Nation May 02 This is what it's like to be arrested while suffering mental illness Paton Blough has two labels he will have to bear for the rest of his life: “bipolar” and “convicted felon.” Having been arrested during his delusional episodes, Blough uses his experiences to help train police officers in crisis management when…
World May 02 How farmer-philanthropist Howard Buffett is planting hope in Africa Howard Buffett, son of billionaire Warren Buffett, has an ambitious life goal: ending world hunger. As a farmer and philanthropist, his focus is on reviving African agriculture, which has suffered massive production failures. In collaboration with The Atlantic, Judy Woodruff…
Episode May 01 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode May 1, 2016 On this edition for Sunday, May 1, what to expect from Tuesday’s primary in Indiana in the race for the GOP presidential nomination. Later, budget and caseload cuts in Louisiana have created a backlog in the court system -- and…
Politics May 01 What to expect from Tuesday's Indiana primary A pivotal presidential primary in the Republican race to the White House is two days away in Indiana. With 57 Republican delegates, Indiana is the largest delegate prize left of the 10 remaining states except for California. Political reporter Zach…
World May 01 Are airstrikes successfully weakening ISIS? The Islamic State insurgency in Iraq and Syria has drawn an estimated 38,000 recruits from all over the world, including the U.S. But the Pentagon recently said recruits have dropped from 2,000 a month to 500, in part because of…
Episode Apr 30 PBS NewsHour Weekend Full Episode April 30, 2016 On this edition for Saturday, April 30, Iraqi protesters demanding government reforms storm the parliament in Baghdad. Later, descendants of holocaust survivors are searching for artwork that was seized by Nazis in an ongoing quest for restitution and justice. Megan…
Nation Apr 30 Teen birthrate reaches all-time low, CDC report says The teenage birthrate has reached an all-time low. During the last 25 years the teen birthrate has plummeted from 62 births per one thousand teenage women to 24 per thousand, according to a report released this week by the CDC.
Nation Apr 30 How ex-convicts are adapting after three strikes reform 60 to 70 percent of former inmates fail to land a job in their first year out of prison, according to the Justice Department. A new documentary called “the Return” chronicles the struggle of ex-convicts as they look for work,…
Apr 29 Honoring the bison as America's national mammal In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, the Senate unanimously passed legislation designating the American bison as the country’s national mammal, in recognition of the bison’s historical and contemporary significance. The bill, which passed through the House Tuesday, will…
Politics Apr 29 Shields and Brooks on Trump's primary sweep, Clinton's 'woman's card' Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including the increasing likelihood of Donald Trump as the GOP nominee, how Hillary Clinton’s is playing off one of Trump’s…