Sunday on NewsHour Weekend: The U.S. flies a B-52 over South Korea in a demonstration of commitment to its ally, in our signature segment, a look at the oldest, voluntary school desegregation program in the country, and the U.S. considers ending a program that encourages Cuban doctors to defect. Hari Sreenivasan anchors from New York. Continue reading →

Archaeologists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have made a startling discovery off the coast of Alaska: Whaling ships that sank 144 years ago. NewsHour Weekend’s Zachary Green reports. Continue reading →

Saturday on NewsHour Weekend: Germany toughens its stance on migrants and refugees, as protesters take to the streets, White House officials meet with Silicon Valley executives, seeking help to police violent extremists, and a surge in painkiller and heroin abuse by pregnant women leads to more American babies born going through drug withdrawal. Hari Sreenivasan anchors from New York. Continue reading →

The crash in the Chinese stock market this week unnerved investors around the globe, as the world’s second largest economy suffered from volatile trading and falling currency. NPR Senior Business Editor Marilyn Geewax joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the country’s economic woes and the effect on the U.S. economy. Continue reading →

Germany has accepted more than a million asylum seekers in the past year, and on Saturday, anti-immigrant sentiment was on display in response to New Year’s Eve assaults on women, allegedly by migrants. NewsHour Special Correspondent Malcolm Brabant joins Hari Sreenivasan via Skype from Cologne, Germany, to discuss the protests and investigation. Continue reading →

This week, senior White House officials and some of the most prominent figures in Silicon Valley met to seek common ground on the fight to help law enforcement curb suspected terrorists using the internet and smartphones. Dawn Chmielewski, a reporter for Re/code, joins Hari Sreenivasan from Los Angeles to discuss. Continue reading →

As the Powerball pot creeps past $800 million, Making Sen$e asks, what would Voltaire do? Continue reading →

Friday on the NewsHour, the last jobs report of 2015 shows signs of sustained growth in the U.S. economy despite global turmoil. Also: Mexican drug lord El Chapo recaptured, sexual assault stoke tensions over migrants in Germany, rising interest in personal health technology and David Brooks and David Corn analyze the week’s news. Continue reading →

“Since I took office seven years ago, in the midst of crisis, I don’t think I’ve ever been more optimistic about a year ahead than I am right now,” he says. Obama notes that he’s busy working on the speech but says he keeps thinking about the people he’s met as president, the stories they’ve shared with him and the things they’ve done to “make change happen.” Continue reading →

In our news wrap Friday, the Obama administration unveiled a new task force to revamp efforts on combating violent extremism at home. Also, President Obama vetoed a Republican bill that would have repealed the Affordable Care Act. Continue reading →