Nation Apr 21 News Wrap: Justice Department opens case on Baltimore police custody death In our news wrap Tuesday, the U.S. Justice Department opened a civil rights investigation into the death of Freddie Gray, a Baltimore man who died in police custody. Also, a court in Egypt sentenced ousted former President Mohammed Morsi to…
World Apr 21 Why Saudi Arabia rolled back its Yemen military action Saudi Arabia announced an end to a month-long air campaign against Shiite rebels in Yemen, saying they will focus on political efforts and use military action if needed. The White House has sent over an aircraft carrier to beef up…
Episode Apr 20 PBS NewsHour full episode April 20, 2015 Monday on the NewsHour, the drowning of hundreds of migrants in the Mediterranean raises concerns about others who attempt the journey. Also: Combating hunger in the worst conflict zones, the 2016 race and the week ahead in politics, lasting damages…
Arts Apr 20 Translating Dante's heaven and hell through the eyes of African artists Art curator Simon Njami loved the works of Dante, but he realized that the renaissance text about hell, purgatory and paradise didn't speak to the experience all readers, including himself. He set out to re-imagine the Divine Comedy, to update…
World Apr 20 Convicted former CIA contractor speaks out about prisoner interrogation Only once has a CIA-connected interrogator been brought to trial in a torture-related case. David Passaro was convicted of abusing a prisoner who died after three days of interrogation at a remote base in Afghanistan. Passaro, now out of prison,…
Politics Apr 20 GOP contenders fight to stand out to New Hampshire voters Gwen Ifill talks to Karen Tumulty of The Washington Post and Tamara Keith of NPR about a trip to New Hampshire by GOP candidates -- both those who have officially announced and those who haven’t -- and why Hillary Clinton…
World Apr 20 How can Europe deter desperate migrants? The number of migrants traveling over water to reach Europe has grown tremendously. Gwen Ifill talks to Daryl Grisgraber of Refugees International about what’s driving them to attempt passage to Europe and how countries are dealing with the situation.
Apr 20 News Wrap: Six arrested for conspiring to join Islamic State In our news wrap Monday, six Minnesota men will face trial for allegedly trying to join the Islamic State. The U.S. Attorney for Minnesota said the six had Somali backgrounds and had been conspiring for 10 months. Also, the U.S.
Nation Apr 20 Five years on, what do we know about BP oil spill damage? How is the Gulf Coast coping with the effects of the massive 2010 BP oil spill five years later? Judy Woodruff talks to John Young, president of Louisiana’s Jefferson Parish, and Mark Schleifstein of Nola.com and The Times-Picayune about the…