Nation Jul 03 Finding empowerment in the words of our founding fathers We have lost something in our reading of the Declaration of Independence. This is the argument of Danielle Allen’s new book, “Our Declaration,” where she explores the document through a careful look at the words themselves. Jeffrey Brown talks to…
World Jul 03 Could ISIL's recent uprisings be an impetus for al-Qaida bomb threats? American officials are warning that al-Qaida affiliates in Yemen and Syria are trying to make bombs that current security measures won’t detect. In response, the Department of Homeland Security is calling for tighter airport security. For a closer look at…
Episode Jul 03 Thursday, July 3, 2014 Thursday on the NewsHour, good jobs news from June with a strong hiring report and a dip in the unemployment rate to 6.1 percent. Also: increased airport security and screening, the backlash against Common Core education standards, consumerism in rural…
World Jul 03 A reporter and his son embed with U.S. troops in Afghanistan Veteran war correspondent and ABC News producer Mike Boettcher and his son Carlos spent time over the course of two years with various Army and Marine Corps units as they went out on patrol and fought the Taliban. In addition…
Education Jul 03 Why more states are backing off Common Core A growing number of states are dropping the Common Core education standards. And several states committed to keeping the guidelines have postponed implementation. Jeffrey Brown talks to Rick Hess of the American Enterprise Institute and Carmel Martin of the Center…
Nation Jul 03 Homeland Security calls for tighter airport security amid potential bomb threats Potential plots to smuggle bombs on flights to the U.S. are prompting American officials to call for expanded passenger screening at a number of airports in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Al-Qaida affiliates in Yemen and Syria, said officials,…
Economy Jul 03 What's driving the good jobs news for the month of June? he unemployment rate in the U.S. dropped to 6.1 percent in June, its lowest point since just before the financial crisis of 2008. Moreover, a strong hiring report is lifting hopes that momentum is building in the jobs market. Economics…
Episode Jul 02 Wednesday, July 2, 2014 Wednesday on the NewsHour, the militia leader accused of involvement in the 2012 Benghazi attack appeared in court for the second time. Also: Iraqi Kurds contemplate independence, heroics and heartbreaks for the U.S. at the World Cup, the Civil Rights…