Arts Mar 20 Bringing the theater of the Supreme Court to the stage To research his latest role, actor Edward Gero had to go to court: the Supreme Court. His character? Real-life Justice Antonin Scalia. But the new play “The Originalist” is more than a portrait of the famously combative leader of the…
World Mar 20 Why violence is on the rise in Yemen Yemen’s deadliest terror attack in decades left hundreds of casualties. Judy Woodruff talks to Nabeel Khoury, a former State Department official in Yemen, about rising violence, ethnic tensions and power struggles in that country.
World Mar 20 News Wrap: Obama calls for Iran's release of U.S. citizens In our news wrap Friday, President Obama called for Iran to release three American citizens, timing his appeal to coincide with the Iranian New Year. Also, Iran, the U.S. and five other powers began a break from nuclear talks in…
World Mar 20 Suicide bombers target mosques in Yemen In Yemen's capital city Sanaa, four bombings rocked two crowded mosques during Friday prayers. At least 137 people were killed, according to a report. The mosques are controlled by Shiite “Houthi” rebels who stormed the capital last fall and control…
Episode Mar 19 PBS NewsHour full episode March 19, 2015 Tonight on the program, we examine a potential Iran nuclear deal revealed by the Associated Press. Also: President Obama's White House keeping more secrets than any before, a tight Chicago mayoral race splits Democrats, what's splitting a generation of haves…
Arts Mar 19 Memoir marks the moment when parent and child roles are reversed George Hodgman left a fast-paced life as an editor in Manhattan for small town Missouri to care for his elderly mother. Judy Woodruff sits down with Hodgman to discuss his poignant memoir of caretaking, “Bettyville.”…