World Feb 25 Does China have a secret plan to take America's place? In the bestselling but controversial new book "The Hundred-Year Marathon," author and former Pentagon official Michael Pillsbury argues that China is angling to replace the United States as a global superpower. Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner interviews Pillsbury about…
Nation Feb 25 Silicon Valley lawsuit shines light on struggles for women in tech A discrimination lawsuit in California involving a former employee at a Silicon Valley venture capital firm signals another instance of that industry being critiqued for its treatment of women. Jeffrey Brown talks to Nicole Sanchez of Vaya Consulting and Nellie…
Science Feb 25 Teaching computers how to play Atari better than humans Tom Clarke of Independent Television News reports on how an artificial intelligence business owned by Google has created software that can teaching itself to play classic Atari games better than a human.
Episode Feb 24 PBS NewsHour full episode Feb. 24, 2015 Tuesday on the NewsHour, a look at what President Obama’s Keystone XL veto means for the pipeline’s prospects. Also: New findings on preventing peanut allergies, inside special courts designed for veterans dealing with PTSD, dramatic changes in American demographics and…
Politics Feb 24 When Congress comes to a standstill, it's local officials who feel the pressure While Congress debates how to move forward on Department of Homeland Security funding, thousands of county officials from across the U.S. are on Capitol Hill to urge lawmakers to act on a wide range of issues, including immigration. Jeffrey Brown…
Politics Feb 24 As diversity increases, will U.S. be more or less politically divided? The United States is rapidly transforming into a more diverse, more educated and older nation. Gwen Ifill talks to Karlyn Bowman of the American Enterprise Institute and Ruy Teixeira of the Center for American Progress about a special collaborative report…
Nation Feb 24 Special courts take on criminal cases of veterans struggling with trauma Around the country, special courts are set up for former military members who have been charged with crimes after returning to civilian life, and who may be struggling with PTSD. Judges, lawyers, probation officers and others work together to treat…
Nation Feb 24 What President Obama's veto means for Keystone's future A bill approving the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline was the first order of business for the Republican-led Congress this year, and today that bill was vetoed by President Obama. Gwen Ifill gets two views from Jeremy Symons of…