Nation Mar 09 Human smuggling industry cashes in on U.S. asylum-seekers Migrants seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border are a money-making enterprise for smugglers and powerful cartels. It's the subject of “Border Hustle”, an investigation and short documentary from The Texas Tribune and Time magazine. Reporter Jay Root joins Hari Sreenivasan…
Episode Mar 08 March 8, 2019 - PBS NewsHour full episode Friday on the NewsHour, an unusually light federal sentence for former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort sparks outcry and debate over criminal justice disparities. Also, the U.S. women’s national soccer team sues for gender discrimination, signs North Korea may be…
World Mar 08 News Wrap: Job creation, unemployment both drop in February In our news wrap Friday, the Labor Department reported a net gain of 20,000 jobs in February, the smallest in nearly 18 months. Still, the unemployment rate fell, while average hourly pay rose more than 3 percent compared to last…
Politics Mar 08 What Manafort's light sentence says about criminal justice disparities A federal judge in Virginia sentenced Paul Manafort to less than four years in prison for tax and bank fraud--far less than the roughly 20 years called for under federal guidelines. The sentence prompted outcry, with critics arguing Manafort’s punishment…
Nation Mar 08 In stunning lawsuit, U.S. women's soccer team challenges pay, working conditions The U.S. women's soccer team hopes to defend its World Cup title this year. But on Friday, International Women’s Day, all 28 team members filed a gender discrimination lawsuit against the U.S. Soccer Federation, arguing they suffered years of institutionalized…
World Mar 08 After failed summit, what's next for U.S. policy on North Korea A little over a week after the second summit between President Trump and Kim Jong Un ended early and without a deal, North Korea watchers have published satellite imagery indicating that a dismantled rocket launch facility is now being reassembled.
Politics Mar 08 Shields and Gerson on Democrats' bigotry resolution, Trump investigations Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Washington Post columnist Michael Gerson join Judy Woodruff to analyze the week in politics, including the House Democrats' resolution condemning hate and bigotry, congressional investigations of President Trump and the field of 2020 Democratic presidential…
Science Mar 08 Why recreating ancient artifacts may be the future of archaeology Have you ever heard of an archaeologist who burns, hammers or smashes artifacts? That’s what Metin Eren does, except it’s with replicas. Eren is a rising star in the field of experimental archaeology. In his lab at Kent State University,…
Episode Mar 07 March 7, 2019 - PBS NewsHour full episode Thursday on the NewsHour, House Democrats draft a resolution condemning bigotry in response to a firestorm over remarks made by Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn. Plus: The growing U.S. trade deficit, Ireland and its British neighbor prepare for Brexit, a spike…
World Mar 07 News Wrap: Manafort sentenced to nearly 4 years in prison In our Thursday news wrap, former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort was sentenced to 47 months in prison for bank and tax fraud. He could receive another 10 years in a separate case. Also, another firestorm has erupted around former…