World Feb 11 What it's like to call the world's largest refugee camp home Established by the U.N. in 1991 to house Somalis fleeing their civil war, the Dadaab refugee camp complex in eastern Kenya has grown into the largest in the world. Some call it a humanitarian disaster, but to its half-million residents,…
Economy Feb 11 In the market for love? Here's how economics can help These days we turn to online dating to give us more options for a love affair or a life partner. But how do you maximize your chances of hitting the jackpot? Economics correspondent Paul Solman explores how the language of…
Science Feb 11 How a litter of puppies could help save endangered animals As conservationists struggle to save endangered species, a litter of adorable puppies -- and the secret behind their birth -- might provide a helpful breeding tool. The puppies, born in July, are the first successful examples of in vitro fertilization…
Episode Feb 11 PBS NewsHour full episode Feb. 11, 2016 Thursday on the NewsHour, Hillary Clinton and Sen. Bernie Sanders ready for PBS’s Democratic debate in Milwaukee. Also: How Egypt’s courts enforce the government crackdown, spacetime ripples prove the theory of relativity, puppies conceived by IVF may help save endangered…
World Feb 11 Has justice taken a backseat to civil order in Egypt's courts? Egypt’s judiciary, once renowned as fiercely independent, now faces criticism for the harsh and lengthy imprisonment of political prisoners under the leadership of President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. Special correspondent Nick Schifrin talks with one family who have tirelessly fought for…
Politics Feb 10 How the New Hampshire primary reshuffled the 2016 race With the nation’s first primary on the books, what’s next for the 2016 race? Reid Wilson of Morning Consult and Susan Page of USA Today join Hari Sreenivasan to discuss Donald Trump’s landslide win in New Hampshire and whether the…
Nation Feb 10 News Wrap: Justice Department files suit against Ferguson In our news wrap Wednesday, the Department of Justice filed a civil rights lawsuit against Ferguson, Missouri, after the city council voted to revise part of a consent decree on police and court reform, related to the police killing of…
World Feb 10 Egypt's opposition forcibly muted five years since revolution Five years after the revolution that toppled the government, Egypt has yet to achieve the movement’s democratic ideals. But there are no more protests because protests are illegal. Freedom of speech curtailed, McCarthy-esque fear pervades under President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, with…
Episode Feb 10 PBS NewsHour full episode Feb. 10, 2016 Wednesday on the NewsHour, presidential candidates move on to South Carolina after Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders claim New Hampshire victories. Also: Analyzing the next phase of the White House race, checking in on Egyptian leaders of the Arab Spring,…
World Feb 10 The global threats that keep the CIA up at night America's top intelligence officials brought an updated assessment of worldwide threats to the U.S. to Capitol Hill on Tuesday. Their top concerns included cyber attacks, the Islamic State group, the war in Syria, North Korea's nuclear activities and a resurgent…