Oct 26 Potential legal woes mount after ‘Rust’ shooting tragedy By Stefanie Dazio, Lindsey Bahr, Anthony McCartney, Associated Press In addition to Baldwin, a call sheet for the day of the shooting obtained by The Associated Press lists five producers, four executive producers, a line producer and a co-producer. Continue reading
Oct 25 First steps made in Congress to honor pop superstar Prince By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press Minnesota's Congressional delegation on Monday is introducing a resolution to posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal to pop superstar Prince, citing his "indelible mark on Minnesota and American culture," The Associated Press has learned. Continue reading
Oct 24 Watch 4:08 How holograms are adding a new dimension to our online world By Hari Sreenivasan, Laura Fong, Zachary Green Remember Star Wars where there was a little Princess Leia hologram or the holodeck in Star Trek? Hologram technology is becoming increasingly sophisticated and lifelike. NewsHour Weekend's Hari Sreenivasan spoke to the CEO of a hologram company that is partnering… Continue watching
Oct 24 Let computers do it: Film set tragedy spurs call to ban guns By Jocelyn Noveck, Associated Press The tragedy has led some in Hollywood, along with incredulous observers, to ask: Why are real guns ever used on set, when computers can create gunshots in post-production? Isn’t even the smallest risk unacceptable?… Continue reading
Oct 22 Halyna Hutchins remembered as gifted cinematographer By Hillel Italie, Associated Press The cinematographer who was fatally shot with a prop gun by Alec Baldwin on a movie set grew up on a Soviet military base in the Arctic Circle and worked on documentary films in Europe before studying film in Los… Continue reading
Oct 22 Watch 5:18 How artist Mariano Rodríguez’s work honored his Cuban heritage while breaking rules By Delores Edwards and Jared Bowen, GBH One of Cuba's most celebrated avant-garde painters, Mariano Rodríguez, was a prolific 20th century artist whose exposure in the U.S. was cut short after the Cuban Revolution. But now there’s a resurfacing of his work at the McMullen Museum of… Continue watching
Oct 22 Watch 8:51 Journalist Terence Smith reflects on decades of reporting on American presidents, wars On our bookshelf tonight, NewsHour's old friend and former longtime media correspondent Terence Smith's memoir: "Four Wars, Five Presidents: A Reporter's Journey from Jerusalem to Saigon to the White House." Smith spoke with Judy Woodruff about the book. Continue watching
Oct 22 Warhol in Tehran: Iranians flock to American pop art exhibit By Nasser Karimi, Associated Press Iranians are flocking to Tehran's contemporary art museum to marvel at American pop artist Andy Warhol's iconic work. Continue reading
Oct 22 Alec Baldwin fired a prop gun that killed cinematographer, officials say By Morgan Lee, Walter Berry, Associated Press Officials say actor Alec Baldwin fired a prop gun on the set of a Western and killed the cinematographer… Continue reading
Oct 20 Watch 6:24 Tuba player Richard Antoine White’s journey from homelessness to ‘belonging’ on stage By PBS NewsHour Jeffrey Brown reports on musician Richard Antoine White’s unlikely journey from the streets of Baltimore, Maryland, to concert halls around the globe — thanks to his mastery of the tuba. This story is part of our arts and culture series,… Continue watching