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.
Nation Apr 27 Freddie Gray mourners share anguish and determination at Baltimore funeral Thousands turned out Monday for the funeral of 25-year-old Freddie Gray, a Baltimore resident who died in police custody earlier this month, adding to the national anger and debate over police use of force. Gray’s death has sparked daily protests,…
Nation Apr 27 Will Freddie Gray's death provoke changes in Baltimore? Hours after a funeral for Freddie Gray -- a young man who died in Baltimore police custody -- violence and looting broke out, resulting in injuries of about a half dozen officers. Judy Woodruff talks to special correspondent Jackie Judd…
World Apr 27 News Wrap: Kathmandu overwhelmed by rubble after earthquake In our news wrap Monday, the death toll in Nepal’s earthquake zone topped 4,000, with more than 6,500 injured after Saturday’s earthquake. The situation for survivors grew dire and thousands fled the ravaged capital as food and water ran out.
World Apr 26 Will Israel's new water technology yield political gain in the arid Middle East? Over the past few years in Israel, the country's water shortage has become a surplus. Through a combination of conservation, reuse and desalination, the country now has more water than it needs. And that could translate to political progress for…
Episode Apr 26 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode April 26, 2015 On this edition for Sunday, April 26th, 2015, devastation in Nepal following a powerful earthquake and aftershocks that killed more than 2,500 people, tensions in Baltimore, Maryland, rise following a day of protests over the death of a young African…
Nation Apr 26 Why are more women dying from childbirth in the U.S. than in Saudi Arabia or the UK? The United States is the only advanced economy in the world with an increasing number of women who die in childbirth. In fact, a woman giving birth in the U.S. is twice as likely to die than in Saudi Arabia…