Nation Jun 16 News Wrap: Lawmakers reprimand Personnel Chief over data breach In our Tuesday news wrap, lawmakers chastised the Federal Personnel Chief over congressional data breaches, the St. Louis Cardinals are being investigated by the FBI for allegedly hacking the Houston Astros’ computers and a fierce tropical storm hits Texas.
World Jun 16 Obama's envoy says U.S. and allies have momentum against Islamic State in Iraq Although Kurdish-Syrian forces recently recaptured the town of Tal Abyad on Syria’s border, many are still concerned about the rise of Islamic State militants. Retired Gen. John Allen, the Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL, talks…
Nation Jun 16 Why does almost half of America's food go to waste? Roughly 40 percent of food produced in America never makes it to the table. Whether it rots in the field, is trashed at the supermarket, or thrown out at home, NPR’s Allison Aubrey looks at why good food is being…
World Jun 16 Former national security advisor on al-Qaida head killed in air strike With the killing of an al-Qaida head Nasir al-Wuhayshi in Yemen, is the group losing ground? Gwen Ifill talks with former National Security Advisor Juan Zarate on what the death of this leader means, as well as the progress of…
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.