William Brangham: And, finally, a project we are very excited about here at the NewsHour. It's a collaboration with The New York Times- a new book club for the new year. Jeffrey Brown tells us more. Jeffrey Brown: It's my pleasure to announce a new book club we're calling Now Re...
MacNeil, 63, told “NewsHour” staffers that he intends to leave in October, 1995, the newscast’s 20th anniversary. Jim Lehrer, 60, who co-anchors the hourlong weekday broadcasts from Washington, will then become solo anchor, with all operations being consolidated in the nation’s capital...
For the record, David Pace does work for BAE Systems, which is an underwriter of the NewsHour.This past week, one major for-profit education company, Corinthian Colleges, under scrutiny from the government and facing bankruptcy, announced that it would sell or close its 97 U.S. schools....
“…a rare look inside the human impact of the war in Yemen” – Jane Ferguson – PBS NewsHour “Once you see it, you won’t forget it.”– Sarah Larson – THE NEW YORKER “Fitzgerald has sought to harness this art-form to draw attention those who are struggling to obtain their mo...
GEN.NORTONSCHWARTZ,FormerAirForceChiefofStaff:Whatyouwanttodoistohaveplatformsthatcanperformthemission,thatmissionandasmanyotherasmightberequiredinthefuture. KWAMEHOLMAN:ButservicepersonnelupanddowntherankstoldtheNewsHourtheA-10isunique. MAJ.DANIELO’HARA,MarineCorps:Ihavesortoffoundasoulmate,sotospeak,intheA-...
exchanges. It took them about a half-hour to get that computer glitch figured out. Then they spent the next two-and-a-half-hours trying to coordinate to make sure that when they got the stock market back up, things would run smoothly. KWAME HOLMAN: Jia Lynn, there was a so-called ...
Thin Red LineandBadlands. If you’re a movie wonk, you’ll dig reading about the acclaimed lensman whose heralded films are often cited for their use of soft natural lighting shortly after sunrise or before sunset, the so-called “magic hour,” a term that his work ushered into filmmaking...
At this hour, there is a huge rally in downtown Chicago, mostly of teachers. Thousands of teachers have taken to the streets right outside the Chicago Board of Education to march through downtown Chicago. There are rolling street closures as we speak. But at the same time, the negotiations...
We have a report from Angus Walker of Independent Television News. ANGUS WALKER: Judgment day for a man who was once one of China's powerful party leaders in the most politically driven trial for a generation. The court heard Bo Xilai had taken bribes and tried to cover up his wife's ...
MORRISONJUSU,STRIVETrialResearchTeam:Somepeoplelostfamilymembers.Andsomefamilieswereessentiallywipedoutasaresultofthisthing.Andifthisvaccineprovesouttobesomethingthatpreventssuchinthefuture,thenit's—it's—wordscannotdescribehowmuchreliefthatwouldbetothiscommunity. ...