Dec 27 Watch 6:37 Four more books we loved this year By PBS News Hour What were the best books of 2016? Best-selling authors Jacqueline Woodson and Daniel Pink shared their favorites on our show, but we couldn't fit all their picks. Here are 4 more favorites. Continue watching
Dec 27 Carrie Fisher, 'Star Wars' icon, dead at 60 By Joshua Barajas, Corinne Segal “Star Wars” actress Carrie Fisher died Tuesday, four days after she suffered a “cardiac episode” on a flight from London to Los Angeles, according to family spokesman Simon Halls. Continue reading
Dec 27 The choir where homeless singers find hope and acceptance By Susan Murphy, KPBS At a meeting of Voices of our City Choir in San Diego, aspiring choir members from all walks of life come together to sing songs of love and hope. Continue reading
Dec 26 Watch 2:45 Jazz saxophonist Charles Lloyd on his lifelong intoxication with music By Frank Carlson For the latest installment in our music series, the NewsHour’s Frank Carlson caught up with jazz saxophonist Charles Lloyd. Lloyd reflects on his lifelong love of music, his childhood in the musical haven of Memphis and why he believes jazz… Continue watching
Dec 26 Watch 6:31 What George Michael's career meant for music and sexuality By PBS News Hour One of pop’s biggest stars in the 1980s and '90s, George Michael died on Sunday at age 53. Michael shot to fame as a member of the duo Wham! and then embarked upon a successful solo career. Tim Teeman of… Continue watching
Dec 26 Watch 6:00 A prominent Israeli author reflects on the country's founding -- and future By PBS News Hour Amos Oz grew up in Israel in the early years of its statehood. Now, in his first book in over a decade, the writer looks back at that time through the eyes of three characters -- each at a different… Continue watching
Dec 26 'What this year will be' By Mary Jo Brooks Shelley Girdner's recently published debut collection is called “You Were That White Bird” and is filled with poems that capture the details in the natural world around her and the small miracles of her life. Continue reading
Dec 26 Q&A: Can teaching about religion reduce intolerance? By Victoria Pasquantonio While the courts banned schools from preaching about religion decades ago, most school districts in the U.S. require students to learn about the world’s religions, a fact that most Americans don't know. Linda K. Wertheimer traveled across the country to… Continue reading
Dec 25 British pop icon George Michael dies at 53 By Kamala Kelkar, Corinne Segal Singer George Michael, who rocketed to international stardom with a collection of iconic, infectious pop anthems, died Sunday at age 53. Continue reading
Dec 25 Watch 25:19 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Dec. 25, 2016 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, Dec. 25, preserving America’s first black filmmakers who were forced to work outside of white Hollywood. Later, adventurous eaters in Europe are calling crickets, mealworms, grasshoppers and other insects the newest “super food.” Hari Sreenivasan… Continue watching