Nation Apr 07 Snapping selfies helped motivate this Pacific Crest Trail hiker In our NewsHour Shares video of the day, Andy Davidhazy hiked the entire Pacific Crest Trail from Mexico to Canada, and took a selfie for every mile. A time-lapse video of the selfies shows the five-month journey as well as…
Health Apr 07 Fashioning a better Ebola suit with sewing machines and chocolate syrup In the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, medical professionals taking care of patients have been among the most vulnerable to infection. The NewsHour’s Mary Jo Brooks reports on a challenge to design a new Ebola suit that could help prevent…
World Apr 07 News Wrap: U.S. officials charged for 2009 Pakistan drone attack In our news wrap Tuesday, a judge in Pakistan ordered criminal charges be filed against the CIA’s former station chief in Pakistan and its one-time general counsel over an American drone strike in 2009 that killed two people. Also, jurors…
Education Apr 07 How an elementary school moves on after a shooting In 2010, a gunman attacked an elementary school playground in suburban San Diego. Four years later, students from nearby Carlsbad High School visited the school to see how the community is healing, interviewing teachers and students on camera for the…
Nation Apr 07 How a plan for the ultimate tourist experience could threaten the Grand Canyon The Grand Canyon, known as one of the world’s natural wonders, may be threatened by commercial development and mining, according to a new report. Jeffrey Brown talks to Robert Irvin of American Rivers about the most endangered rivers of 2015…
World Apr 07 What drove a small sect to take control of Yemen? The U.S. will speed up delivery of arms and intelligence to Saudi Arabia for the fight against Yemen’s Houthi rebels, according to the State Department. How did the Houthis rise to stage a government coup? Gwen Ifill learns more from…
Episode Apr 06 PBS NewsHour full episode April 6, 2015 Monday on the NewsHour, a new report assesses Rolling Stone’s fundamental failures in reporting on an alleged campus gang rape. Also: President Obama defends the framework for an Iran nuclear deal, Boston Marathon bombing trial closing arguments, countering Islamic State…
Politics Apr 06 Why Hillary Clinton’s campaign announcement won’t look like Ted Cruz’s Gwen Ifill talks to Amy Walter of The Cook Political Report and Susan Page of USA Today about Sen. Rand Paul’s evolving role in the Republican party, predictions about how Hillary Clinton might announce a presidential campaign and how the…