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JUDY WOODRUFF: Now a look at how required math classes may factor into the academic success or failure of high school and college students. Hari Sreenivasan has the story as part of our weekly education series, Making the Grade. ANDREW HACKER, Author
Plenty of new thrills at this year's U.S. Open. On the men's side, Rafael Nadal is still in. Roger Federer is out. But the big news this year is the success of American women. With the legendary Serena Williams absent -- she delivered her first child
HARI SREENIVASAN, PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEEND ANCHOR: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has laid out his vision for the social network's future in a nearly 6,000-word manifesto he posted on Thursday. Called Building Global Community, Zuckerberg called for more
Republicans in the House of Representatives released their plan for overhauling the U.S. tax code today, the most sweeping proposal of its kind in more than three decades. It was embraced quickly by President Trump and lawmakers say they aim to pass
JUDY WOODRUFF: Next, when rites of passage rituals cross the line into potentially dangerous hazing. Ray Suarez has the story. RAY SUAREZ: Students, faculty and trustees at Florida Aamp;M University, commonly known as FAMU, gathered yesterday for a t
JEFFREY BROWN: And finally tonight, a new book explores the history and spread of AIDS in Africa. Ray Suarez has our conversation. RAY SUAREZ: Since AIDS was first identified in the West 30 years ago, its toll across the world has been vicious. It's
RAY SUAREZ:For more on all of this, we are joined by Joel Charny, vice president for humanitarian policy and practice at InterAction, an alliance of U.S.-based relief and development organizations. And, Joel, let's stipulate from the get-go that anyb
JEFFREY BROWN:The Justice Department has closed the door on bringing any criminal charges in connection with interrogations of terror suspects by the CIA. Margaret Warner has the story. MARGARET WARNER:Late yesterday, Attorney General Eric Holder ann
JUDY WOODRUFF: It's hard to overstate just how expensive college can be, more than $40,000 a year for a private school, over $34,000 for an out-of-state public school. Many students do qualify for greater financial aid, but a start-up has come up wit
WILLIAM BRANGHAM: President Obama and the federal Department of Education are calling on states to cut back on standardized tests in schools. U.S. school kids from pre-K through 12th grade, on average, take eight standardized tests every year. That's
HARI SREENIVASAN, PBS ANCHOR: Student debt is something millions of Americans live with for years even decades after they graduate college. Now, two of the nation's largest private student lenders are rolling out options that will allow borrowers to
GWEN IFILL: Now we return to the root of what's forced millions from their homes: the conflict in Syria. With multiple factions and common enemies in play, the war has become even more complicated, as Russia now steps up its support for Syrian Presid
HARI SREENIVASAN: We take a closer look at Europe's approach to the crisis with William Swing, director-general of the International Organization for Migration and former U.S. diplomat, and David O'Sullivan, the European Union's ambassador to Washing
JUDY WOODRUFF: World stock and currency markets were rocked for a second straight day today, as China continued to devalue its currency, the yuan. While the drop is not expected to have a big affect on most Americans, and the tumult on Wall Street ha
HARI SREENIVASAN, PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND ANCHOR: For more analysis of the presidential race, I'm joined now by NewsHour Weekend special correspondent Jeff Greenfield, who joins us from Santa Barbara, California. So, Jeff, given the topsy-turvy nature o
ALISON STEWART, PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND ANCHOR: Italians vote tomorrow in a referendum to change their post- World War II constitution in the hopes of alleviating the gridlock that plagues the country's central government. Italy's prime minister for mos
JUDY WOODRUFF: Back to the Oakland warehouse fire. Prosecutors moments ago said murder charges are possible in the case, but did not indicate who could be charged. As rescue workers continue the painstaking task of recovering bodies and investigating
JUDY WOODRUFF: But first: At the United Nations General Assembly today, a first-of-its kind summit on refugees and migrants was held, led by the secretary-general, Ban Ki-Moon. Tomorrow, President Obama will lead a second meeting on the crisis. Willi
HARI SREENIVASAN, PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND ANCHOR: Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan moved today to further tighten his government's control of the armed forces following this month's failed military coup. Erdogan fired 1,400 soldiers, sailors and
HARI SREENIVASAN: Defense chiefs and other leaders from more than 30 countries are here in Washington for two days of meetings on the war against ISIS in Iraq and Syria. The summit comes as ISIS loses territory in both countries, but the group and it