Episode Sep 28 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Sept. 28, 2014 On this edition for Sunday, Sept. 28, House Speaker John Boehner says America might have no choice but to send ground troops to fight ISIS. Later, India's new prime minister is in the United States -- what's next for U.S.-India…
Nation Sep 28 Beyond the law: Are encrypted smartphones too private for the FBI? The debate over personal privacy vs. national security took a new turn earlier this week as the director of the FBI criticized the advent of encrypted smart phones that allow users to keep data on their devices private. For more,…
World Sep 28 How will Narendra Modi usher in India's new 'age of achievement'? On Sunday, thousands attended a speech in New York City by new Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who declared that India is entering a new age of achievement. Alyssa Ayres of the Council on Foreign Relations joins Alison Stewart to…
Episode Sep 27 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Sept. 27, 2014 On this edition for Saturday, Sept. 27, on American Graduate Day, NewsHour Weekend looks at whether an extra hour of reading time can help underperforming students.
World Sep 27 As airstrikes continue, how intense has the Syria campaign been so far? The U.S. has continued to strike the Islamic State at various headquarters in Syria, but how intense has the campaign been so far? And what's next? Anthony Cordesman from the Center for Strategic and International Studies joins Hari Sreenivasan from…
Politics Sep 27 From red state to blue? Kansas political races leave Republican candidates in peril In two political races that were on no one's radar only a few months ago, two Kansas Republican incumbents find themselves in serious political peril, as the now-possible outcomes have the potential to shift, among other things, who controls the…
Education Sep 27 How much does mandatory extra reading time help students? In order to make sure students are reading at grade level, many states throughout the country have taken steps to provide extra reading time and instruction for underperforming students. But how much does simply adding extra time help? Patte Barth,…
Politics Sep 26 Tea party Senate challenge in Mississippi shows rift in the GOP The intense primary battle between veteran Republican Sen. Thad Cochran and state senator Chris McDaniel in Mississippi shows that the rift between the populist tea party and the establishment wing of the GOP is not yet healed. And the general…
Nation Sep 26 Jeter's feel-good ending is 'necessary tonic' for sports fans At bat for the last time on his home field, Yankees player Derek Jeter made the winning run of the game. That emotional farewell comes at a time when pro sports and athletes have been in the headlines for troubling…
Politics Sep 26 Shields and Brooks on Islamic State as 'ideal' villains, retirement for Holder and Jeter