Nation May 27 When is it necessary for police to shoot a person? After police in Sacramento shot and killed Stephon Clark in his grandmother’s yard, California lawmakers proposed legislation that only allows police to shoot people if there are no other reasonable options. But as Newshour Weekend’s Christopher Booker reports, law enforcement…
Nation Apr 07 A personalized approach to probation saved Arizona $461 million Arizona has saved millions of dollars by keeping people out of prison since it introduced a more rigorous adult probation program 10 years ago. With classes that help people on probation create goals and learn coping skills, violations have declined…
Nation Mar 24 Youth voices take center stage at March for Our Lives Students across the country flooded into the streets on Saturday to call for stricter gun control laws in the wake of the Parkland school shooting that killed 17 people in Florida last month. Among the tens of thousands who rallied…
Arts Mar 04 Documentary celebrates life and work of conflict photographer Chris Hondros His iconic image of a government commander jumping with joy on a bridge during the Liberian civil war in 2003 established Chris Hondros as one of the foremost conflict photographers in the world. Seven years after he was killed on…
Nation Feb 04 White House, some progressives have common ground on NAFTA clause In less than eight weeks, ongoing talks over the North American Free Trade Agreement are set to expire. The White House has found common ground with some progressives over the Investor State Dispute Settlement, a NAFTA clause that allows foreign…
Economy Feb 03 Dairy trade sours NAFTA negotiations with Canada As the U.S., Canada and Mexico renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement, the dairy industry has become a major point of contention. The U.S. wants Canada to get rid of high taxes on dairy imports, but dairy farmers in…
Arts Dec 23 Filmmaker chronicles impact of opioids on his hometown An ongoing opioid epidemic in the U.S. killed 42,249 people in 2016 and has lowered national life expectancy. Journalist and filmmaker Alex Hogan has lost many of his childhood friends to opioid misuse in Somerville, Massachusetts, and in the new…
Health Dec 10 Cancer treatment progress stunted by lack of volunteers As recent years have seen great progress in treating cancer, the country’s second leading cause of death with almost 600,000 people dying from it last year, American researchers are struggling to keep the momentum. While they have developed more than…
Arts Dec 03 Documentary gives new glimpse at Jane Goodall’s early research The 1965 film “Miss Goodall and the Wild Chimpanzees” documented the early months of Jane Goodall’s groundbreaking research on chimpanzees in Africa. Now, unseen footage from the making of that film will appear in the documentary “Jane,” which revisits Goodall’s…
Arts Nov 25 This filmmaker followed 45 years of change in Cuban life In 1972, intrigued by the promises of communism, then-24-year-old Jon Alpert sailed illegally to Cuba. For the next 45 years, the New York City filmmaker made regular trips to the island, documenting post-revolution Cuba through the daily lives of three…