Nation Oct 19

The U.S. Department of Justice is launching an investigation into child sex abuse within Pennsylvania's Roman Catholic churches, the latest fallout of widespread allegations made public by a grand jury probe this summer. Here’s a timeline of events since the…

Politics Sep 07

We watched it all, so you don’t have to.

Nation Aug 17

Flossie’s take on growing old has been viewed more than 7 million times. Now, she's back for an extended version of “Brief But Spectacular.”…

Nation Jul 23

U.S. wildfires are getting larger, how police mishandled sexual assault cases in Minnesota and other stories you might have missed.

Arts Jul 06

Comedian Dave Chappelle sat down recently for an interview with the PBS NewsHour's Jeffrey Brown about his career in comedy, his four Netflix specials and the boundaries of humor. He also sang this.

Politics Jul 05

Pruitt said in his resignation letter that it was an "honor to serve" on Trump's Cabinet, but that "the unrelenting attacks on me personally, my family, are unprecedented and have taken a sizable toll on all of us."…

Arts May 29

ABC Entertainment's president says the network has decided to cancel the "Roseanne" reboot, the PBS NewsHour has confirmed.

Nation May 22

Inside the world's worst humanitarian crisis, why we're seeing more mega rain storms and other stories we're reading now.

World May 17

Is there a deeper meaning to the royal wedding on Saturday? What are the cultural impacts? We discussed these themes during our recent #NewsHourChats.

Nation Mar 21

In light of a user data scandal with the firm Cambridge Analytica, some consumers have jumped onto the hashtag #DeleteFacebook, pledging to leave the platform. But short of quitting Facebook for good, what else can you do to protect yourself?…