World Jul 21 Greece's debt relief plans come at high price for residents Eight years ago, Greece’s financial crisis threatened the value of the euro and led to the world’s largest bailout in history. As the country approaches the end of the bailout program next month, unemployment rates remain high and foreclosures loom…
Episode Jul 20 PBS NewsHour full episode July 20, 2018 Friday on the NewsHour, what President Trump's meeting with Vladimir Putin may mean for U.S. policy abroad. Also: At least 100 new allegations of sexual abuse at Ohio State University, Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans exposed to toxic particles, Shields…
World Jul 20 News Wrap: Kim Jong Un needs to keep nuclear promises, Pompeo says In our news wrap Friday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo pressed North Korea for concrete actions on dismantling its nuclear program in a visit to the United Nations. Also, Syrian rebels and civilians began evacuating from the frontier near the…
World Jul 20 How will the Trump-Putin summit affect U.S.-Russian relations? Beyond the uproar over President Trump's comments about Russian election meddling, what are the global policy implications of his Helsinki summit with Vladimir Putin? Nick Schifrin examines what's at stake, from Eastern Ukraine to NATO to Syria, and Judy Woodruff…
Nation Jul 20 Ohio State University faces lawsuits over who knew about athlete sex abuse More than 100 former Ohio State University students have alleged abuse by a former team doctor and professor, Richard Strauss. The investigation began in April with former members of the men's wrestling team coming forward. Since then, athletes from 14…
Politics Jul 20 Shields and Salam on Trump-Putin summit aftershocks Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and National Review Executive Editor Reihan Salam join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including the fallout from President Trump’s summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in U.S. politics and the NATO alliance, plus news…
Nation Jul 20 Everyone can afford eye contact with those who have nothing The inhumanity of being on street without the security of a home is a very debilitating experience, says Joe Wilson, the executive director of the Hospitality House in San Francisco. And for those who have nothing, it's the "harshness in…
Episode Jul 19 PBS NewsHour full episode July 19, 2018 Thursday on the NewsHour, conflicting accounts of President Trump's meeting with Vladimir Putin raise more questions than answers. Also: Israel's controversial law declaring it the homeland of the Jewish people, the plan to reunite the remaining separated migrant families, the…
Politics Jul 19 Trump says Russia summit was 'great success,' leaving U.S. officials in the dark President Vladimir Putin received a warm reception from Russian lawmakers as he celebrated the results of the Helsinki summit. What exactly are the results? There's been no formal announcement, and the U.S. Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats says he's…
Politics Jul 19 News Wrap: Trump criticizes Federal Reserve over interest rate increases In our news wrap Thursday, President Trump suggested in an interview that the current Federal Reserve policy of gradual rate increases is not helping the economy, but said that he’s “letting them do what they feel is best.” Also, more…