Episode Apr 03 PBS NewsHour full episode April 3, 2015 Friday on the NewsHour, March’s jobs numbers fell below last year’s average, raising concerns about a more sluggish economy. Also: Iranians react to the nuclear deal, Mark Shields and David Brooks on this week’s news, how Major League Baseball is…
Nation Apr 03 When will Major League Baseball hire its first female general manager? Behind the scenes of Major League Baseball, team management and leadership is slowly becoming more diverse. In part, the rise of “Moneyball” analytics has helped broaden the kind of knowledge and experience that ball clubs seek in hiring. Special correspondent…
Nation Apr 03 Heavenly music turns Missouri nuns into chart-topping stars In our NewsHour Shares video of the day, an order of monastic nuns in rural Missouri topped Billboard’s classical music chart, their fourth consecutive No. 1 debut since 2012. The co-founder of the group offers a look at the lives…
Politics Apr 03 How Michelle Obama's upbringing shaped her White House priorities In “Michelle Obama: A Life,” veteran political journalist Peter Slevin tackles a different side of politics by examining how the first lady’s life story influenced her priorities in the White House. Gwen Ifill sits down with the author to discuss…
Politics Apr 03 Shields and Brooks on making a deal with Iran, religious freedom and the marketplace Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the week’s top news, including the newly reached agreement framework for Iran’s nuclear program and the controversy over Religious Freedom laws and discrimination.
Economy Apr 03 Do weaker U.S. jobs numbers suggest a downshifting economy? March put an end to a year-long streak of solid U.S. job growth. The Labor Department reported that employers added a net of just 126,000 jobs last month. Hari Sreenivasan talks to Diane Swonk of Mesirow Financial about what’s behind…
Nation Apr 03 News Wrap: Prisoner who spent 30 years on Alabama death row exonerated In our news wrap Friday, a man who spent nearly 30 years on Alabama’s death row walked out a free man after prosecutors admitted the only physical evidence of two murders did not link him to the crime. Also, Saudi…
Episode Apr 02 PBS NewsHour full episode April 2, 2015 Thursday on the NewsHour, analysis of the nuclear deal struck between Iran and six world powers. Also: A deadly terrorist attack at a college in Kenya, why some Americans say Cadbury eggs made in Britain taste better and the heated…