Nation Nov 26 After fire and floods, restoring a sacred New Mexico canyon and a way of life For more than 1,200 years, Native Americans have called Santa Clara Pueblo home. But in 2011, a devastating fire blasted through the canyon they consider sacred, setting the stage for destructive floods. Now repairs have gone on for years, and…
Economy Nov 26 When business is for the birds, small farms strive to survive despite industry pecking order How do small farms, competing against factory farms, gobble up their share of business? The family-run Ekonk Hill Turkey Farm in Connecticut relies on Thanksgiving sales for nearly half of their yearly income, selling high-quality birds raised in a free-range…
Nation Nov 26 News Wrap: Cleveland police release video showing fatal shooting of 12-year-old In our news wrap Wednesday, the Cleveland police released a surveillance video showing Tamir Rice, a 12-year-old boy, being shot by an officer. The child appeared to be brandishing a gun before being shot. There was no audio track on…
Education Nov 26 Lessons from Los Angeles' school records disaster A new student record system adopted by the Los Angeles Unified School District has caused chaos for kids, teachers and administrators. Kindergarteners were accidentally enrolled at high schools, while hundreds of older students spent weeks without class schedules. Judy Woodruff…
Episode Nov 25 PBS NewsHour full episode Nov. 25, 2014 Tuesday on the NewsHour, what’s next for Ferguson after the grand jury decision not to indict officer Darren Wilson for the death of Michael Brown. Also: the FDA’s new mandatory calorie counts, scientists looking for photographic evidence of a black…
Science Nov 25 How a global network of telescopes may give us first glimpse of a black hole Even though black holes are vital to our understanding of the universe, no one has ever seen one -- yet. To change this, a team of scientists in northern Chile, is using a network of telescopes around the globe to…
Arts Nov 25 Author Evan Osnos explores rapid changes underway in China in 'Age of Ambition' What began as reporting for the New Yorker turned into “Age of Ambition: Chasing Fortune, Truth and Faith in the New China,” an in-depth look at China’s recent changes by Evan Osnos. Jeffrey Brown speaks with this year’s winner of…
Health Nov 25 Will labeling calorie counts on menus bring down America's obesity rates? Food chains, including restaurants, cafes and even some vending machines, will soon be required to list calorie counts clearly on their menus. Margaret Hamburg of the FDA, the group responsible for the new law, speaks with Judy Woodruff on the…