Episode Sep 27 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode September 27, 2015 On this edition for Sunday, Sept. 27, the Pope meets with survivors of sexual abuse by priests and with prisoners in Philadelphia. Later, time for school: how Japan fulfills the promise of quality education for its children. And, a look…
Nation Sep 27 Pope Francis ends landmark U.S. visit amid fanfare, skepticism On the last day of his first visit to the United States, Pope Francis met privately and apologized on Sunday to survivors of sexual abuse by priests and others in Philadelphia. NewsHour's Stephen Fee, who has been covering the Pope's…
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…