Episode Dec 12

Tonight on the program, we examine the continued dropping of oil prices which drove the sharpest stock market drop in more than three years. Also: stopping dangerous college drinking, housing could be cure for chronic illness in LA's homeless, new…

Politics Dec 12

Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including the $1.1 trillion spending bill to fund the government and the Senate’s investigation of the CIA’s interrogation methods.

World Dec 12

Abu Wa'el Dhiab is one of six former Guantanamo detainees who were resettled in Uruguay this week, after being held for more than a decade without being charged. Cori Crider, lawyer for the former prisoner, talks to Judy Woodruff about…

Education Dec 12

More than 1,800 students die each year in the U.S. from alcohol-related incidents, and nearly 100,000 sexual assaults have been reported that were linked to intoxication. How do we address the dark consequences of excessive drinking on college campuses? Gwen…

Science Dec 12

In our news wrap Friday, British officials demanded an investigation of an incident that brought Europe’s busiest airport to a standstill. Also, the Pew Research Center found that the wealth gap between white Americans and minorities is growing.

Dec 12

Episode Dec 11

Tonight on the program, we examine CIA Director John Brennan's response to the Senate's interrogation report. Also: How can police cool down confrontations before they turn deadly, Peru's indigenous people call for protections against environmental threats, how the economy is…

World Dec 11

Nation Dec 11

World Dec 11

In a rare news conference, CIA Director John Brennan defended the agency’s record on so-called enhanced interrogation techniques and conceded abuses. While Brennan said that in some cases harsh tactics led to or confirmed important information, he admitted the cause-and-effect…