Economy Oct 14 What Wall Street's wild swings say about the global economy Lately the financial markets have been swinging from record leaps to sudden drops. Eswar Prasad, an economist at Cornell University and the Brookings Institution, says that while the U.S. economy is continuing its recovery, the rest of the world is…
Politics Oct 14 Independently minded Coloradans make Senate race unpredictable In Colorado, one of the GOP’s main midterm battlegrounds to take control of the Senate, the candidates seem to be advocating to women to decide the race. But Rocky Mountain voters are just as likely to legalize marijuana as expand…
World Oct 14 News Wrap: West Africa's Ebola fatality rate rises to 70 percent In our news wrap Tuesday, the World Health Organization updated its Ebola death count to 4,450 fatalities out of 8,900 cases. There could be 10,000 new cases per week within a month, according to the agency. Also, Amnesty International reported…
Episode Oct 13 PBS NewsHour full episode Oct. 13, 2014 Monday on the NewsHour, we look at the Ebola crisis abroad and U.S. efforts to ensure safety for health workers. Also: the Vatican signals a more tolerant stance on homosexuality, adding up the costs of the war on terror, a…
Politics Oct 13 Can political outliers pull out victories in purple states in November? Judy Woodruff sits down with Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report and Dan Balz of The Washington Post for a look at where the most competitive races stand just three weeks from Election Day 2014.
Politics Oct 13 Economic uncertainty haunts Michigan governor's re-election bid Republican Gov. Rick Snyder is fighting for re-election in Michigan, a state that voted for President Obama in 2008 and 2012. His opponent, Democratic challenger Mark Schauer, is using Snyder’s economic record to weaken the incumbent. Christy McDonald of Detroit…