Nation Dec 29 Remembering the extraordinary life of former President Jimmy Carter Former President Jimmy Carter died Sunday at his home in Plains, Georgia, surrounded by family. The 100-year-old, known for his humble beginnings and unlikely road to the White House, was the longest-living American president. Special correspondent Judy Woodruff looks back…
World Dec 27 ‘My humanity is caught up in yours’ : How Desmond Tutu dedicated his life to greater good South Africa has begun a week of public mourning for the late Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu. The Nobel Peace Prize winner died Sunday, at age 90, after a lifetime of fighting apartheid and working for racial unity. We take a…
Politics Dec 05 Bob Dole, longtime Republican senator and presidential nominee, dies at 98 “At his death, at age 98, he had served the United States of America faithfully for 79 years,” the Elizabeth Dole Foundation said in a statement.
Education Jun 29 Pandemic graduates on their hopes to mend the ‘cracks’ exposed by the last year Over the last month, the PBS NewsHour has brought you stories about how students and institutions have been upended by the pandemic. Tonight, we take a more hopeful look at students who have been inspired by the events of the…
Health Jun 21 COVID, police violence took an excessive toll on Black Americans’ psyche. Can they heal? COVID-19 has taken a disproportionate physical toll on people of color — especially Black Americans, who are nearly three times as likely to be hospitalized and twice as likely to die from it than whites. Experts are now also warning…
Nation Jun 04 ‘Sam & Mattie Make a Zombie Movie’ follows filmmakers with Down syndrome As teenagers with Down syndrome, Sam Suchmann and Mattie Zufelt used Kickstarter to fund their dream of creating a zombie movie. Their latest work,"Sam & Mattie Make a Zombie Movie" takes a look at that journey. NewsHour's Mike Melia spoke…
Nation May 25 How Americans are reacting to George Floyd’s death one year later PBS NewsHour reporters and producers traveled in recent months to places that have been flashpoints in the fight for racial equity. Hear from the people they interviewed and what they learned.
Arts Mar 12 Record-breaking sale of digital creation makes history in art and cryptocurrency markets Christie’s, the auction house, sold a work of art Thursday for a record-breaking $69.3 million for a piece that exists only digitally. The sale, reportedly made to an investor known by a pseudonym, is seen by many as history-making development…
Health Mar 12 The Longest Year: How COVID-19 has reshaped our lives Take a second to remember what your life was like one year ago. For most of us, it all feels like a distant memory. From how we work to how we learn, who we see and where we can go,…
Nation Mar 09 How the pandemic is intensifying depression and anxiety among teenagers This week marks a full year since the COVID-19 outbreak was declared a pandemic, and experts are increasingly concerned about the toll it is taking on the mental health of young people in the United States. With in-person classes closed…