Nation Jul 21 News Wrap: Texas governor to send troops to Mexico border In our news wrap Monday, Texas Gov. Rick Perry announced plans to send up to 1,000 National Guard troops to the Mexican border as Washington grapples with the surge of children and families entering the U.S. illegally. Also, at least…
World Jul 21 Rebels allow MH17 bodies to leave crash site Four days after a Malaysia Airlines jet crashed in Ukraine, international teams are still seeking access to the rebel-controlled site. Neil Connery of Independent Television News reports on the drama over the fate of the victims’ bodies. Gwen Ifill examines…
Episode Jul 20 Full Episode | Sunday, July 20, 2014 On Sunday's edition of NewsHour Weekend, Secretary Kerry says there is an enormous amount of evidence that the downed Malaysia Airlines plane was brought down by a Russian-made missile. Also: A sharp escalation of fighting in Gaza as thirteen Israeli…
World Jul 20 Locals struggle to escape violence in Gaza after the conflict's bloodiest day In what was the bloodiest day of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in recent years, local residents in the densely populated region are struggling to escape the violence, as the general mood in the Gaza Strip devolves into a stressful, anxious state…
World Jul 20 No sign of violence letting up in Gaza after conflict logs deadliest day After more than 60 Palestinians and 13 Israeli solders were killed in battle Saturday in what has been the deadliest day in the conflict so far, there are few signs of the violence letting up as urban warfare continues to…
World Jul 20 Kerry: Evidence mounts pointing blame at pro-Russian separatists for MH17 Pro-Russian separatist leader Alexander Borodai said today that critical evidence has been recovered from the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 that is believed to have been shot down Thursday near the Ukrainian-Russian border. Secretary of State John Kerry said there was…
Nation Jul 20 Washington D.C. becomes latest jurisdiction to decriminalize marijuana This week, the District of Columbia became the latest jurisdiction to decriminalize possession of marijuana. It’s part of a growing national trend that may signal a changing attitude across the nation about the issue. Hari Sreenivasan discusses this shift with…
Nation Jul 20 Can betting against yourself online help you save money? Behavioral science is behind a host of new online applications that nudge people into making better decisions on everything from health care to saving money.