Politics Jan 21 Rand Paul shares his secret to winning Iowa With a two-week countdown to the first voting in Iowa, Republican presidential candidate Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., joins Gwen Ifill to discuss which special group of voters he’s working to win over, breaking through the Donald Trump media domination, plus…
Economy Jan 21 Hotbeds of genius and innovation depend on these key ingredients What kind of environment spawns genius? That’s the question Eric Weiner tackles in his latest book, “The Geography of Genius,” in which Weiner journeys around the world and through time, from Plato’s Athens to Leonardo da Vinci’s Florence, to find…
Health Jan 21 Why these anti-smoking TV ads are working Five years ago, the Centers for Disease Control launched the first federal education campaign against smoking. Today the government says it has helped 400,000 smokers quit for good. In a series of TV ads called "Tips From Former Smokers," Americans…
Episode Jan 21 PBS NewsHour full episode Jan. 21, 2016 Thursday on the NewsHour, a British inquiry concludes that Russian President Vladimir Putin likely approved the killing of Alexander Litvinenko. Also: Sen. Rand Paul shares his secret to winning Iowa, the Buffalo Bills hire the NFL’s first female coach, an…
Nation Jan 21 News Wrap: Washington braces for a blizzard In our news wrap Thursday, a blizzard is forecasted to hit the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions, with up to 2 feet of snow in the Washington, D.C., area. Before the big storm hit, the nation's capital was crippled overnight by…
World Jan 21 Women and girls caught in refugee crisis lack protection More than 1 million refugees and migrants entered Europe in 2015. For those fleeing brutal wars and violence at home, the perilous journey can be often most dangerous for women. Sarah Costa of the Women's Refugee Commission talks with Judy…
Arts Jan 20 Remembering Leila Alaoui, photographer who crossed borders When al-Qaida militants attacked a hotel in Burkina Faso, killing 30, one of the victims was an Amnesty International worker and photographer named Leila Alaoui. Aida Alami, a close friend, talked to the NewsHour from Alaoui's funeral.
Politics Jan 20 Inside the battle for Iowa and New Hampshire With less than two weeks before early voting starts in the 2016 race, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin officially endorsed Donald Trump in Iowa Tuesday night, attacking the Republican establishment in the process. Gwen Ifill talks to Paul Steinhauser of…
World Jan 20 News Wrap: Militants make deadly attack on Pakistan university In our news wrap Wednesday, four Islamist militants snuck into Bacha Khan University in northwestern Pakistan and started shooting, killing at least 18 students and two teachers before being cornered and killed by soldiers. Also, scientists at NASA and NOAA…