Education Apr 21 Does Ohio's third grade reading test miss its goal? A growing number of states are promising to hold back students who cannot read by the end of third grade. Two years ago, Ohio passed legislation to put up a barrier to fourth grade for those who failed the state's…
Politics Apr 21 Was the human trafficking compromise worth delaying vote on Loretta Lynch? Senate negotiators struck a deal to tweak the human trafficking bill that has held up the confirmation proceedings for President Obama's nominee for U.S. attorney general, Loretta Lynch. The holdup was due to an unrelated fight over access to abortion…
World Apr 21 Captain arrested for deadly migrant shipwreck The few survivors of the Mediterranean’s worst-ever migrant boat sinking arrived in Sicily overnight. The boat’s Tunisian captain and one Syrian crew member were taken into custody on suspicion of smuggling, reckless homicide and causing a shipwreck. At least 800,…
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…