Nation Jan 11 What a teachers' challenge to union fees could mean for organized labor Can teachers who are not union members be required to pay some union dues? That question is being weighed at the Supreme Court, which heard arguments in a case that could have wide ramifications for organized labor. Judy Woodruff learns…
Nation Jan 11 How student athletes get around career-ending head injuries Like the NFL, NCAA schools and teams have taken new precautions to protect student athletes from long-term effects of head injuries. But some players who have been medically disqualified are still finding a way to return to the field. Hari…
Nation Jan 11 The ethics of Sean Penn's 'El Chapo' conversation Before Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman Loera was recaptured by Mexican authorities, the American movie star and activist Sean Penn met with Mexico’s most wanted man in a jungle hideaway to interview him for Rolling Stone magazine. William Brangham discusses the…
Arts Jan 11 Poetry helps youth at a juvenile detention center find peace Free Write Jail Arts and Literacy aims to help troubled youths in Chicago’s Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center address their personal issues by writing poetry about their circumstances and upbringing. Jeffrey Brown talks with poet Reginald Dwayne Betts, who…
Episode Jan 10 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Jan. 10, 2016 Sunday on NewsHour Weekend: The U.S. flies a B-52 over South Korea in a demonstration of commitment to its ally, in our signature segment, a look at the oldest, voluntary school desegregation program in the country, and the U.S. considers…
Nation Jan 10 Country's oldest voluntary school desegregation program grows in Rochester, New York The Urban-Suburban program in Rochester, New York, has given minority children the opportunity to attend schools in the suburbs that have a far larger population of white students. The program is growing, but questions still remain remain about whether the…
World Jan 10 U.S. mulls ending program that urges Cuban doctors to defect As part of the normalization of U.S.-Cuban relations, the Obama administration is considering ending a program that encourages Cuban doctors and nurses working outside of the country to defect to the U.S. The program has approved more than 7,000 applications…
Nation Jan 10 Remains of 144-year-old whaling shipwreck discovered near Alaska Archaeologists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have made a startling discovery off the coast of Alaska: Whaling ships that sank 144 years ago. NewsHour Weekend's Zachary Green reports.
Episode Jan 09 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Jan. 9, 2016 Saturday on NewsHour Weekend: Germany toughens its stance on migrants and refugees, as protesters take to the streets, White House officials meet with Silicon Valley executives, seeking help to police violent extremists, and a surge in painkiller and heroin abuse…
Economy Jan 09 How will China's volatile stock market affect the U.S. economy? The crash in the Chinese stock market this week unnerved investors around the globe, as the world's second largest economy suffered from volatile trading and falling currency. NPR Senior Business Editor Marilyn Geewax joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the country's…