Education Apr 06 Does the relationship between colleges and student-athletes need to be recalibrated? As the March Madness NCAA basketball tournament comes to a close, Jeffrey Brown takes a look at the role of the student athlete on the court, in the classroom and at the negotiating table with Emmett Gill of the Student-Athletes…
World Apr 06 Countering Islamic extremist recruitment videos with a cartoon spoof Minnesota may be a world away from Syria or Iraq, but the state’s large Somali community has made it an appealing field for seeking recruits for al-Shabab and other Islamic militant groups. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on…
Nation Apr 06 How Rolling Stone got the UVA sexual assault story so wrong A new report scrutinizes the many layers of error uncovered in a Rolling Stone article about an alleged gang rape at the University of Virginia. Gwen Ifill talks to Steve Coll of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism about…
Nation Apr 06 Boston bombing jury to begin deliberations after emotional trial Attorneys for both sides in the Boston Bombing trial have presented their closing arguments, and the case has gone to the jury for a verdict. Gwen Ifill talks to Adam Reilly of WGBH, who has been reporting on the trial…
Politics Apr 06 Obama administration on blitz to defend and sell Iran nuclear framework deal In an effort to sell the Iranian nuclear deal framework to the American public and Congress, Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz hailed the agreement at a White House briefing, while President Obama called it a “once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.” Meanwhile, Iran's foreign minister…
World Apr 06 News Wrap: Kenya launches more airstrikes on al-Shabab militants after university attack In our news wrap Monday, Kenya’s military launched airstrikes on al-Shabab camps in Somalia for a second day. Meanwhile, Muslim political leaders in Kenya denounced the militant group. Also, about 1,800 people were trapped by Islamic State forces in a…
World Apr 05 Nuclear negotiators: What role did other world powers play in talks with Iran? The recently concluded nuclear talks with Iran were much more than a negotiation with just the United States. Plenty of other countries in Western Europe and Asia also played a part, but to what extent? Gary Sick, a former National…
Episode Apr 05 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode April 5, 2015 On this edition for Sunday, April 5th, 2015, heightened security at churches in Kenya on Easter Sunday the terror attack on Christian students, a top Obama Administration negotiator insists Iran won't be able to cheat on the nuclear deal, despite…
World Apr 05 What do recent gains in Syria mean for the Islamic State? Despite being ousted recently from Saddam Hussein's hometown of Tikrit, Iraq, the Islamic State made important new gains this weekend in Syria, taking control of an area near Damascus. Part of what is driving the extremist group's success is the…
World Apr 05 ‘Water is not rubbish’: Rio art exhibit uses trash to fix pollution problem ahead of Olympics An art exhibition in Rio de Janeiro called Achados da Guanabara (Found in Guanabaraa) is trying to call attention to the city's pollution problem a year before the 2016 Summer Olympics by putting trash from a major bay on display…