Nation Sep 08 Remembering the 40 heroes aboard Flight 93 and how they thwarted 9/11 hijackers Since 2001, a great deal of attention has been paid to the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and The Pentagon. But less so for Flight 93. The U.S. Capitol was the likely target of where hijackers had…
Nation Sep 08 How 9/11 weighs heavy on the generation born after the 2001 attacks PBS NewsHour's Student Reporting Labs network of high school journalism programs across the country gathered the reflections of teenagers to explore the legacy of 9/11 on their generation. They present the voices of young Americans who were born after Sept.
Episode Sep 07 September 7, 2021 - PBS NewsHour full episode Tuesday on the NewsHour, the Taliban announces a new government amid protests and an economic crisis. Then, some Gulf Coast Americans regain power but many remain stranded in sweltering conditions as President Joe Biden surveys the damage in the Northeast.
World Sep 07 Two experts on Afghanistan's 'caretaker' government and its ties to other terrorist groups To learn more about the men leading the new Taliban government in Afghanstan, Judy Woodruff speaks to Ahmed Rashid, a journalist and author of "Taliban: Militant Islam, Oil and Fundamentalism in Central Asia," and Douglas London, who had a 34-year…
World Sep 07 News Wrap: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signs bill limiting all-night, mail-in voting In our news wrap Tuesday, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a measure banning all-night and drive-thru voting and limiting mail-in ballots, dismissing the lawsuits being filed. The U.S. COVID death toll reached 650,000 out of nearly 4.6 million worldwide. Mexico's…
World Sep 07 Much of Africa is struggling with vaccine access. Should Western nations rethink boosters? As western countries discuss the rollout of COVID vaccine boosters, millions around the world are still waiting for their first shot. COVID has killed 200,000 people across Africa, which has nearly 8 million confirmed cases. While South Africa is on…
Nation Sep 07 The 'direct line' between national unity after 9/11 and partisan polarization in 2021 It has been two decades since Sept. 11,2001 and we are still learning how the terror attacks shaped our politics, military and sense of national unity. Garrett Graff is the author of the book "The Only Plane in the Sky:…
Episode Sep 06 September 6, 2021 - PBS NewsHour full episode Monday on the NewsHour, the Gulf Coast and Northeast continue to assess the damage in the wake of Ida's massive storm damage and flooding. Then, as federal unemployment aid expires for millions of Americans, we examine the Biden administration's bid…
World Sep 06 News Wrap: DOJ vows to protect abortion access in Texas, will challenge ban In our news wrap Monday, Attorney General Merrick Garland said the Justice Department will "continue to protect those seeking to obtain or provide reproductive health services" as federal prosecutors try to find ways to challenge Texas' abortion ban. Federal unemployment…
Health Sep 06 Despite vaccines' positive impact, unvaccinated hotspots and delta raise COVID numbers When the summer of 2021 began, COVID-19 seemed to be on the retreat in most of the U.S. President Joe Biden talked about celebrating America's "independence" from the virus on July 4. But the delta variant has changed the game.