Nation Apr 28 Will the NBA send a strong message to Donald Sterling for racist remarks? Racist comments attributed to Donald Sterling, the owner of the Los Angeles Clippers basketball team, have left NBA owners and players scrambling to determine the best course of action. Judy Woodruff gets analysis from Michael McCann of Sports Illustrated and…
World Apr 28 News Wrap: Egyptian court sentences hundreds of Muslim Brotherhood supporters to death In our news wrap Monday, the spiritual head of the Muslim Brotherhood and 682 others were sentenced to death by an Egyptian court in the second mass sentencing in two months for violent rioting last year. Also, New York Rep.
Episode Apr 27 Sunday, April 27, 2014 On Sunday’s program, severe weather forecasted this evening for much of the central United States. Later, a look at the long, complicated relationship between Russia and Ukraine to provide context for the current crisis. And we examine how the nation’s…
Economy Apr 27 New reports suggest slow down in housing market recovery Recent reports suggest that the recovery in the nation’s housing market might be starting to slow down, with both existing and new home sales down in the last months. How will this affect the overall economic health in the country?…
Nation Apr 27 Meet America's newest historic landmarks It’s around this time every year that the Department of the Interior designates new national historic landmarks. There are roughly 2500 of them on the list: buildings, properties, even objects that represent important aspects of American history. This past week,…
World Apr 26 European business community concerned over new Russian sanctions Leaders from the Group of Seven have agreed to quickly impose more sanctions against Russia in response to the crisis in Ukraine. How will these measures affect Russia’s business partners in the West? Alison Stewart speaks with Stephen Szabo at…
Episode Apr 26 Saturday, April 26, 2014 On tonight’s program, the crisis in Ukraine intensifies amid new demands from pro-Russian separatists and pending sanctions against Russia. Later, we explore how new technology allows police officers to watch over an entire city in California. And we look at…
Economy Apr 26 Tech companies settle wages lawsuit for $325 million Major tech companies including Apple, Adobe, Google and Intel have settled a huge class action lawsuit alleging they colluded not to go after each others’ employees, effectively holding down salaries. Alison Stewart talks with Arik Hessedahl of Re/code about the…