World Apr 23 ‘Intelligence failures’ led to accidental drone deaths, says former counterterror center director
Nation Apr 23 News Wrap: No jail time for former CIA director Petraeus for sharing secrets with mistress On our news wrap Thursday, a federal judge sentenced former CIA Director David Petraeus to two years probation and a $100,000 fine for giving classified material to his biographer and mistress. Also, the Senate confirmed Loretta Lynch, the first black…
World Apr 23 Obama apologizes for drone-strike deaths of two hostages in Pakistan President Obama apologized to the families of two al-Qaida hostages -- an American and an Italian -- who were killed in January when a drone fired at a terrorist target in Pakistan. An independent review of the attack is underway.
Episode Apr 22 PBS NewsHour full episode April 22, 2015 Wednesday on the NewsHour, Saudi Arabia resumed its air campaign in Yemen hours after it announced an end. Also: Stopping police brutality in Philadelphia, links between energy drilling and earthquakes in Oklahoma, China invests billions to construct a canal through…
Nation Apr 22 Crime ring busted for stealing valuable Kentucky bourbon In 2013, 200 bottles of valuable Pappy Van Winkle bourbon whiskey were stolen from a locked and secure distillery in Kentucky. On Tuesday, authorities said they found a bourbon crime ring connected with the heist; nine people were indicted for…
World Apr 22 The sister soldiers who assisted Special Ops in Afghanistan In Afghanistan, an elite band of female U.S. soldiers were deployed on risky night raids with one of the toughest special operations units. Margaret Warner talks to Gayle Tzemach Lemmon, who recounts their story in her book, “Ashley’s War.”…
Education Apr 22 These student whistleblowers spoke up to prevent a shooting One year ago, two students in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, began sharing plans to gun down their classmates. They may have gotten away with it had it not been for a group of students who alerted school authorities. Young journalists from NewsHour’s…
Politics Apr 22 Can police reform happen in Philadelphia? Last December, Brandon Tate-Brown was killed by Philadelphia police after being pulled over for driving with his headlights off. His family is not alone in their pain -- there have been 394 shootings involving the police in Philadelphia since 2007.