Nation Sep 11 News Wrap: U.S. marks 17th anniversary of 9/11 attacks In our news wrap Tuesday, bells rang at the exact moment that the first jet crashed into the World Trade Center Tower on the anniversary of the attacks of Sept. 11. In Pennsylvania, President Trump honored those who fought the…
Nation Sep 11 Trump's EPA gives the oil and gas industry more leeway on climate-changing methane The Environmental Protection Agency issued new rules making it easier for oil and gas companies to release methane, a potent greenhouse gas. It's the Trump administration's third major step to roll back regulations aimed at combating global warming and climate…
World Sep 11 17 years on, is Afghanistan making progress toward peace? For 17 years, the United States and its allies have remained in Afghanistan, fighting alongside Afghan forces, now against a strong Taliban insurgency. Nick Schifrin looks at the continuing bloodshed, as well as some aspects of progress, then talks with…
Education Sep 11 How Betsy DeVos wants to defang rules for-profit colleges and reduce relief for borrowers For years the for-profit college sector boomed, but consumer complaints about fraud led the Obama administration to crack down: Two major for-profit chains were closed, and new regulations provided more forgiveness for student debt. Recently, Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos…
Education Sep 11 Getting young adults out of their comfort zone can reveal what they really care about For today's high school students, perfect records are valued more than authentic exploration, says Abby Falik. But the founder of the nonprofit Global Citizen Year sees firsthand the benefit of taking kids out of their comfort zone by giving them…
Episode Sep 10 September 10, 2018 - PBS NewsHour full episode Monday on the NewsHour, former Secretary of State John Kerry reflects on America's role in the world and takes aim at President Trump. Also: A wave of sexual misconduct allegations forces out the chairman of CBS, why the U.S. is…
Nation Sep 10 News Wrap: States declare emergencies as Hurricane Florence powers up In our news wrap Monday, evacuations geared up as Hurricane Florence turned into a menacing Category 4 storm. Florence is on track to make landfall by Friday. Also, the White House pressed again for a federal investigation into who wrote…
Nation Sep 10 As Les Moonves departs, sexual misconduct allegations raise wider questions about CBS culture CBS chairman and chief executive Leslie Moonves is stepping down after several more women came forward to accuse him of sexual misconduct across a 20-year span. Amna Nawaz learns more about the allegations from Ronan Farrow from The New Yorker,…
World Sep 10 Why the Trump administration is attacking the International Criminal Court In his first official address, national security adviser John Bolton took aim at the International Criminal Court, but also at the Palestine Liberation Organization, announcing the closure of the PLO's office in Washington. Nick Schifrin joins Judy Woodruff to discuss…
Politics Sep 10 Amy Walter and Shawna Thomas on 2018's final primaries, Obama on the campaign trail Amy Walter from The Cook Political Report and Shawna Thomas of Vice News join Lisa Desjardins discuss the last week of primary voting before the midterm elections, President Obama making his presence felt on the campaign trail, plus the tightening…