World Apr 17 This innovator is trying to make sanitary pads affordable for women in India Arunachalam Murugananthan is known as India's pad man. Breaking a strict taboo in India's tradition-bound society, Murugananthan worked to perfect an affordable sanitary pad in hope of starting a movement to help women in the developing world. Special correspondent Sam…
Politics Mar 31 Trump supporters in Michigan confident their votes will pay off President Trump wasn't expected to win in Michigan, but his supporters there aren't surprised that he took the state back in November. Now two months into the new administration -- and on the heels of a failed effort to repeal…
Nation Feb 16 Why one Texas sheriff fears tougher immigration enforcement will make her city less safe After President Trump was sworn in, one Texas sheriff made a policy change limiting cooperation with agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement, fearing that undocumented people won't trust police if they're afraid of being deported. Taking action to make her…
Nation Feb 03 Why one Muslim Marine is inviting questions about his faith Standing on a city street, Mansoor Shams holds a sign that reads: “I’m a Muslim and a U.S. Marine. Ask anything.” The former Marine has been traveling around the nation, inviting those curious to ask him about his experiences. NewsHour…
Nation Feb 03 Ask him anything: This Muslim Marine wants to bust myths about his faith Mansoor Shams believes that one-on-one dialogue with other Americans about his faith is crucial to combating Islamophobia.
Nation Jan 16 How a Georgia county’s campaign of terror drove away its black community In 1912, news of a violent sexual assault enraged the residents of Georgia's Forsyth County and led to a lynching and the execution of two African American teens, as well as a campaign of terror to drive out the entire…
Nation Sep 16 Tribes across North America converge at Standing Rock, hoping to be heard Protesters of the North Dakota pipeline celebrated after the Department of Justice temporarily halted the project in federal jurisdictions last Friday. But while some equipment sits idle, construction in other areas continues. William Brangham visits the Standing Rock Reservation, where…
Arts Aug 22 For Hayes Carll, it’s ‘all for the sake of the song’ Hayes Carll has come a long way since his days of playing for brawling shrimpers in Texas. His latest album, "Lovers and Leavers," uses the loss of love (a recent divorce) and love for his son as motivation for lyrics that are…
Nation Jun 28 Inside Minnesota’s sex offender facility, where no one has ever been released The PBS NewsHour was recently granted rare access to Minnesota’s Sex Offender Program in the rural town of Moose Lake, MN. It is one of two state-run facilities that house more than 700 sex offenders. They’re all being held under…