Nation Jun 02 How the FBI is using a 'small air force' to track suspects According to the Associated Press, the FBI operates a fleet of undercover planes equipped with video cameras, some of which can also gather cell phone data. The FBI says these flights target suspected criminals, and that a warrant is not…
Nation Jun 02 Street Sense gives homeless creative tools to build careers and help others Street Sense publishes the only newspaper by and for the homeless in Washington, D.C. The organization has long trained participants in journalism and writing, and now it's expanding to offer more education in the arts and digital media, like photography…
Nation Jun 02 Massive airbag recall could take months to notify owners, years to fix The largest auto recall in U.S. history has affected 11 major auto companies, 34 million vehicles and dozens of models. It could take the manufacturer Takata two years to make all the replacements. So what’s an owner of one of…
Nation Jun 02 Righting a wrong nearly 100 years later, two soldiers receive Medal of Honor posthumously President Barack Obama posthumously bestowed the Medal of Honor on two World War I veterans whose heroic acts nearly 100 years ago went unrecognized in an age of discrimination. Sgt. William Shemin and Pvt. Henry Johnson were recognized with the…
Politics Jun 02 News Wrap: Senate approves bill reshaping NSA surveillance In our news wrap Tuesday, the Senate passed the USA Freedom Act to replace expired provisions of the Patriot Act, including the NSA’s legal authority to collect bulk phone records. The new legislation will impose limits on collection and access…
World Jun 02 Rescue teams race to find Chinese cruise ship survivors Overnight a Chinese river cruise ship rolled over during stormy weather. Hundreds of people, mostly older retirees, are still missing; 15 people have been found alive so far. John Sparks of Independent Television News reports on the search efforts.
Episode Jun 01 PBS NewsHour full episode June 1, 2015 Monday on the NewsHour, what’s next for the Patriot Act after the Senate failed to pass an extension of three key provisions? Also: Supreme Court rulings on workplace discrimination and online threats, China’s apparent military expansion in disputed waters, a…
Politics Jun 01 Will Rand Paul's surveillance stance pay off with Republican voters? Gwen Ifill talks to Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report and Tamara Keith of NPR about the 2016 campaign launches of former Gov. Martin O’Malley and Sen. Lindsey Graham, why Sen. Rand Paul took a stand on the Patriot…
World Jun 01 'I wished I was dead': the harrowing plight of Myanmar's Rohingya Muslims Thousands of Rohingya Muslims have attempted to flee Myanmar, where they are seen as illegal immigrants, Lucy Watson of Independent Television News reports from Rakhine State, where 140,000 Rohingya are living in camps and yearning to escape.