Arts May 06 A contemporary composer considers the musical legacy of Johannes Brahms Saturday will mark the 183rd birthday of the celebrated German composer and pianist Johannes Brahms. A complicated and utterly self-guarded man, Brahms liked to claim that his music didn’t flow from his heart, but the soulful and passionate nature of…
Episode May 05 PBS NewsHour full episode May 5, 2016 Thursday on the NewsHour, the FDA announces new age requirements for e-cigarettes in a crackdown on unregulated tobacco. Also: How top Republicans are responding to their presidential nominee, the rise of a discount airline from Norway, 9/11 victims make headway…
Arts May 05 Seeing Robert Mapplethorpe’s idea of perfection in a new retrospective Artist Robert Mapplethorpe found himself at the center of the culture wars of the 1980s and ‘90s for his best-known work, homoerotic and often explicit photographs that drew the ire of federal lawmakers. Now two major Los Angeles museums have…
World May 05 News Wrap: More towns evacuate amid Alberta wildfire emergency In our news wrap Thursday, three more Alberta towns were evacuated a day after more than 80,000 were forced to flee a massive wildfire in the heart of Canadian oil country. Also, four people were rescued after being trapped in…
Politics May 05 As Trump outlines White House goals, signs of division in his party On Thursday, presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump laid out the goals for his first 100 days in office, including designing a Mexican border wall and banning Muslim immigration. Meanwhile his top aides made behind-the-scenes overtures to party figures for support.
Politics May 05 Trump the leader of the free world? Two GOP perspectives Donald Trump may be the GOP’s presumptive nominee, but that doesn’t mean party leaders are lining up to throw support behind him. On Thursday, House Speaker Paul Ryan became the highest ranked Republican to say he’s not ready to endorse…
Economy May 05 How a low-cost airline cashed in on cheap flights to paradise Sometimes called "the Southwest Airlines of Europe," Norwegian Airlines makes a profit even though it undercuts prices of U.S. and foreign competitors. Economics correspondent Paul Solman reports from the islands of Guadeloupe on how the low-cost airline took a risk…
World May 05 The political battle over the Saudi lawsuit bill and the #28pages U.S-Saudi relations have been roiled by two issues lately: a pending bill that would allow lawsuits against countries involved in terror attacks on American soil, and the so-called "28 pages" of a congressional inquiry on 9/11 that are said to…
Health May 05 Skyrocketing teen use of e-cigarettes leads to new regulations The Food and Drug Administration will begin regulating e-cigarettes and cigars the same way it regulates cigarettes and smokeless tobacco. About 2.5 million high school students or middle schoolers vaped at least once in the last month; now e-cigarettes can…
Arts May 05 She’s 91 but she feels 15. Here’s her secret Flossie Lewis says she’s 91 years old and badly crippled. But just because her body is starting to go doesn’t mean her personality or character should. Taking walks, watching politics and writing a little bit of light verse help keep…