Arts Aug 13 Lauren Bacall, 89, lit up stage and screen with glamour and strength Actress Lauren Bacall, who leapt into fame alongside Humphrey Bogart at the age of 19, embodied flinty, female independence as well as old Hollywood glamour. Ann Hornaday of The Washington Post joins Jeffrey Brown to recall Bacall’s mature screen presence,…
Arts Aug 13 Remembering Hollywood legend Lauren Bacall Award-winning actress Lauren Bacall has died at age 89. Known for her sultry voice and Hollywood glamor, Bacall made 40 movies in all, including four with her off-screen love, Humphrey Bogart. Jeffrey Brown remembers the actress with a look back…
World Aug 13 Snowden and supporters fear Americans will lose interest from 'NSA fatigue' NSA leaker Edward Snowden discloses in an extensive profile in Wired magazine that the U.S. government ran a top secret cyber-war program, which he claims could accidentally start a war. Gwen Ifill gets an update on Snowden and his latest…
World Aug 13 News Wrap: White House considering Yazidi rescue measures In our news wrap Wednesday, President Obama moved closer toward rescue steps for thousands of Yazidi refugees who are trapped on a mountain in Northern Iraq by fighters of the Islamic State group. The deputy national security advisor suggested a…
Nation Aug 12 Robin Williams made transformation look effortless The death of Robin Williams, beloved American comedian and actor, has sparked an outpouring of shock and sadness. Jeffrey Brown joins A. O. Scott of The New York Times and Budd Friedman, founder of Improv Comedy Club, to look back…
Episode Aug 12 PBS NewsHour | Full Episode | August 12, 2014 Tuesday on the NewsHour, an experimental drug is approved for use in treating Ebola patients, but the drugmaker’s supply might be running out. Also: Iraq struggles with political turmoil and a raging insurgency, increasing riots in Missouri over the police…
Politics Aug 12 States stretch the limits of geography for politically uniform districts It’s no accident that 90 percent of Congress is re-elected every time; districts can be carefully drawn to protect incumbents. In Florida, a federal judge ruled that the design of two districts illegally favor sitting politicians, and ordered new maps…
World Aug 12 Maliki urges military commanders not intervene in Iraq political battle Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, the divisive Shiite leader who is facing a power grab from challenger Haider al-Abadi, warned military commanders not to interfere in the political confrontation. Many in Baghdad and in the international community support Abadi. Meanwhile,…