World Nov 29 Pope Francis calls for peace, reconciliation in Central African Republic On the final stop of his African tour, Pope Francis brought a message of peace and reconciliation on Sunday to the Central African Republic, a nation that has seen steady violence between Christians and Muslims during the past two years.
World Nov 28 Russia orders new sanctions against Turkey Russian President Vladimir Putin is ordering sanctions against Turkey in retaliation for Turkey shooting down a Russian warplane on Tuesday. Turkey says the Syria-bound Russian plane had entered the country’s airspace without permission. Now, Russia will restrict the import of…
Nation Nov 28 San Francisco bolsters anti-AIDS campaign with new funding NewsHour's John Carlos Frey reports in this updated segment on San Francisco's plan to zero out the number of new HIV infections. The city's public health officials, doctors, and activists have made huge strides battling the epidemic and are now…
Episode Nov 27 PBS NewsHour full episode Nov. 27, 2015 Friday on the NewsHour, thousands protest the police killing of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald with a march in Chicago on Black Friday. Also: A gunman opened fire at a Planned Parenthood in Colorado, a survivor of the Paris attacks shares his…
Nation Nov 27 How your cellphone is silently disrupting your social life Can a cellphone reduce the amount of empathy we feel for each other? In her new book “Reclaiming Conversation,” author Sherry Turkle argues that technology is creating the illusion of togetherness, while reducing actual communication and connection. She joins Jeffrey…
Politics Nov 27 Shields and Brooks on protesting police shootings, sizing up GOP contenders Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss protests in Chicago against the killing of Laquan McDonald and lethal force by police, how the Paris attacks have affected the fight against the…
Nation Nov 27 Steering young people away from a life mixed up with gangs Naomi McSwain was once a member of the notorious Crips gang in South Los Angeles before leaving that path of violence and drug use to devote her career to helping other young people escape. McSwain sits down with special correspondent…
Politics Nov 27 GOP 2016 candidates face critical moment as field tightens It's been eight months since the first Republican campaign for the 2016 presidential election kicked off, and the race among the many candidates is starting to come into focus. Political director Lisa Desjardins takes a look at how the field…