Nation Jun 24 Why North Dakota's oil fields are so deadly for workers When Brendan Wegner went to work in North Dakota's Bakken oil fields, his family had no idea it was so dangerous. On average, a worker dies every six weeks. On his first day on the rig, Wegner was killed by…
Nation Jun 24 Charleston's mayor on confronting racism with honesty Long-serving Charleston Mayor Joseph Riley is leading his city through the tragedy and aftermath of the Emmanuel AME shootings. Special correspondent Charlayne Hunter-Gault interviews Riley about effective policing, race relations and reaching Americans who don’t think that racism is their…
World Jun 24 Refusing to pay ransom won't stop kidnapping, says former hostage The White House cleared the path for the families of hostages to be able to pay ransom, and offered other changes for how the government handles hostage cases. Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner gets reaction from Michael Scott Moore,…
Politics Jun 24 How Obama's fast-track authority came to pass The Senate gave final passage to the near-dead Trade Promotion Authority, which paves the way for a major international trade pact. To explore how it was revived, Gwen Ifill talks to political director Lisa Desjardins.
World Jun 24 Shifting policy, Obama pledges U.S. will 'stand by' families of hostages As the number of American hostage deaths have surged in the past year, some families have spoken out about being threatened with prosecution for considering paying ransom and feeling stonewalled by the government. Judy Woodruff reports on the White House’s…
Arts Jun 24 Shirin Neshat translates Iranian political unrest through an artistic lens For Shirin Neshat, "art became a kind of an excuse to build a relationship, even from a distance," to her homeland and history. Neshat grew up in pre-revolutionary Iran, then came to the U.S. as a student in the 1970s…
Nation Jun 24 At Boston bombing sentencing, Tsarnaev apologizes and victims address their attacker Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, one of two men responsible for the Boston Marathon bombing that killed three people, was formally sentenced to death today. In the courtroom, Tsarnaev apologized to the victims’ families, and said he was sorry for all the suffering…
Nation Jun 24 News Wrap: Body of slain SC lawmaker lies in state In our news wrap Wednesday, public viewing began for the open coffin of Rev. Clementa Pinckney, the state senator killed in a church shooting in Charleston, South Carolina. Also, Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley ordered several flags removed from the state…
Episode Jun 23 PBS NewsHour full episode June 23, 2015 Tuesday on the NewsHour, more calls to confront the symbol and history of the Confederate flag in American life. Also: Ending a culture of violence at Rikers Island in New York, migrants overrun a Greek island as they make their…
Arts Jun 23 Parents of slain teen Jordan Davis turn to film to raise awareness When unarmed black teenager Jordan Davis was shot by a white man at a gas station, his mother and father struggled to get justice, but ultimately saw their son’s murderer convicted. Senior correspondent Jeffrey Brown looks at a new film…