Episode Apr 11 PBS NewsHour full episode April 11, 2016 Monday on the NewsHour, GOP candidates ramp up their war over delegates as the nomination race tightens. Also: Amy Walter and Tamara Keith talk politics, corruption runs rampant in Kenya, documenting Syrian war crimes in real time, why poor people…
Episode Apr 10 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode April 10, 2016 Sunday on NewsHour Weekend: The terrorists who attacked Brussels in March originally intended to strike Paris. Also, how the critically acclaimed TV series ‘The Wire’ is inspiring classrooms across the nation. Hari Sreenivasan anchors from New York.
Nation Apr 10 Water systems across country repeatedly exceed federal lead standards An Associated Press investigation of Environmental Protection Agency records has found nearly 1,400 water systems providing tap water to nearly 4 million Americans exceeded the acceptable lead level at least once between 2013 and 2015. AP Reporter Meghan Hoyer, who…
Education Apr 10 How 'The Wire' is inspiring new classroom curricula Columbia University this week held a conference on how lessons from ‘The Wire’ -- the critically acclaimed TV series on Baltimore’s inner-workings of gangs, media and government -- cut across academic disciplines. The show has become a popular talking point…
World Apr 10 How Al-Shabab is recruiting young men from Kenya Al-Shabab, an Al Qaeda-linked militant group based in Somalia responsible for a shopping mall attack in Kenya that killed 67 in 2013, is enlisting more recruits from Kenya than any other country. In the second part of the NewsHour series…
Episode Apr 09 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode April 9, 2016 Saturday on NewsHour Weekend: Secretary of State John Kerry makes a surprise visit to Afghanistan to ease political tension there. Also, new laws are blocking anti-discrimination measures for gay, lesbian and transgender people. Hari Sreenivasan anchors from New York.
Nation Apr 09 Sleep-deprived teens at greater risk for injuries, accidents A study by the Centers for Disease Control published this week shows sleep-deprived teenagers are more likely to receive sports injuries and become involved in automobile accidents. One of the study’s authors, Dr. Anne Wheaton, spoke with Hari Sreenivasan about…
Nation Apr 09 Viewers respond to report on law enforcement unlocking smartphones Hari Sreenivasan reads viewer comments about PBS NewsHour Weekend's recent story about a Senate Bill that would require companies like Apple to assist law enforcement, after a judge grants a warrant, with unlocking encrypted smartphones for evidence.
Nation Apr 09 Springsteen cancels North Carolina concert over law limiting LGBT rights Bruce Springsteen and his E-Street Band cancelled a concert planned for Saturday in Greensboro, North Carolina to protest a state law that blocks anti-discrimination measures for gay, lesbian and transgender people. His boycott is among many that have recently taken…
World Apr 09 Kerry visits Kabul in effort to ease political tensions Secretary of State John Kerry made a surprise visit to Afghanistan on Saturday in an attempt to ease political tensions there and prolong a power-sharing agreement he brokered two years ago. Reuters State Department Correspondent Arshad Mohammed in Kabul joins…