... a modern reimagining of the Ancient Greek comedy "Lysistrata" set in modern-day Chicago neighborhoods rattled by gang violence. The NewsHour will air the full interview on tonight's broadcast, the same day of the film's release, but we also asked the influential filmmaker and New York University professor ...
... place right now. REP. GERRY CONNOLLY: And, indeed, it is. I believe Mike McCaul, chairman of the Homeland Security Committee, and Speaker Ryan put together bill to allow some ventilation that does very little harm. JUDY WOODRUFF: What do you mean ventilation? REP. GERRY CONNOLLY: Because there is a demand ...
... soccer's new rules, kids under the age of 10 won't be heading the ball at all. Kids aged 11-13 will head the ball much less in practice. And there will be new rules on injury substitutions during games. Players 14 and up will continue heading as always ...
... CARLOS FREY: Still, Ng's ascension to the top of baseball's ranks may represent the inevitability of a slow trend towards diversity in the game's management. FARHAN ZAIDI, General Manager, Los Angeles Dodgers: If I'm going to put my geek cap on, it's a statistical impossibility ...
... federal money”—but also of private, for-profit institutions that get almost all of their revenue from taxpayers through federal student grants, loans and GI Bill benefits, and some of which have very low graduation rates, very high numbers of student-loan defaults and questionable recruiting practices. “The for-profits ...
... Former Doctor, Phoenix VA Health Care System: I think what I was surprised at is so many brave individuals came forward, GS4s through GS6s being interviewed by GS14s and 15s. And we learned from this that 76 percent of facilities had at least one or more employee that had the ...
... who failed to recognize it as foul. Our "lizard brains," Burnham has often argued, blind us to the reality behind booming stock prices. Paul Solman interviewed Burnham about his lizard brain theory in 2005. Burnham has been a long-time critic of the Federal Reserve and compared America's dependence ...
The monthly jobs report is big news on the first Friday of every month, swaying the financial markets and prompting immediate analysis. But should these numbers matter so much? A new book, “The Leading Indicators,” argues we overvalue data like the GDP and inflation. Economics correspondent Paul Solman talks to author and analyst Zachary Karabell.
House Speaker John Boehner on Capitol Hill Tuesday. Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images House Republicans will have a meeting of the minds Wednesday, but it remains unclear if the fractious group of lawmakers will be able to reach a consensus on a path forward with immigration reform. Despite pressure from the Senate, which last month...
Tea party activists protest against the IRS last month in West Palm Beach, Fla. Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images. Official Washington begins the month of June with a massive agenda set against a backdrop of scandal politics that have kept the White House on the defensive and won't be letting up any time soon. On...
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