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PBS NewsHour full episode May 20, 2015

Season 2015 Episode 1400 | 54m 16s

Wednesday on the NewsHour, five banks plead guilty for rigging currency rates worldwide. Also: New insights into Osama bin Laden’s personal life and the al-Qaida network, linking the Gulf oil spill to dolphin deaths, how robots are changing the workforce, a path to recovery for struggling black colleges and universities, plus spiritual guides in Morocco work to empower women and stop extremism.

Aired: 05/19/15 | Expires: 06/19/15
Major corporate funding for the PBS News Hour is provided by BDO, BNSF, Consumer Cellular, American Cruise Lines, and Raymond James. Funding for the PBS NewsHour Weekend is provided by Consumer Cellular and Cunard Cruise Line. For a complete list of funders for the PBS NewsHour and PBS NewsHour weekend, click here.
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