Nation Nov 23 'A long way from zero': NYC takes on traffic fatalities Although New York City streets over the past few years have been the safest in decades, traffic accidents and pedestrian fatalities have recently started to tick back up. Now, city officials are looking to "Vision Zero," an initiative based on…
Economy Nov 22 Retailers take stand against early Black Friday In the past few years, Black Friday shopping sales have crept into Thanksgiving Day as stores try to gain an advantage over their competitors at the start of the holiday shopping season. Hari Sreenivasan speaks with Stephen Greenhouse of the…
Episode Nov 21 PBS NewsHour full episode Nov. 21, 2014 Tonight on the program, we examine the reaction to President Obama's announcement of executive action on immigration. Also: how immigrants are reacting to Obama's action, an outspoken Syrian Sunni cleric denounces Islamic State as anti-Islamic, an article on sexual assault…
Arts Nov 21 In changing publishing world, Miami Book Fair celebrates old-fashioned tech and face time with writers
World Nov 21 Slim chances for a full Iran nuclear deal by the deadline? With the deadline for a deal on Tehran's nuclear program just days away, talks are on between U.S and Iranian negotiators in Vienna. How likely is it that they can bridge the gap between their demands by Monday? Hari Sreenivasan…
Nation Nov 21 Article on brutal sexual assault provokes investigation at the University of Virginia A story in Rolling Stone details the gang rape of an 18-year-old student by seven men at a fraternity house at the University of Virginia. Journalist Sabrina Erdely says that the young woman reported the assault to the administration but…
World Nov 21 Syrian cleric who led funeral prayers for Peter Kassig speaks out against Islamic State, Assad Sheikh Muhammad al-Yaqoubi, a prominent Syrian Sunni cleric and vocal critic of the Islamic State, led prayers at the funeral of American beheading victim Peter Kassig. Chief foreign correspondent Margaret Warner interviews al-Yaqoubi, exiled from his country, about atrocities committed…
Politics Nov 21 Republicans insist Obama has gone too far with action shielding millions from deportation President Obama announced his plan to shield nearly 5 million immigrants from deportation, and focus instead on deporting undocumented criminals and those who have entered the country recently. Republicans expressed their disapproval, including Speaker of the House John Boehner, who…