World Apr 19 How the U.S. military is supporting Iraq against ISIS Secretary of Defense Ash Carter announced Monday that the U.S. will be sending 217 more soldiers into Iraq, bringing total American strength there over 4,000. The news comes as Iraqi forces begin their advance on the Islamic State-held city of…
Education Apr 19 Why safe drinking water is no safe bet for some U.S. schools It's not just Flint, Michigan. Over the past few decades, school districts in Los Angeles, New York City, Seattle, Washington and elsewhere have found higher than acceptable lead levels in their students’ drinking water due to old plumbing systems. The…
Politics Apr 19 Front-runners hope for big gains in pivotal New York contest With Tuesday’s pivotal New York primary looming, front-runners Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton hoped for big delegate gains that could help them reclaim the momentum they’ve lost in a string of recent losses. Meanwhile, their trailing rivals hope a convincing…
Episode Apr 19 PBS NewsHour full episode April 19, 2016 Tuesday on the NewsHour, presidential front-runners hope for big gains in the New York primary. Also: Taliban violence continues in Afghanistan, how the U.S. is supporting Iraq against ISIS, what winning New York means for the candidates, safe water is…
World Apr 19 A waypoint for refugees, Lesbos braces for hardship as tourism declines The island of Lesbos is one of the Aegean’s most idyllic locales, and long a destination for tourism in Greece. But local residents and businesses are bracing for potential economic catastrophe, as tens of thousands of vacationers are staying away…
World Apr 19 News Wrap: Soldiers, volunteers join Ecuador search efforts In our news wrap Tuesday, hundreds of international rescue workers fanned out in Ecuador, looking for victims of the earthquake that's killed at least 433 people. Also, also, another strong aftershock rattled southern Japan, and a key airport reopened, allowing…
Politics Apr 19 Will the White House race change in a New York minute? Tuesday’s primary in New York represents one of the most significant delegate prizes left in the presidential race, and a victory there could shape the electoral landscape. For more on the contest in the Empire State, Hari Sreenivasan talks to…
World Apr 19 Is the Taliban growing stronger? A Tuesday morning suicide attack in Kabul killed 28 people and wounded hundreds more, part of an ongoing surge of Taliban-driven violence in Afghanistan. Judy Woodruff talks to Seth Jones of the RAND Corporation, former advisor to U.S. special forces…
Health Apr 18 Is a perfect storm of Zika virus conditions coming to the Gulf Coast? In the wake of the CDC’s revelation that Zika virus causes microcephaly in infants, doctors are grappling with the thorny issue of whether they should recommend that women in high-risk areas avoid getting pregnant this summer. Hari Sreenivasan talks to…
World Apr 18 In cow-worshipping India, beef stirs up vigilante violence The cow is considered sacred to Hindus, who make up 80 percent of India's 1.2 billion people. Recently, allegations of the consumption of beef have sparked a spate of violent incidents, raising alarm about intolerance again the significant Muslim minority.