Nation Sep 15 News Wrap: Boil water notice lifted in Jackson, Miss., mortgage rates top 6% In our news wrap Thursday, a boil-water notice in Jackson, Mississippi has been after nearly seven weeks, mortgage rates in America rose above 6% for the first time since the 2008 financial crisis, mourners pay their respects to the late…
Episode Sep 14 September 14, 2022 - PBS NewsHour full episode Wednesday on the NewsHour, we catch up with Ukraine's president and army chief after their forces recapture territory and take stock of the damage wrought by the Russians. The midterm stage is set as Americans make their choices in the…
Nation Sep 14 News Wrap: Unions and railroads continue negotiations ahead of strike deadline In our news wrap Wednesday, unions and some of the largest freight railroads are still negotiating with a strike deadline fast approaching, the war in Ukraine has energy costs soaring in Europe with leaders calling for a cap on electric…
Episode Sep 13 September 13, 2022 - PBS NewsHour full episode Tuesday on the NewsHour, new data shows inflation remains stubbornly high, squeezing American consumers and casting a shadow over the larger U.S. economy. Ukrainians return to their homes in areas liberated from the invading Russian military. Plus, applications to Black…
Economy Sep 13 Inflation remains stubbornly high, raising fears of more interest rate hikes The August inflation report is out and the U.S. Labor Department says overall consumer prices rose 8.3% from a year ago. That's slightly lower than July's increase, but amid fears of more interest rate hikes, it led to Wall Street's…
Nation Sep 13 News Wrap: Twitter security discussed at Senate hearing, new king visits Northern Ireland In our news wrap Tuesday, King Charles III traveled to Northern Ireland where he spoke of the late Queen Elizabeth's hopes for healing the region's Protestant and Catholic divisions, alleged security flaws at Twitter were discussed at a U.S. Senate…
Nation Sep 13 How the pandemic led to a significant decline in child poverty The child poverty rate in the U.S. fell last year to the lowest level on record. Families were helped as cash benefits, tax credits and other types of non-cash assistance increased during the pandemic. Dana Thomson of Child Trends is…
Nation Sep 13 Author Nina Totenberg on her decades-long friendship with Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Nina Totenberg has been covering the Supreme Court for NPR since the 1970s. It was early in her reporting career that she formed what would become a decades-long friendship with the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Totenberg joined…
Episode Sep 12 September 12, 2022 - PBS NewsHour full episode Monday on the NewsHour, Ukraine recaptures large swaths of territory in the east while Russia retaliates by causing widespread power outages. The end of a pandemic-era free lunch program prompts confusion about how to sign up for meals. Plus, Democratic…
Nation Sep 12 News Wrap: Final tributes for Queen Elizabeth in Scotland, Minnesota nurses strike In our news wrap Monday, thousands in Scotland turned out for final tributes to Queen Elizabeth, former President Trump's lawyers urged a federal judge to continue barring investigators from reviewing White House documents found at his Florida home, Sweden's elections…