World Jan 18 As Africa's elephant population dwindles, project aims to count them all The Great Elephant census, an ambitious two-year initiative funded by an American philanthropist for $7 million, aims to count all of the elephants on the continent of Africa in order to save the species through conservation efforts. But as elephant…
Episode Jan 17 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Jan. 17, 2015 On this edition for Saturday, Jan. 17, new security measures go into effect throughout Western Europe. In our signature segment, NewsHour takes you to Belgium, the country with the least restrictive euthanasia laws in the world. Hari Sreenivasan anchors from…
World Jan 17 Belgium steps up security amid new terror threats In the wake of last week's shootings in Paris and a sweeping Belgian counter-terror operation this week that left two suspects dead, Belgian authorities have stepped up security across the country. For the latest, Matthew Dalton, a reporter with the…
Nation Jan 17 Viewers comment on relationship between police and communities of color Hari Sreenivasan reads viewer comments about to two previously aired conversations between former police officers and community leaders exploring the often tense relationship between communities of color and the police.
Episode Jan 16 PBS NewsHour full episode Jan. 16, 2015 Tonight on the program, we take a look at the Supreme Court's decision to consider whether all states must recognize same-sex marriage. Also: 2014 was the planet's hottest year in recorded history, a new EPA initiative in Wyoming to cut…
Nation Jan 16 Will federal reforms on civil forfeiture mean more police accountability? The Justice Department is changing the federal rules on civil forfeiture. Local police departments around the country have used the controversial practice to raise nearly $3 billion by seizing property from people who are suspected but not convicted of a…
Politics Jan 16 Shields and Brooks on same-sex right to marry, Romney run resistance Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including the Supreme Court’s move to consider same-sex marriage, next steps for Republican congressional leaders, emerging GOP candidates for the next…
Nation Jan 16 How an EPA plan to cut carbon emissions is playing out in coal-rich Wyoming In Wyoming, people care about issues that affect their land and energy resources. A recently announced EPA initiative to cut carbon emissions, the Clean Power Plan, aims to move American electricity generation away from coal -- the economic lifeblood for…
Science Jan 16 Only a little bit hotter, but 2014's record temperatures continue long-term trend 2014 was the hottest year in recorded history, even despite below-average temperatures in the Eastern U.S. Judy Woodruff speaks with Gavin Schmidt of NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies about the human impact on global warming.
Nation Jan 16 Supreme Court to consider whether all states must recognize same-sex marriage Same-sex marriage is now legal in 36 states, so should gay couples be allowed to marry nationwide? Having considered aspects of the debate before, the Supreme Court will consider that question directly this spring. Marcia Coyle of The National Law…