Tonight on the program, we examine the Boston bombing trial, where Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was found guilty today of all 30 charges. Also: a Newsmaker interview with Sec. John Kerry, how a bystander’s video revealed the truth about a police shooting in South Carolina, how an underperforming school rallied to conquer Common Core, and two legendary coaches add another NCAA victory to their legacies Continue reading →

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was found guilty of all 30 charges relating to the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing that killed three people and wounded more than 260. With multiple counts punishable by death, the next phase of the trial will decide whether Tsarnaev should receive the death penalty. Gwen Ifill talks to Adam Reilly of WGBH, who was in the courtroom when the verdict was read. Continue reading →

In our news wrap Wednesday, one American was killed and at least two others wounded by an Afghan soldier at a military compound in Jalalabad. Also, Iran announced it would deploy two warships near Yemen, supposedly to patrol for pirates. Iran has denied it is arming Yemen’s Shiite rebels. Continue reading →

Police officer Michael Slager was charged with murder after he shot and killed Walter Scott, a 50-year-old unarmed black man. The confrontation, which took place in the city of North Charleston, South Carolina, was captured on camera by a bystander, and contradicted the officer’s claim that Scott reached for his taser during a traffic stop. Gwen Ifill reports. Continue reading →

A video showing a white police officer fatally shooting an unarmed black man in the back has sparked protest in South Carolina and beyond, and the officer has since been charged with murder. Gwen Ifill talks to Brian Hicks of The Post and Courier, Jessica Pierce of the Black Youth Project 100 and Philip Stinson of Bowling Green State University about the story’s resonance. Continue reading →

This year’s March Madness marked the 10th national title for UConn coach Geno Auriemma and the fifth for Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski. Jeffrey Brown talks to Danielle Donehew of the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association and John Feinstein of The Washington Post about the two coaches’ evolution and legacies. Continue reading →

Whether your visit to a hospital is considered a formal admission or an observational stay is hugely important, because Medicare pays a whole lot less for observational stays. This is true even if the actual care a person receives in both situations is identical – same doctors, same procedures, same medications, same supplies, same everything. Continue reading →

Tuesday on the NewsHour, a Palestinian refugee camp in Syria is caught in the crossfire since being captured by the Islamic State. Also: An update on the fight for Yemen, how a school moves on after a shooting, development threatens the Colorado River, inventing new technology to help process food, the price of social media, building a better Ebola suit and pushing for helmets in Cambodia. Continue reading →

In our news wrap Tuesday, a judge in Pakistan ordered criminal charges be filed against the CIA’s former station chief in Pakistan and its one-time general counsel over an American drone strike in 2009 that killed two people. Also, jurors in the Boston Marathon bombing trial spent their first day deliberating without reaching a verdict. Continue reading →

The Palestinian refugees who came to the Yarmouk refugee camp to escape conflict have found themselves in the middle of the battle between the Islamic State and the Syrian government. The U.N. Security Council has said it’s time for intervention, but getting help to the estimated 18,000 trapped civilians may not be possible without a cease-fire. Paul Davies of Independent Television News reports. Continue reading →