Episode Apr 22 Tuesday, April 22, 2014 Tuesday on the NewsHour, the Supreme Court upheld a ban on affirmative action in Michigan and considered the copyright fight in the Aereo case. Also: The debate on reviving extinct species, Vice President Biden issues a warning to Russia on…
Economy Apr 22 How much does it really cost to live in a city like Seattle? In Seattle, there is a growing push to raise the minimum wage 62 percent to $15 an hour, which the University of Washington has calculated as the minimum cost of living for an adult with one child. But would the…
Science Apr 22 Potential to revive extinct animals raises ethical questions Researchers are working to bring back extinct animals like the woolly mammoth and passenger pigeon, operating under the belief that reviving such species could restore vanishing habitats. But many biologists suggest these efforts should focus on endangered, rather than extinct,…
World Apr 22 News Wrap: Hundreds of South Sudanese civilians murdered in ethnic slaughter In our news wrap Tuesday, hundreds of people in South Sudan have been killed in what the United Nations is calling ethnic slaughter. Rebels from the ethnic Nuer group seized the city of Bentiu last week and murdered people who…
World Apr 22 Biden urges Russia to live up to Geneva agreement on Ukraine In a show of solidarity with Ukraine’s embattled interim government, Vice President Biden issued a warning to Russia to follow the agreement struck in Geneva to diffuse tensions. Meanwhile, pro-Russian separatists in Eastern Ukraine continued to defy the accord, and…
Nation Apr 22 Justices consider future of TV and copyright in Aereo case The Supreme Court heard a request by television broadcasters to shut down Aereo, a TV streaming tech startup that has potential to alter the business model of traditional broadcasting. For more on the case, Jeffrey Brown talks to former Acting…
Nation Apr 22 Why the Supreme Court upheld Michigan's right to ban affirmative action Dealing a blow to proponents of affirmative action, the Supreme Court ruled 6-2 in favor of a Michigan ballot initiative that banned public colleges from using race as a factor in admissions. For analysis on the court’s reasoning, Gwen Ifill…
Episode Apr 21 Monday, April 21, 2014 Monday on the NewsHour, runners returned for the 118th Boston Marathon, one year after the deadly bombings. Also: Debating clemency eligibility for drug offenders, former Supreme Court Justice Stevens discusses his new book on amending the Constitution, raising questions over…