Episode Jan 23 PBS NewsHour full episode Jan. 23, 2015 Tonight on the program, we take a look at Saudi Arabia, where a new king has inherited the country's challenges in the wake of King Abdullah's death. Also: Greek voters go to the polls to voice their opinions on the…
Nation Jan 23 When four historic events happened over three days in 1973 In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, a historian’s tweet points to four major events that happened within 72 hours this week in 1973.
World Jan 23 Why Europe and the U.S. have a lot riding on Greek elections The results of upcoming elections in Greece could be critical to all of Europe, potentially setting up a showdown between a leftist Greek government and the German-led E.U. Hari Sreenivasan speaks with former U.S. Ambassador Nicholas Burns about the state…
World Jan 23 Will regional turmoil encourage stability inside Saudi Arabia? Former National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley and former Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta join Judy Woodruff to discuss the many regional crises at play as Saudi Arabia moves to new leadership.
World Jan 23 E.U. bailouts divide Greek voters ahead of elections Greek voters, facing high unemployment and an unstable economy, are heading to the polls to select a new president. But the results could have an impact that goes beyond Greece. The leader of the favored leftist party wants to renegotiate…
World Jan 23 News Wrap: Ransom deadline passes for Japanese hostages held by Islamic State In our news wrap Friday, the deadline passed for the Japanese government to pay $200 million in ransom to Islamic State for two hostages. Japanese officials are still trying to free the two captives. Also, a pro-Russian rebel leader said…
World Jan 23 Saudi Arabia’s new king inherits immediate challenges Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, who died Thursday at the age of 90, was laid to rest in Riyadh. The new king, Salman bin Abdulaziz, pledged continuity with his brother's policies. Judy Woodruff remembers the late monarch’s rule.
Politics Jan 23 Shields and Brooks on inviting Netanyahu, GOP abortion bill revolt Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including President Obama’s State of the Union agenda, a controversial invitation to the Israeli prime minister to address Congress and a…
Education Jan 22 Is ‘The Test’ failing American schools? As Congress considers revisions to the No Child Left Behind education law, there’s a larger debate about the role and efficacy of using standardized tests as assessment. Anya Kamenetz, author of “The Test: Why Our Schools Are Obsessed With Standardized…