Arts Nov 20 Remembering Mike Nichols, legendary director of sophisticated crowd-pleasers Mike Nichols, a prolific figure in theater and film, directed numerous American classics, including “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” and “The Graduate,” a film known for its commentary and influence on American life. Nichols, who arrived in the U.S. at…
World Nov 20 U.S. veteran leads clean-up of Vietnam War's lethal remnants There are still ongoing lethal consequences of the Vietnam War that ended in 1975. Undetonated "bomblets," dropped by the U.S. military during the conflict, are killing and maiming people who discover them by accident. To help close a painful chapter…
World Nov 20 Faced with 'mega-crisis,' UN warns of refugee suffering and security threats For the first time since World War II, there are more than 51 million people worldwide who are refugees or displaced; more than a quarter have been driven from their homes by the conflicts in Syria and Iraq. Chief foreign…
Nation Nov 20 Woman blinded in one eye by airbag accident testifies at Takata hearing Exploding airbags manufactured by the Japanese company Takata were the focus of a Senate committee hearing. One in about 8 million cars in the U.S. have been recalled for the problem, which occurs when the inflators fire too much force,…
Science Nov 20 News Wrap: Last month was hottest October on record In our news wrap Thursday, the world experienced its hottest month of October since recording began -- the fifth month this year to set new highs. Also, as State Secretary John Kerry arrives in Vienna for a new round of…
Episode Nov 19 PBS NewsHour full episode Nov. 19, 2014 Wednesday on the NewsHour, we debate President Obama's expected executive action on immigration. Also: What's next for NSA reform, arming school administrators as a defense against shootings, escalating media attention for rape allegations against Bill Cosby, a look at the…
Nation Nov 19 New attention and consequences for rape allegations against Bill Cosby NBC scrapped development of a new Bill Cosby show, Netflix postponed the release of a new comedy special and TV land canceled his reruns in light of new and renewed accusations by five women that the comedian sexually assaulted them.
Nation Nov 19 After Gulf oil spill, filmmaker returns to see what happened when the cameras had gone More than four years ago, the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded, gushing oil into the Gulf Coast for almost three months before it was capped. Despite settlements and clean-up efforts, some communities have never fully recovered. Filmmaker Margaret Brown joins…
Politics Nov 19 As bill to rein in phone data collection fails, what's next for NSA reform? A bill to limit the National Security Agency's domestic metadata collection effectively died on the Senate floor. The USA Freedom Act would have forced the NSA to get court orders for specific data from telecom companies. Gwen Ifill gets reaction…
Politics Nov 19 Debating the implications if Obama acts on immigration President Obama will give a prime-time address to announce his plan to shield up to 5 million immigrants from deportation, setting up a potential confrontation with the Republican-led Congress over immigration reform and executive authority. Gwen Ifill gets debate on…