Arts Dec 18 What’s the best gift you’ve ever received? As the popular British-drama ‘Downton Abbey’ begins its sixth and final season, we asked a few members of the cast to share their most memorable gifts with us, and their answers range from heartwarming to hilarious.
Episode Dec 17 PBS NewsHour full episode Dec. 17, 2015 Thursday on the NewsHour, a fragile cease-fire in Yemen is in danger of collapsing. Also: What parents worry about changes based on income, fishermen on the island of Lesbos explain how they see the refugee crisis, an investigative project on…
Dec 17 Music duo Pomplamoose take Do-It-Yourself to the next level Jack Conte and Nataly Dawn, who make up the musical duo Pomplamoose, explain in this Brief But Spectacular take how they harness their fans' internet curiosity with their covers of Beyonce hits and behind-the-scenes videos.
Arts Dec 17 How a galaxy far, far away became an obsession on planet Earth "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" isn't just a movie. It's part of a universe, both imaginary and real, that has obsessed fans since the 1970s. Jeffrey Brown explores what’s made the enduring franchise a storytelling and moneymaking powerhouse.
Nation Dec 17 Why was a rape victim interrogated as a crime suspect? A woman reports she was raped at knifepoint in her apartment, but days later, after police question her about inconsistencies, she says she made the whole thing up. In "An Unbelievable Story of Rape," a project from the Marshall Project…
Economy Dec 17 Move over Silicon Valley. The new startup nexus is…northern Vermont? Middlebury College, a liberal arts school in northern Vermont with just 2,500 students, has become an unlikely hothouse for cultivating entrepreneurs. Does using college to start a business help support the larger liberal arts mission? Economics correspondent Paul Solman reports.
World Dec 17 Migrant crisis crashing ashore, Lesbos fishermen now fish for people More than 800,000 migrants have arrived in Greece by sea during 2015, with most of them landing on the island of Lesbos. The crisis has had both economic and emotional impacts for the island inhabitants. Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant talks…
Nation Dec 17 An economic divide can be seen in parents’ worries and aspirations Lower-income parents tend to worry that their children might fall victim to violence, while parents with higher incomes worry their kids are burdened by busy schedules. That’s one finding of a major new survey on the ways socioeconomic divides affect…
Nation Dec 17 News Wrap: Man who bought rifles used in San Bernardino attack arrested In our news wrap Thursday, the man who bought the rifles used in the San Bernardino shootings was arrested for conspiring to aid terrorists, among other federal charges. Also, the Republican-led House pushed through a huge tax cut bill, costing…
World Dec 17 How fragile Yemen peace efforts affect the fight against the Islamic State In Yemen, there have been small signs of progress at peace negotiations between the government and Shiite Houthi rebels, but tanks are still blasting and gunfire still cracking despite a cease-fire. The conflict, which has ravaged the Arab world's poorest…