Mar 30 John Prine critically ill with COVID-19 symptoms By Associated Press The family of John Prine says the singer-songwriter is critically ill and has been placed on a ventilator while being treated for COVID-19-type symptoms. Continue reading
Mar 30 Polish composer, conductor Krzysztof Penderecki dies at 86 By Monika Scislowska, Associated Press Krzysztof Penderecki, an award-winning conductor and one of the world's most popular contemporary classical music composers whose works have featured in Hollywood films like "The Shining" and "Shutter Island," died Sunday. He was 86. Continue reading
Mar 29 Watch 4:24 How prison has shaped one artist’s view on social distancing By Christopher Booker, Laura Fong Millions of Americans across the country are now staying inside due to the pandemic. That includes artist Fulton Leroy Washington, who became known as “Mr. Wash" while serving 21 years in prison for a non-violent drug offense. NewsHour Weekend’s Christopher… Continue watching
Mar 27 The fashionable history of social distancing By Einav Rabinovitch-Fox, The Conversation In the past, maintaining physical distance was an important aspect of public life – and clothes played a big role. Continue reading
Mar 26 Watch 2:20 Amid pandemic and shelter in place, how much news should kids consume? Many families are finding it difficult to gauge how much news is too much when it comes to their children and teens. With TVs and other devices on around the clock, it’s tough to shield kids from a constant stream… Continue watching
Mar 26 Watch 7:21 ‘The Trade’ offers nuanced, intimate picture of the complexity of immigration Immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border is among the most politically divisive issues of our time -- and often presented as black and white. But the second season of filmmaker Matthew Heineman's documentary series "The Trade" offers a complex, intimate and… Continue watching
Mar 26 In the middle of a pandemic, ‘babies come in the same way they always have’ By Sebastian Rich As much of the rest of the country moved to isolate themselves and stay at home, these midwives checked in to work -- birth does not halt for pandemics. Continue reading
Mar 25 Watch 3:32 Yo-Yo Ma’s musical effort to share #SongsOfComfort amid coronavirus By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport, Joshua Barajas Last week, the NewsHour joined master cellist Yo-Yo Ma in asking the public to join the #SongsOfComfort effort and contribute music both old and new. Chief arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown shares some of what we have received here -- moments… Continue watching
Mar 25 Global pandemic postpones this year’s Tony Awards By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press The show was originally scheduled for June 7 but the virus forced all 41 Broadway theaters to go dark and caused turmoil in the Tony schedule. Continue reading
Mar 24 A mother and son reflect on how a DNA test affects family and identity By Courtney Vinopal When writer Dani Shapiro found out that the man who had raised her was not her biological father, the discovery had implications that reverberated throughout her entire family. Continue reading