Arts Mar 27 How Houston has transformed its airports into hubs for art Millions of people travel through Houston's airports each month - making the region one of the busiest for air travel in the country. But while they are traveling, they are also getting a glimpse of one of the largest collections…
Politics Mar 20 Redistricting embroils Texas in contentious legal fight Primaries for this year’s midterm elections are already underway. Across the country, these elections are happening in newly drawn districts, the result of redistricting after the latest census. As both parties work the politically fraught process to their advantage, special…
Arts Nov 07 An international mural festival brings art to Cleveland’s walls Over a week earlier this summer, artists descended on a Cleveland, Ohio neighborhood to paint murals on buildings. Part of an international mural festival that has taken place in cities around the world, Cleveland was the first city in the…
Nation Oct 10 Research on the run: How a Cleveland city planner is mapping his city Phil Kidd moved to Cleveland two years ago to work as a city planner. In the midst of the pandemic, he decided to start an ambitious project to better understand his adopted city. Kidd has started a project to run…
Arts Oct 03 Broadway’s Tina Turner musical returns as theaters reopen After more than a year on hiatus during the coronavirus pandemic, the Broadway show ‘Tina - The Tina Turner Musical’ about the pop icon's life is set to reopen this Friday. Special correspondent Karla Murthy sits down with the show's…
Nation Sep 26 Can urban reforestation help lower rising temperatures? This past summer was the hottest on record in more than a century. To shield against rising temperatures, many cities around the country are taking a closer look at trees, which have been shown to cool the air by as…
Nation Jul 10 This former steel mill used to employ thousands—how the site is adapting and creating jobs now The Bethlehem steel mill in Maryland was once the largest working mill in the world, employing 30,000 people at its peak in the 1950's. The collapse of the American steel industry forced the mill into bankruptcy, closing for good in…
Health Dec 20 ER doctor shares her vaccination experience As vaccines rollout throughout the country, frontline healthcare workers are the first to receive the COVID-19 protection. Dr. Alexis Langsfeld, a New York physician, spoke with NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent Karla Murthy about the vaccination and the surge in cases…
Nation Jun 27 Quest for home ownership turns dreams into nightmares A predatory rent-to-own program run by a company called Vision Property Management has offered the promise of future ownership in low-income neighborhoods, but many of the homes tendered by the company needed expensive repairs. And after fixing the problems, some…
Health May 10 What Mother’s Day means to a new mom during the pandemic In March, Christina Lewis Halpern shared her experience about giving birth to her third child, a baby girl, at the epicenter of the pandemic in New York City. NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent Karla Murthy checked in to see how she’s…