Arts Apr 03 This poet's picnic offers a feast of words and music You’ll find a feast of music, storytelling and poetry at "Muldoon's Picnic," a monthly show held at the Irish Arts Center in New York. The event, which mixes vaudeville variety show with poetry as an ancient oral art form, is…
World Apr 03 From the ashes of Aleppo, a sound of hope In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, it was an image of Aleppo, Syria, that went viral: a man listening to a gramophone in his bombed-out home. The photographer explains how he captured the image.
Episode Apr 03 PBS NewsHour full episode April 3, 2017 Monday on the NewsHour, President Trump welcomes Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi to the White House, signaling new U.S. priorities. Also: How the first family turned into presidential advisers, Politics Monday takes on the battle over Neil Gorsuch, solutions to India's…
Episode Apr 02 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode April 2, 2017 On this edition for Sunday, April 2, the Senate gets ready to vote on Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch and President Donald Trump prepares to host the president of Egypt. Later, British citizens in Gibraltar are bracing for the effects…
World Apr 02 Trump looks to reboot bilateral ties with Egypt Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will visit the White House on Monday after the Trump administration said the president is looking to reboot the bilateral relationship between Egypt and the U.S. But the visit raises questions about U.S. foreign aid…
Nation Apr 02 NYC mayor endorses Rikers shutdown plan New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has endorsed a proposal to shut down Rikers Island jail complex that holds 7,500 inmates. The facility, notorious for violence at the hands of guards and among inmates, has been the subject of…
World Apr 02 In Gibraltar, British citizens worry about effects of Brexit Last week, British Prime Minister Theresa May began the formal process of the United Kingdom’s exit from the 28-nation European Union, nine months after British voters chose to leave the EU. This has the British citizens of Gibraltar, a 3-square-mile…
Episode Apr 01 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode April 1, 2017 On this edition for Saturday, April 1, key members of the Trump administration make financial disclosures and Venezuela undergoes a constitutional crisis. Also, a closer look at the long-divided island of Cyprus and National Geographic addresses climate change. Hari Sreenivasan…
World Apr 01 After protests, Venezuela restores power to congress Venezuela's Supreme Court today reversed a decision to strip the opposition-led congress of legislative power. That original decision had brought protests and criticism from the United Nations along with foreign governments, including the United States. Anatoly Kurmanaev, a reporter at…
Science Apr 01 The facts on climate change -- and what to do about it In advance of Earth Day on April 22, National Geographic Magazine released its latest edition this week featuring the guide, “Seven Things You Need to Know about Climate Change.” It includes facts from scientists about the causes of climate change…