World Feb 18 What does Obama’s historic visit mean for Cuba and the U.S.? President Obama will be the first sitting U.S. president to visit Cuba since Calvin Coolidge, according to a Twitter announcement Thursday. Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner reports on the latest in a series of moves to normalize relations with…
Arts Feb 18 When Danai Gurira couldn’t find complex stories about African women, she wrote her own Danai Gurira is a playwright and performer who wants to make sure women of color don’t search in vain for stories they can relate to. Her latest play, "Eclipsed," is premiering on Broadway, and she also has a starring role…
Nation Feb 18 Peyton Manning under new scrutiny over old sexual assault claims After his team’s Super Bowl 50 victory weeks ago, Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning seemed headed for a storybook finish to his career. But new scrutiny has brought attention to old allegations that he committed sexual assault as a student…
World Feb 17 News Wrap: Deadly car bomb rocks Ankara In our news wrap Wednesday, a car bomb killed at least 28 people and wounded 61, hitting a number of military buses in Turkey's capital of Ankara. Also, convoys carrying humanitarian aid made their way to besieged parts of Syria,…
World Feb 17 A ruthless defender of apartheid now seeks forgiveness In South Africa, thousands were killed and tens of thousands were detained under the watch of former apartheid-era government official Adriaan Vlok. Once seen by some as the regime’s “face of evil,” Vlok is now seeking redemption by reaching out…
Arts Feb 17 How composer Carter Burwell helped craft the love story of ‘Carol’ A movie score usually goes unnoticed, unless it’s very bad -- or very good. Composer Carter Burwell has written music for more than 80 films over a 30-year career, but his soundtrack for “Carol” is his first to be nominated…
Politics Feb 17 GOP campaign attacks accelerate ahead of S.C., Nevada battles Four days before the South Carolina primary, the GOP contest has become a blur of blistering attacks, especially between Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio and Jeb Bush. Political director Lisa Desjardins offers an update, and Jon Ralston of Ralston…
Nation Feb 17 Judge’s order to Apple over attacker phone encryption unlocks privacy concerns Since the San Bernardino attack, the FBI has been trying to read the contents of a cell phone used by attacker Syed Farook, made impossible by encryption. Now Apple CEO Tim Cook is rejecting a federal court order to create…
Episode Feb 17 PBS NewsHour full episode Feb. 17, 2016 Wednesday on the NewsHour, high-ranking senators weigh in on the fight over nominating Justice Antonin Scalia's successor. Also: Apple opposes a judge's order to unlock the iPhone for the FBI, campaign dispatches from battleground states South Carolina and Nevada, an…