Education Mar 06 Student scientists devise experiment that will really take off Students from 21 schools across the U.S. and Canada competed for the chance to have their science experiments sent to the International Space Station. One of the student teams selected, from East High School in Rochester, New York, designed an…
Politics Mar 06 Republicans plan key changes on subsidies, Medicaid for ACA replacement Republican lawmakers released their bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act on Monday evening. Proposed changes include ending direct government subsidies in favor of tax credits, ending penalties of the individual mandate and phasing out the expansion of…
Episode Mar 06 PBS NewsHour full episode March 6, 2017 Monday on the NewsHour, the Trump administration unveils a revised travel ban after the first was blocked by the courts. Also: Making sense of President Trump's accusation that President Obama wiretapped Trump Tower, GOP lawmakers lay out a plan to…
Episode Mar 05 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode March 5, 2017 On this edition for Sunday, March 5, the fallout continues after President Donald Trump claimed without providing evidence that former President Barack Obama had wiretapped Trump Tower during the presidential campaign. Later, the cost of water that was contaminated with…
Politics Mar 05 Washington reacts to Trump's claims of secret surveillance President Donald Trump is urging Congress to investigate allegations he levied Saturday without presenting evidence that former President Barack Obama improperly ordered his phone lines tapped at Trump Tower during the 2016 election. NewsHour Special Correspondent Jeff Greenfield joins Hari…
Health Mar 05 Flint water cost to rise as state ends subsidy In Flint, Michigan, residents still must use a filter to drink tap water, but the cost of that water will soon increase. The state is ending a subsidy program that reduced customers’ water bills after Flint's water was contaminated with…
Episode Mar 04 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode March 4, 2017 On this edition for Saturday, March 4, President Trump accuses former President Obama of wiretapping him during the election without providing evidence, and a look at why the U.S. military is expanding its role in Yemen. Later, citizen videographers document…
Nation Mar 04 FCC may scale back net neutrality The Federal Communications Commission has outlined a list of proposals it will discuss at a meeting later this month that span from ending the use of cellphones in prison to blocking robocalls -- one of the biggest issues for consumers.
World Mar 04 U.S. warplanes bombard al-Qaida in Yemen The American military is ramping up operations in the war-torn country of Yemen, where a Saudi-led coalition of mostly Sunni countries supports Yemen’s president. Since Thursday, the U.S. has carried out more than 30 airstrikes in Yemen, targeting the Islamic…
World Mar 03 Who's behind brutal Philippines drug killings? A hitman speaks out The Philippines have been gripped by violence amid President Rodrigo Duterte’s brutal war on drug dealers and users. More than 7,000 people have been killed in the last nine months, according to Human Rights Watch. But who is actually responsible…