Economy Jul 02 Labor participation has hit a 38-year low, and that's a problem In June, the U.S. economy added 223,000 jobs and unemployment fell to its lowest rate in seven years. But the proportion of Americans working or looking for work is now the smallest it’s been in nearly four decades, and wages…
Nation Jul 02 Did airlines coordinate to limit capacity and keep fares up? The Justice Department has begun to investigate several major airlines for possible collusion over keeping fares high. For insight, Hari Sreenivasan turns to Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., who asked the DOJ to investigate airlines last month.
Nation Jul 02 After a long legal fight, BP agrees to largest environmental settlement in U.S. history In the nation’s worst oil disaster, 134 million gallons of crude gushed into the Gulf of Mexico, coating beaches and barrier islands, killing thousands of animals and decimating fisheries. Now nearly five years later, oil giant British Petroleum is facing…
World Jul 02 News Wrap: Finance minister warns Greeks against austerity vote In our news wrap Thursday, as Greek pensioners lined up at banks to receive limited funds, Greece’s finance minister used the cash crunch as an example of why citizens should vote against austerity in an upcoming referendum vote. Also, Boko…
Episode Jul 01 PBS NewsHour full episode July 1, 2015 Wednesday on the NewsHour, Islamic State militants launched a coordinated attack on checkpoints in Egypt. Also: Greece heads towards a referendum, HHS Secretary Burwell on the future of health care, a look back at a historic term for the Supreme…
Science Jul 01 The unfolding detective story of dwarf planet Ceres NASA’s Dawn spacecraft set out in 2007 to explore Ceres and Vesta, the two largest objects in our solar system’s asteroid belt. What has Dawn discovered so far? Judy Woodruff sits down with NewsHour’s senior online editor Jenny Marder, who…
Nation Jul 01 Despite some high-profile liberal wins, why the Supreme Court hasn't shifted From legalizing gay marriage to upholding the Affordable Care Act, the Supreme Court has just finished up a momentous term. Jeffrey Brown speaks to Marcia Coyle of The National Law Journal, Joan Biskupic of Reuters and Amy Howe of SCOTUSblog.com…
Health Jul 01 After surviving Supreme Court challenge, what's next for Obamacare coverage and cost? Since the Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act, what’s next for ensuring the health of the health reform law? Judy Woodruff speaks to Secretary of Health and Human Services Sylvia Burwell about its successes and what can be improved.
Nation Jul 01 News Wrap: Justice Department investigating major airlines In our news wrap Wednesday, the Department of Justice has launched an investigation into whether major airlines have been colluding to keep fares high. Also, the U.S. and Cuba will be reopening embassies in each other’s countries for the first…
Education Jul 01 Teachers tap into brain science to boost learning Research on the brain and how we think and act is influencing the way some teachers teach. Special correspondent John Tulenko of Learning Matters goes into a classroom where the instructor uses different methods to engage different parts of the…