Sep 17 Watch 8:22 Why Pope Francis wants us to stop worshipping capitalism By PBS News Hour Pope Francis has bluntly criticized global capitalism for causing environmental destruction and tragic consequences for world's poorest citizens. Ahead of the pontiff's first visit to the United States, economics correspondent Paul Solman takes a closer look at his economic beliefs. Continue watching
Sep 17 Watch 8:33 How can America narrow divisions between police and community? By PBS News Hour High-profile incidents of police force against people of color have raised anger and protest across the country, but in some cases, law enforcement has maintained that officers were simply doing their job. How can the public and the police bridge… Continue watching
Sep 17 Watch 5:30 Muslim teen builds a clock, gets arrested, receives invitation to the White House By PBS News Hour The arrest of Texas teenager Ahmed Mohamed, a student who brought a homemade clock to school, has stirred a global social media frenzy. Hari Sreenivasan speaks to Nihad Awad of the Council on American-Islamic Relations about spreading Mohamed’s story and… Continue watching
Sep 17 Watch 4:00 At second GOP debate, targeting Trump and trying to break through By PBS News Hour The 2016 Republican presidential candidates gathered for their second debate on Thursday, this time at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. The candidates squared off on issues like immigration reform, the Iran nuclear deal, Planned Parenthood funding and each other. Gwen… Continue watching
Sep 17 Watch 4:35 Federal Reserve calls timeout on raising interest rates By PBS News Hour Interest rates will stay where they are for now, according to an announcement by the Federal Reserve. Jeffrey Brown speaks to Krishna Guha of Evercore ISI about why they came to that decision and what it could mean for the… Continue watching
Sep 17 Watch 6:54 News Wrap: Hungary border closed, migrants stream into Croatia By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, thousands of migrants poured into Croatia at a key border crossing with Serbia. Also, a truck carrying gasoline exploded in the capital of South Sudan, killing more than 100 people. Continue watching
Sep 17 Watch 54:21 PBS NewsHour full episode September 17, 2015 By PBS News Hour Thursday on the NewsHour, what the Fed’s decision on interest rates means for the economy. Also: highlights from the second Republican debate, General Motors reaches a settlement over faulty ignition switches, making sense of Pope Francis’ capitalism critique, an American-trained… Continue watching
Sep 17 GOP leaders seek to avert shutdown over Planned Parenthood By Alan Fram and Andrew Taylor, Associated Press House Republican leaders scrambled on Thursday to head off a politically damaging government shutdown in two weeks over rebellious conservatives' demand that any stopgap spending bill block federal funds for Planned Parenthood. Continue reading
Sep 17 Taliban captive Bergdahl 'snuck off' his military post, prosecutors say By Larisa Epatko U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl intentionally left his outpost in rural Afghanistan in 2009, resulting in his capture by the Taliban, prosecutors said at his preliminary hearing on Thursday. Continue reading
Sep 17 Twitter chat: How does growing up in disadvantaged neighborhoods affect life outcomes? By Jaclyn Diaz At 1 p.m. EDT, Friday, September 18 we’ll discuss the relation between race and upward mobility, and more, with a panel of experts. Continue reading