Apr 06 Watch 53:22 PBS NewsHour full episode April 6, 2016 By PBS News Hour Wednesday on the NewsHour, how will Sen. Bernie Sanders’s and Sen. Ted Cruz’s victories in Wisconsin affect the 2016 race going forward? Also: Why diabetes cases quadrupled worldwide over the last 40 years, scientists search for El Niño secrets, weighing… Continue watching
Apr 06 Watch 5:08 Remembering Merle Haggard, outlaw legend of country music By PBS News Hour Merle Haggard rose to country music stardom singing about what he knew best: poverty, prison and heartache. He died Wednesday on his 79th birthday. William Brangham looks back at the singer's life. Continue watching
Apr 06 Merle Haggard, 'outlaw' country music legend, dies on his 79th birthday By Margaret Myers Merle Haggard, the country music legend who was born during the Depression, came of age in prison and whose songs have earned him the title, “poet of the common man,” died Wednesday at his home near Redding, California. It was… Continue reading
Apr 06 At this Florida jail, the inmates are also zookeepers By Corinne Segal Jeanne Selander had never worked in a jail before she came to save the zoo at the Stock Island Detention Center in Key West. Continue reading
Apr 06 The secret history of the Space Needle in 2,400 photos By Corinne Segal 2,400 photographs by George Gulacsik tell the origin story of one of the most iconic structures in the U.S.: the Seattle Space Needle. Continue reading
Apr 05 Watch 0:56 This art gallery requires a wetsuit By PBS News Hour A new Florida art installation is taking viewers to a new locale: the bottom of the sea. Visitors at the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary can now inspect an underwater gallery of 12 photo illustrations mounted on the sunken remains… Continue watching
Apr 05 Watch 7:01 The stories behind the unseen eviction crisis By PBS News Hour Every year, American families are evicted from their homes in the millions. But while economic controversies like unemployment rates and welfare reform continue to grab headlines, the eviction crisis has gone largely unreported. Sociologist Matthew Desmond examined the experiences of… Continue watching
Apr 05 The samba school where Brazilian rhythms meet country By KLRU At Austin Samba School, students are dressed in American-flag cowboy outfits and dancing samba. And class has just begun. Continue reading
Apr 04 Watch 53:37 PBS NewsHour full episode April 4, 2016 By PBS News Hour Monday on the NewsHour, Greece begins deporting migrants back to Turkey as some Syrian refugees are transported to Germany. Also: The Panama Papers expose dirty dealings behind shell companies, what’s on the minds of Wisconsin voters, Amy Walter and Tamara… Continue watching
Apr 04 Watch 7:03 Sex, social media and the pressure on teenage girls By PBS News Hour Teenagers today have never known a world without smartphones and social media. But how is this technology influencing the way they view themselves and the world? That’s the question journalist and author Nancy Jo Sales set out to answer in… Continue watching