Politics Dec 19 Obama closes 2014 with remarks on Cuba, North Korea In a year-end news conference, President Obama discussed reestablishing ties with Cuba, the North Korean cyber-attack against Sony Pictures and race relations in America. Judy Woodruff reports.
World Dec 19 How should the U.S. government respond to North Korea’s attack on Sony? President Obama told the White House Press Corps that Sony was wrong to withdraw its film, “The Interview,” and that the U.S. would react “proportionally” to the damaging cyber-attack by North Korea. Judy Woodruff turns to Dmitri Alperovitch of CrowdStrike…
Nation Dec 19 News Wrap: Report finds FEMA disaster coordination lacking In our news wrap Friday, a new report by the Government Accountability Office concludes that the U.S. government is not ready for a nuclear terrorist attack or a large-scale natural disaster. Also, Turkey signaled it could start training Syrian opposition…
Episode Dec 19 PBS NewsHour full episode Dec. 19, 2014 Friday on the NewsHour, we examine President Obama's closing remarks on 2014. Also: What actions the U.S. should take on North Korea's hacking, Tunisia's elections will test democracy and fragility, the EPA decides not to classify coal ash as hazardous,…
Episode Dec 18 PBS NewsHour full episode Dec. 18, 2014 Thursday on the NewsHour, we examine the wider impact of President Obama’s move to thaw relations with Cuba. Also: Cyber threats and free speech in Hollywood, allegations of teen mistreatment at Rikers Island, how Congress is rolling back regulation for…
Economy Dec 18 This holiday season, behavioral economics could be a gift that keeps giving Do you struggle with slouching, overeating or oversleeping? This holiday season, there’s a gift for that. Economics correspondent Paul Solman talks to Sendhil Mullainathan about consumer innovations that promise to improve your life through behavioral economics.
Economy Dec 18 Is the 2015 spending bill a gift to big banks? Tucked into the new federal spending bill that passed this week was a provision to loosen banking regulations on hedges known as derivatives or swaps, rolling back part of the Dodd-Frank Act that was enacted after the financial crisis. Dennis…