Arts Apr 21 Watch Prince wail on 'While My Guitar Gently Weeps' Prince, the legendary musician and songwriter, has died at the age of 57. At a 2004 appearance at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the artist played a guitar solo during a rendition of “While My Guitar Gently Weeps,”…
Episode Apr 21 PBS NewsHour full episode April 21, 2016 Thursday on the NewsHour, controversies over rules dominate the day on the campaign trail. Also: Inside the electoral battles for Pennsylvania and Maryland, how trade policy is playing out in the race for the White House, why the U.S.-Saudi relationship…
World Apr 21 News Wrap: Death toll in Ecuador climbs higher In our news wrap Thursday, the death toll in Ecuador reached 577 in the wake of Saturday’s earthquake, with at least 160 still unaccounted for and more than 23,000 left homeless. Also, Volkswagen submitted a formal plan today to settle…
Politics Apr 21 What the Maryland and Pennsylvania primaries can offer the presidential candidates Though front-runners Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton picked up big wins in New York’s delegate-rich primary, there are still key upcoming contests that could make a difference in the presidential race, especially Maryland and Pennsylvania. John Fritz of the Baltimore…
World Apr 21 Why the U.S. relationship with Saudi Arabia is under strain President Obama held a summit with Saudi Arabia and some of its Gulf allies to outline deeper cooperation on regional and security challenges, but those meetings come amid new strains on the partnership. Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner reports…
Nation Apr 20 How Harriet Tubman kicked Andrew Jackson off the front of your $20 bill For the first time in over 100 years, famous American women will appear on U.S. paper currency. Harriet Tubman will replace Andrew Jackson on the front of the $20 bill, a group of suffragists will be added to the $10…
Health Apr 20 To improve lifelong health, Memphis tries rooting out childhood trauma Childhood trauma such as abuse, neighborhood violence or the death of a parent has been found to lead to dire health and social problems later in life. How can communities intervene to spare future generations the same pain and illness?…
Episode Apr 20 PBS NewsHour full episode April 20, 2016 Wednesday on the NewsHour, trailing presidential candidates vow to fight on despite big losses in New York. Also: Where the race for the White House goes from here, adding Harriet Tubman to the $20 bill, the Supreme Court considers controversial…
Nation Apr 20 How do you beat a midlife slump? New book explores ways to thrive While the stereotypical “midlife crisis” is not that common, feelings of midlife malaise are very, very common, says NPR's Barbara Bradley Hagerty. In "Reimagined: The Science, Art, and Opportunity of Midlife," Hagerty examines what causes this existential slump and offers…
World Apr 20 News Wrap: Aftershock rattles Ecuador earthquake survivors In our news wrap Wednesday, the strongest aftershock yet shook earthquake survivors in Ecuador as the confirmed death toll reached 553, with Peruvian military personnel stepping in to transfer victims to hospitals. Also, the UN refugee agency says up to…