Arts Dec 30 Authors Ann Patchett and Daniel Pink talk what makes a great book Ann Patchett, author of “This is the Story of a Happy Marriage” and Daniel Pink, author of “To Sell is Human,” sat down with Jeffrey Brown in Washington’s Politics and Prose bookstore to talk about the factors that make a…
Episode Dec 29 PBS NewsHour full episode Dec. 29, 2014 Monday on the NewsHour, the search widens for a missing AirAsia jetliner. Also: The U.S. combat mission in Afghanistan comes to a close, Greece’s prime minister calls for elections, how the ice bucket challenge sparked a year of viral philanthropy,…
Politics Dec 29 Outgoing Sen. Chambliss talks debt, immigration reform and hard-headed partisanship With a week to go until the new Congress arrives in Washington, we ask departing members to take stock of their legislative careers. Republican Sen. Saxby Chambliss of Georgia joins Judy Woodruff to discuss saying goodbye, how to make a…
Nation Dec 29 Website that kept watch on D.C. homicides shuts down Homicide Watch, an online database that records and tracks homicide cases, was created to document under-reported crimes in Washington, D.C. The site has been praised by law enforcement and the families of victims, but is shutting down in that city.