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.
World Mar 17 Israel’s exit polls show Netanyahu and Herzog neck and neck Exit polls show that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party and Isaac Herzog's Zionist Union are neck and neck in Israel's election Tuesday.
World Mar 15 Read the disputed letters about Iran nuclear pact stirring tension in Washington White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough sent a letter to Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Corker on Saturday evening warning Congress to hold off on legislation that may interfere with a final agreement on Iran's nuclear program.