World Sep 28 News Wrap: Taliban fighters capture Afghan city In our news wrap Monday, hundreds of Taliban fighters attacked and captured a provincial capital in northern Afghanistan. The fall of Kunduz is the first time since 2001 that the militant group seized a major Afghan city. Also, security officials…
Episode Sep 28 PBS NewsHour full episode September 28, 2015 Monday on the NewsHour, President Obama and President Putin offer different visions about how to fight the Islamic State in Syria. Also: Donald Trump unveils his tax plan, Egyptian Abdel Fattah al-Sisi discusses his country’s turmoil, NASA finds streams of…
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…