World May 03 How an underdog UK soccer team beat impossible odds In one of the most improbable victories in the history of professional sports, the Leicester City Football Club won the English Premier League Championship Monday, despite starting their campaign as underdogs with a 5,000-1 chance of winning. For more on…
Nation May 03 For Lesley Stahl, 'Becoming Grandma' was better than she imagined You can’t know how amazing it feels to be a grandmother until it happens to you, says Lesley Stahl, longtime 60 Minutes correspondent and author of a new book, "Becoming Grandma." With her personal transformation, she began to investigate her…
World May 03 News Wrap: Hospital bombed in government-controlled area of Aleppo In our news wrap Tuesday, the UN Security Council demanded protections for hospitals in war zones after rebel rocket fire struck a hospital in a government-controlled part of Aleppo, killing at least four. Also, a U.S. Navy SEAL was killed…
Politics May 02 Front-runners look to shake rival candidates in Indiana Campaigning in Indiana, Ted Cruz faced off with backers of Republican front-runner Donald Trump about why he's staying in the race, ahead of the crucial primary. Sen. Bernie Sanders was also in the state, vowing to "fight for every last…
Politics May 02 As candidates hustle in Indiana, signs that the general election has begun Amy Walter of The Cook Political Report and Tamara Keith of NPR join Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the latest in politics, including whether the Indiana primary will be the last stand for Sen. Ted Cruz, why the “Stop Trump” movement…
World May 02 News Wrap: Kerry expresses optimism for renewed Syrian truce In our news wrap Monday, Secretary of State John Kerry expressed optimism in Geneva that progress is being made towards restoring the truce in Syria. While the Syrian military extended its own unilateral cease-fire in some urban areas, fighting continued…
World May 02 How al-Qaida has changed since bin Laden's death Five years ago, U.S. special operations forces launched a daring mission to kill al-Qaida leader Osama Bin Laden. Special correspondent Nick Schifrin, who visited the scene shortly after the battle, describes what he observed, then former Secretary of Defense and…
World May 02 How these refugees' journey ended with a ride on the pope's plane Two weeks ago, Pope Francis visited the Greek island of Lesbos -- a landing point for desperate refugees -- and brought three Syrian families back with him to the Vatican. Yahoo News anchor Katie Couric sat down to interview four…
Episode May 02 PBS NewsHour full episode May 2, 2016 Monday on the NewsHour, what the Indiana primary means for candidates trying to wrestle away delegates from the front-runners. Also: Amy Walter and Tamara Keith talk politics, how global terrorism has changed since Osama Bin Laden’s death, Howard Buffett’s plan…
Education May 02 Why more teens like Malia Obama are taking a gap year President Barack Obama’s eldest daughter Malia announced plans to take a gap year before she attends Harvard in 2017, an idea that is taking hold among more and more students. In 2015, 30-40,000 students took a year off after graduating…