Education Jul 30 Can schools spare kids 'lunch shaming' while still paying the bills? Public school districts have made headlines in recent months for putting children in the middle when their parents owe money for their school lunches. The controversial practice, known as “lunch shaming,” has sparked national outrage and prompted a conversation about…
Episode Jul 29 July 29, 2019 - PBS NewsHour full episode Monday on the NewsHour, President Trump continued his verbal assault on Baltimore, prompting outrage from members of both political parties. Plus: The immigration policy debate underlying the Trump-Cummings feud, what a staff shakeup means for U.S. intelligence, the safety of…
World Jul 29 News Wrap: Police look for motive in California festival shooting that killed 3 In our news wrap Monday, police in California are looking for a motive after a gunman killed three people and wounded at least a dozen more at a food festival southeast of San Francisco. Police intervened quickly and killed the…
Nation Jul 29 Trump says Cummings lied about conditions in migrant detention facilities. Did he? President Trump’s recent verbal attacks on Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., were sparked by the congressman’s criticism of migrant facilities on the U.S.-Mexico border. The White House disputed Cummings’ characterizations. So what do we actually know about what’s going on in…
Politics Jul 29 Does Trump's new pick for intelligence director have the background for the job? President Trump has long had a contentious relationship with the nation’s intelligence community, publicly disagreeing over threats to U.S. national security such as Russia, Iran and North Korea. With Dan Coats stepping down as director of national intelligence, Trump is…
Nation Jul 29 Did the FAA's deference to Boeing compromise safety of 737 Max? The Federal Aviation Administration grounded all Boeing 737 Max passenger jetliners in March, after the plane’s second deadly crash in five months. But questions remain about why the agency didn’t act sooner. Now, a New York Times investigation suggests the…
Politics Jul 29 Tamara Keith and Kimberly Atkins on Trump's Baltimore attacks, Detroit debates NPR’s Tamara Keith and Kimberly Atkins of WBUR radio join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including another series of controversial tweets from President Trump, the different language he uses to refer to urban and rural geographies, a…
Episode Jul 28 July 28, 2019 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode On this edition for Sunday, July 28, Dan Coats, the director of national intelligence is stepping down, the Trump administration pushes ahead with a new asylum agreement with Guatemala, and mysterious fires destroy Iraq’s crops. Also, how a future with…
Science Jul 28 As temperatures soar, a 'heat dome' is coming to the Arctic After Europe experienced record-breaking temperatures this month, climate scientists are now concerned that a heat wave will settle farther north. This week, a so-called “heat dome” is expected to strike over the Arctic, causing worries about potential ice melt and…
Science Jul 28 What will a future with robots look like? Automated technology already consumes much of society, from robotic arms working in factories to artificial intelligence used in homes. The next step could be programming ethics and morality into systems, creating a robot-human future. David Ewing Duncan, a science journalist…