Nation Jan 16 Will federal reforms on civil forfeiture mean more police accountability? The Justice Department is changing the federal rules on civil forfeiture. Local police departments around the country have used the controversial practice to raise nearly $3 billion by seizing property from people who are suspected but not convicted of a…
Politics Jan 16 Shields and Brooks on same-sex right to marry, Romney run resistance Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including the Supreme Court’s move to consider same-sex marriage, next steps for Republican congressional leaders, emerging GOP candidates for the next…
Nation Jan 16 How an EPA plan to cut carbon emissions is playing out in coal-rich Wyoming In Wyoming, people care about issues that affect their land and energy resources. A recently announced EPA initiative to cut carbon emissions, the Clean Power Plan, aims to move American electricity generation away from coal -- the economic lifeblood for…
Science Jan 16 Only a little bit hotter, but 2014's record temperatures continue long-term trend 2014 was the hottest year in recorded history, even despite below-average temperatures in the Eastern U.S. Judy Woodruff speaks with Gavin Schmidt of NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies about the human impact on global warming.
Nation Jan 16 Supreme Court to consider whether all states must recognize same-sex marriage Same-sex marriage is now legal in 36 states, so should gay couples be allowed to marry nationwide? Having considered aspects of the debate before, the Supreme Court will consider that question directly this spring. Marcia Coyle of The National Law…
World Jan 16 News Wrap: Dozens arrested in European anti-terror raids In our news wrap Friday, police in France, Germany and Belgium arrested more than two dozen people with suspected links to Islamic militant groups. The head of Europol warned that Europe now has up to 5,000 Muslim radicals. Also, President…
World Jan 16 Belgium's euthanasia law gives terminally ill children the right to die More than a decade after Belgium legalized euthanasia, it made headlines last year when it became the first country to lift any age restrictions for the procedure. Under the law, terminally ill children can request euthanasia if they are near…
Episode Jan 15 PBS NewsHour full episode Jan. 15, 2015 Tonight on the program, we examine the problems that Europe's porous borders are causing in the hunt for terrorists. Also: whether this is an era of defeat for the U.S. military, examining the 2015 Oscar nominations' lack of diversity, an…