Nation Apr 05 Photos: California’s brutal drought shows no signs of yielding Following years of severe drought and the lowest winter snowpack ever recorded in the state, California Gov. Jerry Brown announced a plan Wednesday to impose a 25 percent reduction on most of the state’s local water supply agencies.
World Apr 04 Pilgrims retracing Jesus’ last steps may be going the wrong way Thousands of people flocked to the walled Old City of Jerusalem on Good Friday, as part of the annual tradition to walk the Via Dolorosa, the path where it is said Jesus Christ was tried and convicted and later crucified…
World Apr 02 Al-Shabab gunmen attack college in Kenya, take hostages Gunmen with the al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab group stormed Garissa University College in eastern Kenya on Thursday, taking an unknown number of hostages from the dormitories and reportedly killing dozens.
Nation Apr 01 California governor orders water restrictions; snowpack at record low California Gov. Jerry Brown ordered mandatory water restrictions on Wednesday to cut water usage by 25 percent across the state to deal with a years' long drought.
Science Mar 31 How zapping his brain made Miles O’Brien a better pilot At Ohio's Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Science correspondent Miles O'Brien tests the effectiveness of brain stimulation by performing a tricky helicopter landing with -- and without -- a jolt to the brain.
Nation Mar 30 One person dead in shooting at gates of NSA headquarters Two people were shot and one has died after a car tried to ram a gate at Fort Meade, the military installation that houses the National Security Agency.
Nation Mar 22 Poll: Should sports gambling be legal in the U.S.? NBA Commissioner Adam Silver recently said what few in his position have said before: maybe it's time for the U.S. to consider legalizing sports gambling. What do you think? Take NewsHour Weekend's poll and sound off.
Nation Mar 20 Celebrating Young Genius Why should we wait to recognize genius until later in life? Carlos Watson, CEO of website OZY, joins Gwen Ifill to share details on the new OZY Genius Awards. The award grants 10 college students summer stipends to help them…
World Mar 18 Gunmen attack museum in Tunisia; 23 killed Gunmen attacked a museum in the Tunisian capital Tunis on Wednesday, leaving 23 people dead, before security forces were able to stop them.
World Mar 18 Netanyahu wins Israeli elections, to form government within weeks Despite a troubled campaign and exit polls showing a deadlock, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu won a clear victory in Tuesday’s elections.