Nation Apr 28 Supreme Court considers whether it’s time for nationwide same-sex marriage Today the Supreme Court tackled a highly anticipated and historic case that could set the definition of marriage in the U.S. The justices heard arguments on whether all states must allow same-sex marriage, and if not, whether states must recognize…
Nation Apr 28 National Guard patrols Baltimore streets after night of violence Baltimore business owners and volunteers began to clean up the mess after a night of violent rioting and looting, sparked after the funeral for Freddie Gray on Monday. More than 200 people were arrested during the riots, and 20 police…
World Apr 28 News Wrap: Kathmandu continues search for buried survivors In our news wrap Tuesday, the death toll of the Nepal earthquake rose to more than 4,600 and aid workers continue to look for survivors. Also, officials say they thwarted a suicide bombing attack on the U.S. embassy in Riyadh,…
Episode Apr 27 PBS NewsHour full episode April 27, 2015 Monday on the NewsHour, the death toll from the earthquake in Nepal topped 4,000, while conditions for survivors grew more dire. Also: Mourning and calls for peace at the funeral of Freddie Gray, two personal stories of the landmark gay…
World Apr 27 Traffic-choked road to Nepal earthquake epicenter slows aid Since an earthquake struck Nepal Saturday, aid is trickling in at a painfully slow pace to both the capital city of Kathmandu as well as the earthquake’s epicenter five hours east. Dan Rivers of Independent Television News reports on the…
World Apr 27 Who silenced Pakistani social activist Sabeen Mahmud? Human rights activist Sabeen Mahmud was murdered outside her cafe in Karachi, Pakistan, on Friday. Her death came shortly after she hosted a talk on the killing and disappearances of political activists in Pakistan. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro,…
Nation Apr 27 Colo. shooting DA says two evaluations found Holmes sane The trial for accused shooter James Holmes got underway with opening arguments nearly three years since the mass killing at a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado. Holmes has pleaded not guilty to charges of murdering 12 people and injuring dozens…
Politics Apr 27 How will gay marriage play as a GOP campaign issue for 2016? Gwen Ifill talks to Tamara Keith of NPR and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report about Republicans’ reactions to the debate on gay marriage, whether questions about foreign donations to the Clinton Foundation has become a liability for Hillary…
Nation Apr 27 Two families, opposite views of Kentucky’s gay marriage legal fight On Tuesday, the Supreme Court will hear cases from four states that currently have gay marriage bans: Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee and Kentucky. The NewsHour talked to two different Kentucky families whose personal stories launched the court case.