Nation Jun 11 What could hackers do with data on every federal employee? A government worker union says that the cyberattack on U.S. employee records was far worse than the Obama administration initially indicated. The hackers allegedly stole the Social Security numbers and other personal data of every federal worker, according to the…
World Jun 11 News Wrap: Former China security chief gets life in prison In our news wrap Thursday, China's former security chief Zhou Yongkang has been sentenced to life in prison on charges of corruption. Zhou is the highest-ranking former Communist official to face such charges. Also, a Cleveland judge ruled that there…
Episode Jun 10 PBS NewsHour full episode June 10, 2015 Wednesday on the NewsHour, the Obama administration announces plans to send hundreds of extra troops to train Iraqi forces in the fight against the Islamic State group. Also: New drugs to treat bad cholesterol, salty waters intrude and threaten wildlife…
Jun 10 Photographer uses camera to reconnect with homeless father In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, what happened when a photographer who documents the lives of Hawaii's homeless learned that her own father was living on the streets of Honolulu.
Arts Jun 10 From the fields to the Library of Congress, Juan Felipe Herrera took a winding path to poetry Juan Felipe Herrera is the author of more than 20 books of poetry, novels for young adults and collections for children, most recently “Portraits of Hispanic American Heroes.” He is the son of migrant workers from Mexico, and today he…
Science Jun 10 Florida's Everglades face new invasive threat: rising sea levels Climate change is already impacting one of the most unique habitats in the world: Florida’s Everglades. Millions in South Florida depend on the vast watershed, once dubbed the “river of grass,” not to mention the hundreds of species of animals…
Health Jun 10 Powerful new class of cholesterol drugs offers hope for some patients More than 30 million Americans take statins to lower their cholesterol, according to estimates. But these popular drugs don't work for everyone. Now the FDA may be poised to approve a powerful new class of drugs that can attack cholesterol…
World Jun 10 Can Obama's plan 'defeat and destroy' the Islamic State? The White House has announced it will send more troops to fight the Islamic State group in Iraq. To discuss the multi-front war with the militants, Judy Woodruff talks to Michèle Flournoy of the Center for a New American Security,…
World Jun 10 One year since Mosul's capture, White House rolls out plan to send more military trainers One year ago, the Islamic State group shocked the world as it captured Iraq's second largest city. Today, the White House laid out plans to send up to 450 more military trainers to that country and to establish a fifth…
Nation Jun 10 News Wrap: EPA moves to curb emissions from passenger airliners, cargo planes In our news wrap Wednesday, the EPA declared that greenhouse gases from passenger airlines, cargo planes and business jets are a danger to public health. Also, Secretary of Health and Human Services Sylvia Burwell warned Congress about the looming Supreme…