Nation Nov 02 Supreme Court weighs racial discrimination in jury selection Timothy Foster was tried, convicted and sentenced to death for murdering an elderly woman during a burglary in 1986. But did prosecutors discriminate against African-Americans in jury selection? Special correspondent Tim O’Brien offers background on the case going to the…
World Nov 02 News Wrap: 218,000 migrants reached Europe by sea last month, says UN In our news wrap Monday, the number of people who crossed to Europe by sea in October was roughly equal to the total for all of 2014. Also, communities in Colorado and North Carolina suffered deadly shootings over the weekend.
Episode Nov 01 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Nov. 1, 2015 On this edition for Sunday, November 1, investigators search for answers on what brought down a Russian passenger plane in Egypt, Turkey's ruling party faces critical elections, and in our signature segment, we explore the situation in Greece, a main…
World Nov 01 How was Turkey’s ruling party able to pull ahead in the elections? Turkey's President Erdogan and his AK Party appear to have gotten the majority they needed to regain control of parliament. NewsHour special correspondent Malcolm Brabant joins Hari Sreenivasan via Skype from Turkey with more on Sunday's elections.
World Nov 01 Cash-strapped Greece struggles against overwhelming tide of refugees As the E.U. debates what to do with a steady flow of migrants and war refugees, Greece remains Ground Zero for refugee arrivals, and fears are growing that resistance to migrants in central and northern Europe will lead to refugees…
Episode Oct 31 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode October 31, 2015 On this edition for Saturday, October 31, 2015, more than 200 people die when a Russian passenger plane crashes in Egypt, in our signature segment, drought-ridden Californians prepare to tap into a new water supply, and breast cancer rates for…
Nation Oct 31 Three years later, buyouts help Sandy-battered residents retreat to new homes This week marks three years since Hurricane Sandy struck the Northeastern U.S., causing $50 billion in property damage and more than 100 deaths. In Staten Island, New York, 24 people died from the storm, and more than 2,100 homes were…
Nation Oct 31 Is desalination the future of drought relief in California? San Diego is set to soon start supplying itself with millions of gallons a day of fresh, drinkable water, using saltwater from the Pacific Ocean, converted by a brand new desalination plant. As California's historic drought continues, the plant will…
World Oct 30 Greeks find tax hike on a traditional liquor hard to swallow Amid the financial crisis, there's one EU-imposed austerity measure that's causing particular angst among Greek citizens: a tax hike on one of the country's favorite traditional liquors. Greeks are worried that raising taxes on tsipouro, a powerful, clear type of…