins have died off the Gulf Coast since 2010, the year a massive Deepwater Horizon spill spewed millions of gallons of oil and chemicals. A new study by researchers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration…
World May 20 Bin Laden bookshelf shows scholarship of American policy More than 100 papers and videos from Osama bin Laden were released by American officials today, offering new insight into what the terror leader read, wrote and envisioned for al-Qaida. Brian Fishman of the New America Foundation and Greg Miller…
Economy May 20 DOJ gets unprecedented guilty plea by five banks for rigging currency markets Five major banking institutions pleaded guilty to rigging currencies and manipulating the foreign exchange market in a case brought by the Department of Justice and other authorities. The banks were accused of manipulating the world's largest and least-regulated trading market,…
World May 20 News Wrap: Indonesia, Malaysia agree to shelter thousands adrift at sea In our news wrap Wednesday, Indonesia and Malaysia agreed to accept thousands of refugees who have been stranded at sea in Southeast Asia. Meanwhile, the U.S. State Department said that the U.S. is willing to take more refugees and help…
Nation May 19 New book explores Jackson’s dark choices for American expansion Steve Inskeep, co-host of NPR's Morning Edition, explores a chapter of American history that isn't well known: how the United States expanded into the Deep South after the Revolutionary War. Inskeep joins Judy Woodruff to discuss his new book, "Jacksonland:…
Episode May 19 PBS NewsHour full episode May 19, 2015 Tuesday on the NewsHour, airbag manufacturer Takata doubles its auto recall to 33.8 million cars, making it the biggest auto recall in U.S. history. Also: Hillary Clinton controversies that don’t seem to go away, protecting relics of Syrian history from…
Arts May 19 Saying goodnight to stupid pet tricks, top 10 lists and David Letterman In the fall, Stephen Colbert will take over the TV time slot that has belonged to David Letterman for 22 years. The host of CBS' Late Night with David Letterman influenced generations of comedians and brought a new voice to…
World May 19 News Wrap: Shiite forces prepare for Ramadi counterattack In our news wrap Tuesday, Shiite militiamen -- allied with the Iraqi army -- massed near Ramadi to ready a counterattack, days after the Islamic State captured the Iraqi city. Also, in a historic peace-making gesture, Britain’s Prince Charles shook…