Politics May 15 Shields and Brooks on the Senate’s trade battle, train safety funding Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including a death sentence for Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, an Amtrak funding and safety debate after the deadly derailment, the Senate…
World May 15 News Wrap: Wreckage of Marine helicopter found in Nepal In our news wrap Friday, U.S. Military officials found the wreckage of the Marine helicopter that went down outside of Kathmandu, Nepal, in an area hit hard by the latest earthquake. Six Marines and two Nepalese soldiers were on a…
Arts May 15 The blues was life for legendary musician B.B. King Blues legend B.B. King has died at age 89. The singer continued to perform until last October, averaging more than 300 performances a year for six decades. Jeffrey Brown, who once joined King on his tour bus, and remembers the…
Arts May 15 Blues Master: B.B. King Correspondent Jeffrey Brown looks at the groundbreaking for a new museum in Mississippi honoring the legendary B.B. King.
Episode May 14 PBS NewsHour full episode May 14, 2015 Thursday on the NewsHour, lawmakers debate infrastructure funding after a deadly train derailment in Philadelphia. Also: President Obama and Arab leaders convene at Camp David, soldiers fight Boko Haram from crossing into Cameroon, why big business is backing the trade…
Nation May 14 Organic food pioneer shares her life’s work, from farm to cafe table From a farm in the Austrian Alps, to the first certified organic restaurant in the United States, chef and natural food advocate Nora Pouillon tells her life story in a new book, "My Organic Life." Jeffrey Brown offers a taste…
May 14 See the world’s oldest-known parchment letter In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, a business letter from 12th century Italy, written on parchment, goes in view in London. The high-resolution scan in this video is courtesy of Alberto Bolaffi.
Economy May 14 Do better-paid workers equal better business? Recently, insurance company Aetna voluntarily upped its minimum wage to $16 per hour, giving roughly 6,000 of its lowest-paid employees an average raise of 11 percent. Next year, the company also plans to offer lower-cost benefits to some workers. What’s…
World May 14 Cameroonian forces hunt for Boko Haram militants on the move Nigerian government forces reportedly have been making progress in their campaign against Boko Haram. But neighboring Cameroon has seen has seen an increase in members of the Islamic militant group as the extremists flee from Nigeria. Lindsey Hilsum of Independent…