Sep 23 Watch 7:09 Why Putin is prepared to fight for Ukraine By PBS News Hour In “Imperial Gamble,” journalist Marvin Kalb argues that Russian President Vladimir Putin has won in Ukraine. Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner sits down with Kalb to discuss Putin’s world view and game plan. Continue watching
Sep 23 Watch 3:28 Congress doesn’t want another shutdown but has no plan yet By PBS News Hour The clock is ticking for a divided Congress to come together and avoid a government shutdown: another funding deadline is just one week away. Political director Lisa Desjardins joins Judy Woodruff to explain where the situation stands. Continue watching
Sep 23 Watch 8:39 Pope Francis draws big crowds and high spirits in Washington By PBS News Hour Thousands turned out Wednesday to experience Pope Francis' visit to Washington. At the White House and at Mass held at the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, the pontiff addressed the urgency of global warming, respect for traditional marriage and… Continue watching
Sep 23 Watch 3:50 News Wrap: Volkswagen CEO steps down amid rigging scandal By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn announced his resignation in the wake of a scandal over diesel cars that were rigged to pass pollution tests, but denied personal wrongdoing. Also, imprisoned Al Jazeera journalists Mohamed Fahmy and… Continue watching
Sep 23 Watch 54:31 PBS NewsHour full episode September 23, 2015 By PBS News Hour Wednesday on the NewsHour, as Pope Francis draws thousands of supporters in Washington, the House chaplain discusses the pontiff’s visit to Capitol Hill. Also: Europe’s leaders call an emergency meeting over the refugee crisis, Congress faces another possible government shutdown,… Continue watching
Sep 23 After controversy, pharmaceutical company will lower price of AIDS drug By Michelle Harven After outrage from the public and even presidential candidates, Turing Pharmaceuticals has announced it will reduce the price of the drug whose cost had previously increased by more than 5,000 percent practically overnight. Continue reading
Sep 23 GOP pragmatists unhappy with tea party efforts to shut down government By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press Rank-and-file Republican lawmakers are increasingly protesting the tactics of tea party colleagues who demand that legislation to keep the government open also take away federal funding for Planned Parenthood. Continue reading
Sep 23 Column: Here’s the church; here’s the steeple. Open the doors — where’s all the people? By Wendy Thomas Russell Sometimes it seems as though America is hemorrhaging religion. According to the 2014 General Social Survey, 7.5 million adults — about 3 percent of all adults in this country — severed religious ties between 2012 and 2014. Think of… Continue reading
Sep 23 Beloved baseball legend Yogi Berra dies at 90 By Gretchen Frazee Hall of Fame New York Yankees catcher Yogi Berra died Tuesday at the age of 90. During the World War II veteran’s 19-year career, he became a 15-time All-Star, three-time American League MVP winner and 10-time World Series champion. Continue reading