Episode Mar 27 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode March 27, 2016 Sunday on NewsHour Weekend: Bernie Sanders sweeps the weekend's Democratic caucuses in Washington, Alaska and Hawaii. Also, are fighters from other countries who are joining ISIS causing rifts in the group? Later, the Cherokee Nation aims to eradicate hepatitis C…
Nation Mar 27 Tennessee discontinues controversial fetal assault law Tennessee representatives voted to discontinue a controversial law that explicitly allowed prosecutors to charge a mother with fetal assault for using drugs while pregnant. NewsHour's Megan Thompson reports.
Nation Mar 27 Utah establishes first-of-its-kind white-collar crime registry In an attempt to combat high levels of fraud, Utah has taken inspiration from the sex offender list, becoming the first state in the US to establish a white-collar felon registry for financial crimes. The Wall Street Journal's Jean Eaglesham…
World Mar 27 Are foreign recruits causing ideological rifts in ISIS? The U.S. Director of National Intelligence says the number of men who have traveled from their home countries to join ISIS now exceeds 36,000. The influx of foreign fighters may now be causing ideological discord in its ranks. Wall Street…
Episode Mar 26 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode March 26, 2016 Saturday on NewsHour Weekend: More suspects are charged with this week's attacks in Belgium. Also, workers and businesses struggle to strike a balance between wages and tips. Megan Thompson anchors from New York.
Nation Mar 26 Michigan lawmakers approve emergency aid for Detroit schools As Detroit schools slip toward bankruptcy, the Michigan state legislature approved almost $50 million in emergency aid to keep Detroit's public schools open through the end of this year. New York Times reporter Kate Zernike joins Megan Thompson to discuss.
World Mar 26 After Brussels attacks, U.S. officials push Europe to bolster security After the attacks in Brussels, American intelligence and security services have weighed in on European security. Washington Post reporter Adam Goldman joins Megan Thompson from Washington to discuss.
Politics Mar 25 Shields and Brooks on Trump-Cruz wife feud, ISIS terror in Brussels Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including the terror attack in Brussels and the U.S. fight against the Islamic State, why President Obama was criticized for attending…
Health Mar 25 Why cancer is so hard to fight in rural Kentucky Cancer is epidemic in eastern Kentucky, a result of medical illiteracy, limited access to care, unhealthy lifestyles and poverty. In fact, life expectancy in the region is five years shorter than the rest of the nation. But state health officials…
Nation Mar 25 As racial hate groups rise, strategies to shut them down What motivates hate groups and domestic terrorists? With the Ku Klux Klan and other white supremacist movements making a resurgence, special correspondent Charlayne Hunter-Gault talks to Heidi Beirich of the Southern Poverty Law Center about solutions to stop the hate…