World May 22 U.S. drone strike may have killed Taliban leader U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jey Johnson said “it appears likely” that a U.S. drone strike on Saturday killed the leader of the anti-government Taliban, Mullah Akhtar Mansour though it could be days before officials can confirm that. Jennifer…
World May 22 Obama expected to push for human rights in first visit to Vietnam President Barack Obama has begun a three-day visit to Vietnam, his first stop on a week-long trip in Asia. The president arrived in the Vietnam's capital city of Hanoi on Sunday in his first visit to the country. Vietnamese leaders…
World May 22 Austria could soon elect the EU’s first far-right president A presidential runoff in Austria is pitting two men with with diametrically opposed views. Norbert Hoefer is running on an anti-immigration platform and could become the European Union’s first far-right head of state. His opponent, Alexander Van Der Bellen, supports…
Episode May 21 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode May 21, 2016 On this episode for Saturday, May 21, investigators confirm there was smoke aboard EgyptAir flight 804 before it disappeared this week. Later, hear why a growing industry is relying on the collection of DNA samples and what a decline in…
Nation May 21 What’s next for San Francisco after its police chief’s resignation? Following a string of officer-involved fatal shootings and a racist text scandal within the police department, San Francisco Mayor Edwin Lee asked Police Chief Greg Suhr to step down. Suhr handed in his resignation on Thursday. San Francisco Chronicle reporter…
World May 21 What to expect ahead of Obama’s visit to Japan On August 6, 1945, the U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, killing 140,000 people. A second bomb was dropped on Nagasaki three days later, killing another 70,000. Japan surrendered. Since World War II, no sitting American president has visited…
Health May 21 Prescriptions for opioids decline amid epidemic Nearly 30,000 deaths a year can be attributed to the abuse of heroin and prescription painkillers - opioids like oxycontin, vicodin, percocet, and methadone. But a new report indicates that opioid prescriptions in the last three years have declined. New…
Politics May 20 Shields and Brooks on the NRA’s endorsement of Donald Trump and the Bernie Sanders factor
Episode May 20 PBS NewsHour full episode May 20, 2016 Friday on the NewsHour, families of the people aboard EgyptAir Flight 804 weep as debris is found in the Mediterranean Sea, but uncertainty remains about the disaster. Also: The FDA rolls out new rules for nutrition labels to combat obesity…