Arts Jan 26 Virtual reality bursts through the movie screen at Sundance What if watching a movie was more like being inside the movie? With virtual reality, your brain can be tricked into believing that you’re flying or in a different country -- a powerful creative tool for storytellers. Jeffrey Brown visits…
Nation Jan 26 Northeastern U.S. braces for blizzard conditions With a nor’easter threatening to dump up to 3 feet of snow in certain areas, five governors declared states of emergency in anticipation of the potentially historic storm. The NewsHour’s Megan Thompson reports.
Episode Jan 26 PBS NewsHour full episode Jan. 26, 2015 Tonight on the program, we take a look at the looming blizzard threat in the Northeast. Also: President Obama aims to protect Alaska's oil-rich Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, what is driving young Muslims to extremism, one detainee's story of being…
Episode Jan 25 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Jan. 25, 2015 On this edition for Sunday, Jan. 25, a critical election in Greece -- what the voting means for all of Europe and for markets around the world. Later, a top health official explains what's behind the growing outbreak of measles…
Health Jan 25 'Completely avoidable': Vaccination could have prevented Disneyland measles outbreak U.S. health officials say the recent measles outbreak that began at Disneyland in Southern California continues to ripple across the nation with approximately 100 cases reported so far. How great a risk does this pose and how can people protect…
Nation Jan 25 In danger or endangered? Will 'world's loneliest orca' be released into the wild? The National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration will soon decide whether to put a killer whale named Lolita who has been dubbed "the world's loneliest orca" on the endangered species list. Researchers disagree over whether to give her that protection since she'll…