World Apr 14 News Wrap: North Korea issues warning to U.S. amid speculation of another nuclear test In our news wrap Friday, the vice foreign minister of North Korea charged the Trump administration is "more vicious and more aggressive" than his predecessor, and threatened to go to war if the U.S. chooses "the most aggressive and dangerous…
Arts Apr 13 Inspired by internment camp history, students write a musical work and hear echoes of today A California high school is using song to examine a painful chapter in U.S. history. “In America” is an oratorio composed by students at Van Nuys High School, with help from the Los Angeles Master Chorale, that reflects on the…
Episode Apr 13 PBS NewsHour full episode April 13, 2017 Thursday on the NewsHour, we examine the international challenges facing the Trump administration. Also: President Trump's shifting views on domestic policies, how Mexico is securing its own border, what the U.S. could learn from simpler tax systems in other countries,…
Nation Apr 13 On America's racial terrorism, 'our silence has condemned us' “I don’t think we’re free in America,” says attorney Bryan Stevenson, who sees an unwillingness to talk about the terrors of slavery and other racial-based violence as a continuing burden. But he also sees strength -- in the descendants of…
World Apr 13 On the road in Mexico, Central American migrants face an uncertain future Thousands of Central Americans cross into Mexico every day, dreaming of more peaceful and prosperous lives. For many, this is the first moment of a long, dangerous journey north. While more and more migrants are choosing to stay in Mexico,…
Politics Apr 13 What's making President Trump shift views on domestic policies? President Trump has made a series of reversals in recent days. Despite a tough posture during his campaign, he now says he won't label China as a currency manipulator. And on tax reform, Fed chair Janet Yellen and the Export-Import…
Economy Apr 13 Dreading doing your taxes? Other countries show us there's another way Filing your taxes in other countries is not a work-intensive process that can take days or weeks; it can be as simple as clicking a confirmation sent online by the government. For his latest book, "A Fine Mess," J.R. Reid…
World Apr 13 Have crises abroad changed President Trump's view of the world? What began as a Trump presidency emphasizing retrenchment on the home front has been quickly refocused on the U.S. role abroad. The U.S. response to Syria's use of chemical weapons have raised fresh questions about President Trump’s foreign policy. Judy…
World Apr 13 News Wrap: U.S. uses biggest non-nuclear bomb against ISIS in Afghanistan In our news wrap Thursday, the U.S. military blasted Islamic State fighters with the biggest non-nuclear bomb in the American arsenal. Also, Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad continued to deny any role in a deadly poison gas attack. Meanwhile, the Pentagon…
World Apr 12 UN peacekeepers accused of thousands of cases of abuse, AP finds A new investigation by The Associated Press found nearly 2,000 allegations of abuse and exploitation by United Nations peacekeepers in the past 12 years in countries like the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Haiti. More than 300 of the…