Arts Jan 05 MacArthur fellow LaToya Ruby Frazier captures the town that survived Braddock, Pennsylvania, was once a thriving steel town before the town’s industry collapsed. It's where LaToya Ruby Frazier grew up, like her mother and grandmother before her, and it's where the visual artist and 2015 MacArthur fellow has returned to…
World Jan 05 A view from Iran on heightened conflict with Saudi Arabia As the diplomatic fallout continues over Saudi Arabia’s execution of a prominent Shiite cleric and the ensuing destructive protests, how does Iran see the crisis? William Brangham talks to Thomas Erdbrink of The New York Times.
Nation Jan 05 Will Obama’s action on guns help prevent deaths? President Obama unveiled new steps to reduce gun violence in a lengthy and emotional speech Tuesday. What impact is his executive action likely to have? Judy Woodruff gets reactions from John Feinblatt, president of Everytown for Gun Safety, and David…
Nation Jan 05 Obama: Excuses for inaction on guns ‘no longer suffice’ Before an audience filled with victims of gun violence, President Obama made an emotional announcement that he would use executive action to strengthen enforcement of background checks for firearms because Congress is afraid to cross the gun lobby. While Republicans…
World Jan 05 News Wrap: Yemen fighting ramps up after shaky truce ends In our news wrap Tuesday, Shiite rebels in Yemen blasted a city with a rocket barrage, while Saudi Arabia launched new airstrikes just days after a shaky truce ended. Also, an American soldier died and two other U.S. service members…
Episode Jan 04 PBS NewsHour full episode Jan. 4, 2016 Monday on the NewsHour, Saudi Arabia and its allies break diplomatic ties with Iran as the conflict between rivals intensifies. Also: Bill Clinton campaigns in New Hampshire for Hillary, armed protesters make a stand at a wildlife refuge, the refugee…
Arts Jan 04 Man Booker Prize winner Marlon James on the voice of reggae Marlon James, author of "A Brief History of Seven Killings," is the first Jamaican writer to win the Man Booker Prize. James sat down with Jeffrey Brown at the Miami Book Fair to discuss his story, set in the 1970s…
Politics Jan 04 Wounded vets can’t get help with in vitro fertilization costs U.S. military veterans who are having trouble starting families due to combat injuries do not get financial assistance from the V.A. for in vitro fertilization, leaving couples to pay for the costly treatments themselves. Efforts made in Congress to change…
World Jan 04 Sweden, Denmark move to tighten their borders Denmark is instituting ID checks on its frontier with Germany, just as Sweden has enacted a strict new border policy, steps that further erode the 20-year Schengen Agreement guaranteeing free movement across most of mainland Europe. Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant…
Nation Jan 04 What do the Oregon armed protesters want? Armed protesters have occupied the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in eastern Oregon in protest of federal control of western ranch lands and the treatment of two Oregon ranchers. William Brangham gets an update from Amanda Peacher of Oregon Public Broadcasting.