World Mar 13 Merkel suffers setback from anti-immigrant party in German referendum Millions of voters in Germany went to the polls on Sunday in a referendum on Chancellor Angela Merkel's welcoming of more than a million refugees from the Middle East. Early exit polls show that the outcome may be a disappointing…
Politics Mar 13 Amid Trump rally scuffles, candidates vie for votes in Ohio’s prized primary Presidential candidates campaigned heavily in Ohio this weekend ahead of Tuesday's primary elections. Nick Castele, a political reporter for the Cleveland PBS affiliate WVIZ, joins Alison Stewart to discuss.
Nation Mar 13 Congress considers cracking down on ‘soaring’ airline fees Congress is considering regulating airline fees for reservation changes, checked luggage and leg room, under a bill introduced this week called the Forbidding Airlines from Imposing Ridiculous Fees Act. Bloomberg Media aviaiton and travel associate editor Justin Bachman joins Alison…
Episode Mar 12 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode March 12, 2016 On this edition for Saturday, March 12, the road to the White House turns through Ohio and Florida, as Donald Trump defends his raucous rallies. Later, a report on babies going through symptoms of withdrawal because their mothers took opiod…
Politics Mar 12 Candidates set sights on Florida’s big primary prize Tuesday's Florida primary elections will be the biggest prize for the presidential candidates. At stake for Democrats are 246 delegates, while all 99 delegates will go to the Republican winner, regardless of the margin of victory. South Florida Sun-Sentinel reporter…
Health Mar 12 Surprise medical bills are stacking up for many adults One in three American adults who have private health insurance coverage are hit with surprise medical bills they thought were covered by insurance, which can range from a few hundreds dollars to tens of thousands for an operation. Time Magazine's…
Nation Mar 12 Disparity in the life spans of the rich and poor is growing Research has long established that wealthy people tend to live longer than the poor, but despite advances in medicine, technology and education, the economic ladder has been widening dramatically. Dr. Lisa Berkman, the director of Harvard's Center for Population and…
Episode Mar 11 PBS NewsHour full episode March 11, 2016 Friday on the NewsHour, Dr. Ben Carson endorses Donald Trump after an unusually civil Republican debate. Also: The nation bids farewell to former first lady Nancy Reagan, Shields and Brooks talk the week in politics, an exclusive look at the…
World Mar 11 Surrounded by violence, Syrians seek solace in art As the fighting in Syria approaches a fifth year, leaving hundreds of thousands dead and displaced, the nation’s artists have sought ways to respond to the destruction of their homeland. Some try to tell the stories of their fellow Syrians,…