In many ways, the standoff between militia and the U.S. government encapsulates a deeply intertwined anti-federal sentiment mixed with Mormon symbolism. Continue reading →

Scientists predict what El Niño might mean for the cost of cookies, the quality of marijuana and the arrival of DC’s cherry blossoms. Continue reading →

When officer Darren Wilson killed unarmed teenager Michael Brown last August, Sasha Banks wanted to use poetry to hold the country accountable. Continue reading →

A group of Syrian documentary filmmakers is working to put a human face to a conflict defined by numbers. Continue reading →

Sunday on NewsHour Weekend: ISIS suicide bombers kill at least 15 Iraqi security forces at a base near Tikrit, Oregon plans ahead to train a new generation of blue collar workers, and we say farewell to “Downton Abbey,” as PBS’s most popular drama ever begins it’s final season. Hari Sreenivasan anchors from New York. Continue reading →

A group of protesters and purported militiamen occupied a federal building at an Oregon wildlife refuge late Saturday and vowed to stay there indefinitely to highlight rancher rights. Amelia Templeton, a reporter for Oregon Public Broadcasting, joins Hari Sreenivasan on the phone from Burns, Oregon, for more details. Continue reading →

“Downton Abbey,” the highly watched award-winning PBS drama, begins its sixth and final season Sunday. Before they say farewell, some of the cast members discuss the evolution of their characters over the years. Continue reading →

Iran’s Supreme Leader warned on Sunday there would be divine retribution for Saudi Arabia’s rulers after the execution of a renowned Shiite cleric, as Iranian protesters ransacked the Saudi Embassy in Tehran in outrage. Liz Sly of The Washington Post joins Hari Sreenivasan via Skype from Beirut. Continue reading →

An investigation by The Wall Street Journal found that surgeries performed at so-called critical access hospitals in mostly rural areas carry a greater risk of complications than those at general hospitals. And financial incentives lead the small facilities to perform more surgeries. Christopher Weaver joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the findings. Continue reading →

Over the next decade, economists and business leaders say America faces a shortage of millions of skilled workers for blue collar jobs as Baby Boomers retire. Now, Oregon is planning ahead by ramping up efforts to train Generation X’ers and Millennials to fill middle-skill job openings in technical fields. NewsHour’s Christopher Booker reports. Continue reading →