Columbia University this week held a conference on how lessons from ‘The Wire’ — the critically acclaimed TV series on Baltimore’s inner-workings of gangs, media and government — cut across academic disciplines. The show has become a popular talking point in many classrooms across the country. NewsHour’s Hari Sreenivasan reports Continue reading →

Al-Shabab, an Al Qaeda-linked militant group based in Somalia responsible for a shopping mall attack in Kenya that killed 67 in 2013, is enlisting more recruits from Kenya than any other country. In the second part of the NewsHour series “Inside Kenya,” young men talk about why they joined. Continue reading →

Saturday on NewsHour Weekend: Secretary of State John Kerry makes a surprise visit to Afghanistan to ease political tension there. Also, new laws are blocking anti-discrimination measures for gay, lesbian and transgender people. Hari Sreenivasan anchors from New York. Continue reading →

A study by the Centers for Disease Control published this week shows sleep-deprived teenagers are more likely to receive sports injuries and become involved in automobile accidents. One of the study’s authors, Dr. Anne Wheaton, spoke with Hari Sreenivasan about what the research means. Continue reading →

Hari Sreenivasan reads viewer comments about PBS NewsHour Weekend’s recent story about a Senate Bill that would require companies like Apple to assist law enforcement, after a judge grants a warrant, with unlocking encrypted smartphones for evidence. Continue reading →

Bruce Springsteen and his E-Street Band cancelled a concert planned for Saturday in Greensboro, North Carolina to protest a state law that blocks anti-discrimination measures for gay, lesbian and transgender people. His boycott is among many that have recently taken place in states that have passed similar laws. Politico’s Kevin Robillard joins Hari Sreenivasan with the latest. Continue reading →

Secretary of State John Kerry made a surprise visit to Afghanistan on Saturday in an attempt to ease political tensions there and prolong a power-sharing agreement he brokered two years ago. Reuters State Department Correspondent Arshad Mohammed in Kabul joins Hari Sreenivasan via Skype to discuss. Continue reading →

Friday on the NewsHour, Hillary Clinton and Sen. Bernie Sanders cool their war of words over presidential qualifications. Also: Pope Francis urges greater tolerance for divorced and remarried Catholics, Alabama’s overcrowded prison system hits a breaking point, inside Kenya’s war with Islamic terrorism, Brooks and Marcus talk politics and robotics help a man run again. Continue reading →

As Sen. Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton reached a kind of verbal truce over who’s qualified to be president, the front-runner’s camp also dealt with a confrontation that occurred between former President Bill Clinton and a protester over his and his wife’s record on crime and race. Judy Woodruff reports. Continue reading →

In our news wrap Friday, Belgian police arrested a key suspect linked to the November terror attacks in Paris and may be connected to the March attacks in Brussels as well. Also, Greek authorities resumed deporting migrants deemed asylum-ineligible back to Turkey after a four-day pause. Continue reading →