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…
World Apr 02 Why al-Shabab is trying to inspire Muslim backlash against Kenya Al-Shabab, a Somali-based terror group, claimed responsibility for today’s siege on a Kenyan university. The militants began cross-border strikes after Kenya sent its military into Somalia four years ago. Gwen Ifill talks to Kenneth Menkhaus of Davidson College about the…
World Apr 02 Can Iran nuclear framework agreement win over skeptics in Washington and Tehran? The nuclear program framework agreed to by Iran and six world powers would limit that country’s uranium enrichment and its number of centrifuges. After verification, the European Union, the U.N. and the U.S. would lift sanctions. Judy Woodruff talks to…
World Apr 02 News Wrap: Missing Germanwings black box located In our news wrap Thursday, investigators announced they found the second black box recorder of the Germanwings flight that crashed into the French Alps. German prosecutors announced that the co-pilot accused of the crash apparently researched suicide methods and cockpit…
World Apr 02 What's in the Iran nuclear framework agreement? Iran and six world powers have agreed to a political framework for a final nuclear deal. Iran's foreign minister called it a "win-win," while noting the fragile state of U.S.-Iran relations. President Obama praised the deal, saying it is based…
World Apr 02 Kenyan security forces end al-Shabab siege that killed 147 Gunmen stormed Garissa University College in Kenya at dawn, firing at random and killing a total of 147. Survivors said Christians were targeted, some taken as hostages and others murdered on the spot. The day-long siege finally ended when security…
Economy Apr 02 Why some Cadbury-lovers are bitter that they can't buy their favorite sweets The Easter holiday brings in the largest share of seasonal candy sales in the U.S. -- more than $2.3 billion last year. A mainstay of American Easter baskets, Cadbury is a British company that is licensed in the U.S. by…
Politics Apr 02 Faith, politics and business converge in debate over Religious Freedom laws After the uproar over Indiana’s Religious Freedom act, lawmakers in that state and Arkansas worked to revise or create new legislation to prove the laws do not allow discrimination. Gwen Ifill talks to Pastor Tim Overton of Halteman Village Baptist…
Episode Apr 01 PBS NewsHour full episode April 1, 2015 Wednesday on the NewsHour, the Justice Department indicts Sen. Bob Menendez for corruption. Also: Negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program extend for a second day, first-ever mandatory water restrictions in California, debating the right to die in Canada, Atlanta educators convicted…