Nation Aug 06 After criminals steal 1.2 billion web credentials, how to protect personal info from data breaches The New York Times and a Midwest security firm are reporting a massive breach of online privacy that includes the collection of more than a billion username and password combinations and more than 500 million email addresses. Gwen Ifill talks…
Science Aug 06 How Rosetta can help decipher a comet’s secrets After a 10-year journey, the space probe Rosetta is orbiting a comet. The spacecraft is slated to follow the comet for more than a year on its way toward the sun. Hari Sreenivasan talks to Mark McCaughrean, senior scientific advisor…
World Aug 06 News Wrap: Investigators piece together killing of U.S. Army general in Afghanistan In our news wrap Wednesday, investigators said an Afghan soldier hid in a bathroom before opening fire on a group of foreign and Afghan officers, killing an American Army general. Also, an Israeli official told Reuters that his government is…
Nation Aug 05 U.S. attorney finds Rikers Island officers use force ‘first’ against adolescent inmates
Episode Aug 05 PBS NewsHour | Full Episode | August 5, 2014 Tonight on the program, we take a look to Gaza where a 72-hour cease-fire between Israel and Hamas is underway and hopes for a long-term truce continue. Also: U.S. companies are due to invest $14 billion in a rebounding Africa,…
World Aug 05 Turning a narrative of struggle into success story in Africa President Obama announced billions of dollars in new public and private investment in Africa’s rapidly growing markets -- on everything from construction to banking to clean energy infrastructure -- at the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington. Gwen Ifill talks to…