May 15 Watch 5:37 Commencement messages for graduates in an age of uncertainty By Anne Azzi Davenport, Ilana Bernstein Continue watching
May 13 Watch 3:46 How Yo-Yo Ma's 'Songs of Comfort' are inspiring musical collaboration By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport The ‘Songs of Comfort’ project world-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma launched on social media continues to expand in new directions. Jeffrey Brown looks at the growing collaboration in these mini performances, as tough times bring people together through music -- and… Continue watching
May 13 Looking for a lighthearted joke? Call this Alaska hotline By Dan Cooney In Juneau, Alaska, the city's hiking hotline has become become a source of joy during the pandemic. It's no joke. Continue reading
May 12 Watch 4:00 A Brief But Spectacular take on showing up for nurses Betty Ferrell of City of Hope National Medical Center has been a nurse for more than 40 years. She also leads the End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium, which provides palliative care training for nurses worldwide. In recognition of International Nurses Day,… Continue watching
May 12 Alvin Ailey's beautiful vision for dance, captured in thousands of photos By Joshua Barajas Jack Mitchell’s photos, which helped promote Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater over decades, offer a window into the way Ailey pushed dance forward. Continue reading
May 12 Broadway shutdown extended until at least Labor Day By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press Broadway theaters abruptly closed on March 12, knocking out all shows — including 16 that were still scheduled to open — and postponing indefinitely the Tony Award schedule. Continue reading
May 11 Watch 3:28 The NewsHour's family of furry friends By Judy Woodruff, Anne Azzi Davenport Amidst these difficult times, we wanted to acknowledge the outpouring of interest in the furry creatures who keep some of us company, on- and off-camera, and those pets who are becoming part of the NewsHour family on social media, too. Continue watching
May 11 Jerry Stiller, comedian and 'Seinfeld' actor, dies at 92 By Associated Press Jerry Stiller was a multi-talented performer who appeared in an assortment of movies, playing Walter Matthau’s police sidekick in the thriller “The Taking of Pelham One Two Three” and Divine’s husband Wilbur Turnblad in John Waters’ twisted comedy “Hairspray.”… Continue reading
May 10 Watch 9:45 Photographer known for images of bald eagles deported back to war zone By Tom Casciato, Michael D. Regan, Mori Rothman A Yemeni wildlife photographer specializing in images of bald eagles spent 22 years in the U.S. before he was deported in January to his country in the midst of civil war. Now, as stories like his recede from the news… Continue watching
May 10 Watch 4:24 Little libraries become food pantries during COVID-19 By Hari Sreenivasan, Sally Garner, Connie Kargbo When the coronavirus emerged in the U.S., people who share books on a small-scale, the stewards of little free libraries, saw a new need. Adding food and other supplies suddenly transformed many of their tiny library boxes into pantries. Now… Continue watching