Nation Feb 09 New series explores how to fight gender oppression at home and abroad Journalists Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn have exposed widespread problems of abuse, sex trafficking and violence against women in Africa and Asia. Now they also bring their focus home, shining a light on the ways American women are commonly hurt,…
Nation Feb 09 Albuquerque holds police department accountable after many fatal incidents The Albuquerque Police Department has come under national scrutiny for shootings involving officers, including 28 fatal incidents in the last five years. In March, two policemen shot and killed a mentally ill homeless man, all captured on a body camera.
World Feb 09 U.S. unity with Europe vital to pressuring Russia on Ukraine President Obama and Germany’s leader Angela Merkel showed unity in their support for an end to fighting between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian rebels, but there have been signs of a rift over whether to send arms to the Ukrainian government.
Nation Feb 09 How Alabama politics are motivating a legal showdown over gay marriage In 2006, Alabama voters overwhelmingly passed a ban on gay marriage. Last month a federal court lifted that law, but the state’s supreme court chief justice ordered judges to ignore the ruling. The U.S. Supreme Court has refused an appeal…
World Feb 09 Obama leaves open the option of arming Ukraine if diplomacy and sanctions fail German Chancellor Angela Merkel met with President Obama to discuss how to defuse fighting on the Ukrainian border. While Merkel has warned that adding more weapons to the equation would simply escalate the war, Obama said arming Ukrainian forces will…
Nation Feb 09 News Wrap: Northeast digs out of a third storm in two weeks, breaking records In our news wrap Monday, New England got walloped with another winter storm. Boston broke a 30-day snowfall record and the governor of Massachusetts said the state was struggling to find places to dump more snow. Also, the Italian coast…
Episode Feb 08 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Feb. 8, 2015 On this edition for Sunday, February 8, 2015, diplomatic efforts intensify in seeking a solution to the conflict in Ukraine, an increase in anti-Semitic incidents in France have some Jewish citizens feeling under siege and others thinking about leaving, and…
Nation Feb 08 The pitfalls of Powerball: Why some states are on the losing end of the lottery system Wednesday's Powerball jackpot has spiked to more than $450 million and is likely to grow. The prize is expected to boost sales this week, but ticket buying has reportedly dropped 35 percent since 2013, which is putting state budgets on…