Nation Jun 22 Why the U.S. military exposed minority soldiers to toxic mustard gas During World War II, the U.S. government conducted experiments with mustard gas and other chemicals on thousands of American troops. A new NPR investigation has found that some military experiments singled out African-American, Japanese-American and Puerto Rican servicemen by race.
Politics Jun 22 Time to take down the Confederate flag in S.C.? Candidates weigh in With the racially-motivated shooting at Charleston’s Emmanuel AME Church Wednesday, some prominent South Carolina politicians, including Gov. Nikki Haley, are saying it is time to take down the Confederate flag from the state house. Susan Page of USA Today and…
Nation Jun 22 News Wrap: Maryland governor announces he has 'aggressive' cancer In our news wrap Monday, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced he has cancer of the lymph nodes. While the disease is “very advanced,” he says he plans to continue in office while receiving treatment. Also, 31 civilians were wounded in…
Episode Jun 21 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode June 21, 2015 On this edition for Sunday, June 21, thousands flock to AME church in Charleston for its first service since a gunman killed nine parishioners last week. Later, will an emergency meeting head off a Greek economic collapse? And, in our…
World Jun 21 Can Greece be saved from possible economic collapse? Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will make his case for financial relief at an emergency Eurozone Summit on Monday. As the June 30 deadline approaches for Greece to make a 1.6 billion Euro debt payment, Tsipras hopes for debt relief…
World Jun 21 UN report: Global refugee crisis has hit all-time high The world refugee crisis appears to be getting worse according to a U.N. report that shows the number of forcibly displaced people to be nearly 60 million -- a 40 percent increase within the past three years alone. Somini Sengupta…
World Jun 21 Israeli Arabs join forces in Knesset to change status quo Israel has 1.7 million Arab citizens, some 20 percent of the country's population. Yet Arab Israelis hold few leadership positions in the country -- and nearly half of the country's Arab population live in poverty. This spring, Arab Israeli lawmakers…
Episode Jun 20 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode June 20, 2015 On this edition for Saturday, June 20, new details emerge about suspected Charleston church shooter Dylann Roof.
Nation Jun 20 S.C. Councilman: Shootings 'racially motivated terrorism' Councilman William Dudley Gregorie, a trustee of Emanuel A.M.E Church where Wednesday’s shooting took place, says Charleston continues to evolve from its racially-charged history. Gregorie joins Hari Sreenivasan to talk more about how the city has changed, and what he…
Nation Jun 20 What we know so far about suspected shooter Dylann Roof's motivations Reuters reporter Luciana Lopez has been in South Carolina covering the fallout of the tragic shooting in Charleston on Wednesday, where nine people were killed at Emanuel AME Church. What do we know about the motives of Dylann Roof, who…