Arts Apr 14 As faith declines in Spain, so do Seville's glorious convents Everywhere you turn in Seville, Spain, there are reminders of a rich religious past, including its cloistered convents, which have been part of the fabric of the community for hundreds of years. Yet few women in Spain heed the call…
Health Mar 01 Baltimore turns to a life-saving opioid overdose antidote, but it's no cure for the crisis With overdose deaths from opioids on the rise across the country, Baltimore has begun training everyday citizens to use a life-saving antidote as one tool to combat the crisis, and the approach is catching on. But while many more states…
Nation Feb 07 Tracing the roots of the America's biggest domestic terror attack The 1995 Oklahoma City Bombing was the largest act of domestic terrorism in U.S. history. A new documentary on the PBS series American Experience takes a fresh look at the events and motivations that led to the attack by Timothy…
Arts Feb 03 Oscar-nominated film brings the prophecy of James Baldwin into today's world James Baldwin was one of the nation’s most prominent novelists, social critics and civil rights activists of the 20th century. Now his critiques of racism and segregation are the subject of a new Oscar-nominated documentary titled, “I Am Not Your…
Arts Jan 02 Internet history is fragile. This archive is making sure it doesn't disappear What’s online doesn’t necessarily last forever. Content on the Internet is revised and deleted all the time. Hyperlinks “rot,” and with them goes history, lost in space. With that in mind, Brewster Kahle set out to develop the Internet Archive,…
Arts Dec 26 Jazz saxophonist Charles Lloyd on his lifelong intoxication with music 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…
Arts Dec 05 Miami's extravagant Art Basel reflects the new economics of art This past weekend, Miami hosted Art Basel, the largest art fair in the country. The annual event draws people from across the globe: this year, 269 galleries from 29 countries participated. While the Zika scare may have suppressed attendance slightly,…
Science Apr 28 How to save life on Earth, according to E.O. Wilson Biologist and Pulitzer winner E.O. Wilson has spent his life studying animals and fighting for their conservation. As species go extinct at 1,000 times the normal rate thanks to human interference, Wilson’s new book “Half Earth” holds a bold plan…
Nation Apr 08 Violent, overcrowded Alabama prisons hit a breaking point Alabama has the most overcrowded prison system in the nation: More than 24,000 inmates are housed in a system designed for half that number. The violence, overcrowding and actions taken by the federal government pushed state government to action, passing…