Nation Sep 17 News Wrap: New York City delays in-person schooling again In our news wrap Thursday, New York City has again postponed in-person schooling for more than 1 million students. Mayor Bill de Blasio made the announcement, saying schools need more time to implement the “gold standard” in COVID-19 protocols. Also,…
Politics Sep 17 What Trump is saying about 1619 Project, teaching U.S. history Speaking at the White House Conference on American History on Thursday, President Trump announced he would be signing an executive order to create the “1776 Commission” to promote a “patriotic education.” Trump also blasted efforts to reexamine American history with…
Episode Sep 16 September 16, 2020 - PBS NewsHour full episode Wednesday on the NewsHour, a weakened Hurricane Sally dumps rain on parts of the Gulf Coast, leaving homes and roads flooded. Plus: A blistering report on Boeing’s 737 Max jets, a bipartisan House effort to pass pandemic relief legislation, voting…
Nation Sep 16 News Wrap: Wildfires still burning across California, Pacific Northwest In our news wrap Wednesday, dozens of wildfires are still burning across the Pacific Northwest and California. President Trump declared a federal disaster in Oregon, where several small towns have been razed. But improved weather is helping fire crews, some…
Nation Sep 16 A House panel says Boeing and the FAA failed on 737 Max safety. What needs to change? The fatal crashes of two Boeing 737 Max jets that left 346 people dead resulted from multiple failures throughout the aircraft’s production and approval process. Now, a new and blistering report from Democrats on the House Transportation Committee reveals just…
Politics Sep 16 A bipartisan group in the House is still trying to deliver a virus aid deal How do you break a stalemate? Congress and the White House remain at odds over providing relief for economic casualties of the coronavirus pandemic. But a group of House members from both parties is trying to spark progress by unveiling…
Politics Sep 16 What voters are saying about candidate messaging, mail-in ballots As the November election approaches, we continue to look at how Americans across the country are thinking about it. Patricia Lopez, an editorial writer for the Minneapolis Star Tribune, and Daniel Garza, president of the LIBRE Initiative and a former…
Arts Sep 16 A photographer's Brief But Spectacular take on documenting the pandemic How do you picture a pandemic? Photographer Philip Montgomery documented New York City funeral homes and health care workers on the front lines of the coronavirus crisis this past March. His images appeared in the New York Times Magazine, capturing…
Episode Sep 15 September 15, 2020 - PBS NewsHour full episode Tuesday on the NewsHour, the first Arab-Israeli agreement in 25 years is signed at the White House. Plus: Jared Kushner on the significance of the deal, Hurricane Sally threatens the Gulf Coast, an update from the presidential campaign, the outlook…
World Sep 15 Kushner on 'historic' Middle East agreement, Trump's pandemic response Jared Kushner, a senior adviser to President Trump as well as his son-in-law, played an instrumental role in negotiating the normalization of Israel’s relations with Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates. What does it mean for the Middle East more…