Jan 06 The 20-year effort to draw a map unearthing Alaska's treasures In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, the U.S. Geological Survey released its first-ever digital map of Alaska, revealing thousands of geological details that can be used to contribute to new scientific assessments of the northern-most state.
World Jan 06 Young returnees start over in Mexico after growing up in the U.S. Even before recent raids by the Department of Homeland Security, hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants have been deported annually. And those who grew up in the U.S. have found themselves living in what feels like a foreign country. Special…
Episode Jan 05 PBS NewsHour full episode Jan. 5, 2016 Tuesday on the NewsHour, President Obama makes an emotional appeal for background checks and outlines other actions to curb gun violence. Also: A view from Tehran over tensions with Saudi Arabia, New Hampshire grapples with a heroin epidemic, a historic…
World Jan 05 A day of pride for Afghan girl grads amid growing threats It was a very special day for the Zabuli Education Center, located about 100 miles north of Kabul. For the first time, girls in that village graduated from high school. Special correspondent Beth Murphy of the Ground Truth Project reports…
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…