• News Wrap: Lower August job creation keeps unemployment flat

    News Wrap: Lower August job creation keeps unemployment flat

    Sep 02, 2016 11:25 PM EST

    ... battered beaches with winds of 80 miles an hour and flooded towns with storm surge and heavy downpours. WOMAN: We get out of bed, the water is ankle-deep, and go and open the door. Floodwaters come rushing in. Now the water inside the house is knee-deep. WILLIAM BRANGHAM ...

  • News Wrap: G-7 leaders rebuke Beijing on South China Sea dispute

    News Wrap: G-7 leaders rebuke Beijing on South China Sea dispute

    May 28, 2016 12:01 AM EST

    ... number 73, as in the remaining delegates she needs for the nomination. For the "PBS NewsHour," I'm Lisa Desjardins. JUDY WOODRUFF: Eight automakers are recalling more than 12 million vehicles in the U.S. to replace the air bag inflators. The devices made by the Japanese firm Takata can ...

  • 16 thought-provoking global predictions for 2016

    16 thought-provoking global predictions for 2016

    Jan 06, 2016 05:54 PM EST

    ... continue in South Africa, leading the once dominant African National Congress party to lose ground, power and legitimacy. Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance Dam spurs a water war. 6. The current technology bubble deflates even as a few champions of the sharing economy enter the Fortune 500. The biggest casualty proves ...

  • Former House Speaker Jim Wright dies at age 92

    Former House Speaker Jim Wright dies at age 92

    May 06, 2015 04:09 PM EST

    ... when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas. "To describe the depth of sadness that engulfed us that day defies vocabulary," he once said, recalling how the friendly mood of the Dallas crowds turned to "sheer terror and horror." His friend Johnson became president that day. In his long ...

  • Two Listeria recalls raise questions about ice cream manufacturing

    Two Listeria recalls raise questions about ice cream manufacturing

    Apr 24, 2015 03:16 PM EST

    ... working with its suppliers to determine if the listeria was introduced by one of the ingredients the company uses. The company said Thursday it is recalling all ice creams, frozen yogurts, sorbets and ice cream sandwiches and temporarily closing retail stores. "We will not reopen the kitchen until we can ...

  • Jeni's ice cream recalls all products for possible listeria contamination

    Jeni's ice cream recalls all products for possible listeria contamination

    Apr 23, 2015 09:43 PM EST

    ... for Disease Control and Prevention said there are no known illnesses linked to Jeni's products. In an online statement, the company said it is recalling all ice creams, frozen yogurts, sorbets, and ice cream sandwiches and closing retail stores until its products are "ensured to be 100 percent safe ...

  • The Fed's dual mandate in song: it's 'harder than you'll ever know'

    The Fed's dual mandate in song: it's 'harder than you'll ever know'

    Oct 29, 2014 04:13 PM EST

    ... last summer, when Merle put out the chart-topping "The Great Unwind." But we, and Merle, think this new music video is his best yet. Later on this page, we'll hear from economists like Paul Krugman, Justin Wolfers and Arthur Laffer for their reactions. And Wednesday on the NewsHour ...

  • Obama honors U.S. D-Day vets at Normandy

    Obama honors U.S. D-Day vets at Normandy

    Jun 06, 2014 12:43 PM EST

    ... the site of the June 6, 1944, battle's most violent fighting at Omaha Beach. He described D-Day's violent scene in vivid terms, recalling that "by daybreak, blood soaked the water" and "thousands of rounds bit into flesh and sand." Veterans of that fierce battle traveled long distances ...

  • Shields and Gerson on Cold War echoes, campaign financing

    Shields and Gerson on Cold War echoes, campaign financing

    Mar 08, 2014 01:24 AM EST

    Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Washington Post columnist Michael Gerson join Jeffrey Brown to discuss the week’s news, including the crisis over the fate of Crimea in Ukraine and criticism of the Obama administration’s foreign policy, as well as the evolution of political campaign financing.

  • Why economists take out their own trash before the monthly jobs report

    Why economists take out their own trash before the monthly jobs report

    Mar 07, 2014 08:51 PM EST

    On "jobs Friday," Making Sense speaks with two Bureau of Labor Statistics economists about what it's like to prepare one of the most closely-watched, and guarded, economic indicators in America.