World Aug 09 Nagasaki survivor visits the U.S. town that fueled his city's destruction Of the thousands of people who have toured the world's original large-scale plutonium reactor in Hanford, Washington, Mitsugi Moriguchi is the first to come in a radiation-blocking jumpsuit. And there's a good reason: Moriguchi is believed to be the first…
Nation Aug 09 David and Lauren Hogg never thought it would happen in Parkland. Now they say #NeverAgain It’s been almost six months since the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, where 17 people were killed. But out of that tragedy emerged a group of students dedicated to preventing future school shootings, including David…
Health Aug 09 How to give feedback so people hear you're trying to help Sometimes acknowledging our weaknesses and limitations can actually make us stronger, suggests Adam Grant, an organizational psychologist, author and podcast host. But like arguing, there are constructive ways of giving feedback that can make another person feel like you're trying…
Episode Aug 08 August 8, 2018 - PBS NewsHour full episode Wednesday on the NewsHour, the votes in two closely watched races in Ohio and Kansas are too close to call. Also: Reports that three men are influencing the VA Department from Mar-a-Lago, an early warning system for earthquakes on the…
Politics Aug 08 News Wrap: Collins indicted for insider trading, criminal cover-up In our news wrap Wednesday, New York Republican Rep. Chris Collins and his son are under indictment for alleged insider trading. Prosecutors say his son dumped stock in a pharmaceutical company after Collins alerted him that an experimental drug had…
Politics Aug 08 What Tuesday's too-close-to-call elections mean for November Ohio Republican Troy Balderson carried on Tuesday night as if he had won the special House election, but his lead is razor-thin over Democrat Danny O'Connor in a traditionally red district. In Kansas, Trump-backed GOP gubernatorial candidate Kris Kobach has…
Nation Aug 08 'Shadow leadership' is wielding vast influence at Veterans Affairs, report says A new report questions how the Veterans Affairs Department is being run in the Trump administration. ProPublica says the VA has three "shadow rulers," three men who have never served in the U.S. military or government but have outsize influence…
Nation Aug 08 Why kicking Alex Jones off social media is not legally censorship iTunes, Facebook, Spotify and YouTube have all removed conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ audio and video content from their platforms, saying he violated their hate-speech policies. P.J. Tobia takes a closer look at his media operation, and William Brangham examines the…
Arts Aug 08 A journalist's journey, guided by curiosity for her father's illness Jean Guerrero’s "Crux" is the odyssey of a daughter in search of herself as she comes to terms with her own mentally ill father. Amna Nawaz talks with the author, who is also a journalist for KPBS, about how she…
Episode Aug 07 August 7, 2018 - PBS NewsHour full episode Tuesday on the NewsHour, the largest fire in California's history rages on. Also: Paul Manafort's business partner cross-examined in court, fears of a crackdown in Venezuela after an apparent assassination attempt, the debate over temporarily restricting gun access for some,…