World Jun 19 How human traffickers trap women into domestic servitude More than three million women are forced into servitude as domestic workers every year, often lured to other countries in the Persian Gulf or Middle East under false pretenses. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on ways some advocates…
Politics Jun 19 Georgia's record-breaking special election will test Trump approval A special election in Georgia has become the most expensive U.S. House race in history. In a district that's been consistently Republican for decades, Democrats are pinning their hopes and money on a young candidate, Jon Ossoff, who's going up…
Episode Jun 19 PBS NewsHour full episode June 19, 2017 Monday on the NewsHour, tensions rise in the Middle East after the U.S. shoots down a Syrian jet. Also: President Trump's lawyer on reports about an obstruction of justice investigation, empowering victims of human trafficking, a preview of Georgia's special…
Arts Jun 19 The clinic that brings your broken toaster back to life In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, Fixit Clinics teach people how to repair electronic items instead of throwing them out.
Politics Jun 19 What's at stake for both sides of the Georgia race What are the factors playing into the competitive and expensive race for a House seat in Georgia? Judy Woodruff talks to Amy Walter of The Cook Political Report and Tamara Keith of NPR about the special election face-off, a look…
Episode Jun 18 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode June 18, 2017 On this edition for Sunday, June 18, American sailors who went missing after a collision on a U.S. warship are confirmed dead, and a closer look at President Trump's latest financial disclosure. Later, Hawaii has one of the highest homelessness…
Politics Jun 18 Dissecting Trump's recent financial disclosure The White House released on Friday a portfolio of President Donald Trump’s financial holdings. It shows that the Trump Organization earned $529 million dollars over 15 months, including the first three of Trump’s presidency. Amy Brittain of the Washington Post’s…
Health Jun 18 Pressure for IVF success obscures ethical issues In vitro fertilization has grown to a $3 billion industry in the U.S. that is responsible for more than 1 million babies. But implanting several embryos under pressure for success often obscures potential complications and added responsibilities that can come…
Episode Jun 17 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode June 17, 2017 On this edition for Saturday, June 17, a U.S. Navy ship collides with a container ship off the coast of Japan, and a mistrial is declared in the Bill Cosby trial on sexual assault charges. Later, we talk to residents…
World Jun 17 U.S. sells arms to Qatar, complicating Gulf dispute Days after President Donald Trump said that Qatar funds terrorism, his administration signed a $12 billion deal to sell three dozen F-15 fight jets to the small Gulf Coast country. The deal comes after Saudi Arabia, Egypt and other Arab…