Trio of Scandals Puts Obama, Holder in Hot Seat

Tonight on the program, a discussion on what is being done about safety standards and working conditions in Bangladesh. Also: how computer experts and common criminals stole $45 million from ATMs around the world, a preview of elections in Pakistan and political analysis from Mark Shields and Michael Gerson.

Google's Eric Schmidt and Jared Cohen explore the intersection of technology and democracy in their new book, "The Digital Age: Reshaping the Future of People, Nations and Business." Judy Woodruff talks to the authors about the promise and pitfalls of the digital future.

When hackers sent out a bogus tweet from the Associated Press' Twitter account, the financial markets took a minutes-long nosedive. For more on how social media affects our world, NewsHour political editor Christina Bellantoni talks to Daily-Download.com's Lauren Ashburn and Howard Kurtz of Newsweek and CNN.

March 30, 1981 was a routine day for Judy Woodruff as she traveled with the press pool to cover a speech by President Ronald Reagan at the Washington Hilton. But the events of that day would lead to one of America's longstanding and contentious policy debates -- how much should the country regulate firearms.

The Kony 2012 video skyrocketed to almost 100 million views on YouTube in the course of one year. But was a nonprofit group's attempt to make the African warlord a household name effective if he's still in power? A key question -- one year after activists promised that the world would know Joseph Kony's name -- did it work?

The uncle of the two men suspected in Monday's Boston bombings appeared overwhelmed with anger and emotion in front of reporters who were gathered outside his home in Montgomery Village, Md., Friday. Ruslan Tsarni urged his 19-year-old nephew, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who is still at large, to turn himself in and ask for forgiveness.

In the span of about an hour on Wednesday, reports clashed regarding whether an arrest had been made in the Boston Marathon bombing. Media organizations' Twitter feeds were all a flurry with conflicting reports, making it impossible for followers to keep track.

Immediately after the Boston Marathon bombings, people took to social media and other technology to spread news about the attacks and check on loved ones. Howard Kurtz and Lauren Ashburn examine with political editor Christina Bellantoni how social media can act as both an emergency tool and as a platform to express grief.

Internet television service Aereo uses free signals from local stations and streams content online for a small fee. But several traditional broadcast companies, including PBS, Fox and CBS, have sued Aereo over copyright violations. Hari Sreenivasan discusses the details with The Washington Post's Cecilia Kang.