Science Sep 27 What you need to know about the ‘supermoon’ lunar eclipse Sunday night, the sun, earth and a full moon will be in a straight line, making the moon, which is in its closing point of orbit, appear much brighter than usual. This phenomenon, referred to as "supermoon" total lunar eclipse,…
Education Sep 27 On the journey to meet the high standards of education in Japan Since 2003, PBS has followed children from different countries as part of the documentary series "Time for School." In this fourth installment, hear the story of Ken Higashiguchi from Nara, Japan, where the school hours are long and the expectations…
Nation Sep 27 How data is helping asthmatics breathe easier Since 2012, an innovative project in Louisville, Kentucky, has been collecting data on hundreds of the city's asthmatics by attaching GPS trackers to their inhalers to help residents better manage their asthma, monitor air pollution and shape future public health…
Episode Sep 26 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode September 26, 2015 On this edition for Saturday, September 26th, 2015, Pope Francis visits Philadelphia and urges Catholics to take a greater role in the church, and in our signature segment, meet the new generation of men hoping to enter the priesthood. Also,…
Nation Sep 26 To fight climate change, California air regulators restore fuel-emission cuts California's Air Resources Board on Friday approved updates to a key climate change rule that requires oil producers to cut carbon pollution from gasoline and diesel fuels by at least 10 percent by 2020. California is the only the second…
World Sep 26 Inside the British government’s sweeping cyber surveillance program For years, the British government has reportedly tracked and stored billions of records of Internet use by British citizens and those outside the UK in an effort to track every visible user on the Internet. Ryan Gallagher of the Intercept…
Nation Sep 26 Meet the new priests of the Catholic church Pope Francis' visit to the U.S. comes at a time when U.S. Catholic church attendance has plummeted, yet since Francis' elevation to the papacy in 2013, there has been an uptick in the number of men becoming priests. Pope Francis…
Arts Sep 25 Unique mentorship between conductor and pianist sparks musical fireworks Pianist Yuja Wang has evolved from prodigy to international superstar, with some help from one of her mentors, music director of the San Francisco Symphony Michael Tilson Thomas. In collaboration with KQED, Jeffrey Brown talks with the 28-year-old Chinese virtuoso…
World Sep 25 Pope Francis calls for peace and dignity for the poor at UN Pope Francis addressed the General Assembly of the United Nations in his native Spanish, calling for a unified global response to environmental destruction, social and economic injustice and violent conflict in the Middle East. Hari Sreenivasan reports on the pope’s…
World Sep 25 What did and didn’t get done at the U.S.-China White House summit Climate change was one area of agreement between President Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping, but the leaders made little headway on human rights and a South China Sea territory dispute. Judy Woodruff talks with Christopher Johnson of the Center…