Arts Dec 31 Two film critics take a look at 2014's best movies What movies are likely to be remembered long after 2014 ends? From a cinematic meditation on growing up, to a stirring portrait of the civil rights movement, film critics Dana Stevens of Slate and Mike Sargent of Pacifica Radio join…
World Dec 31 News Wrap: Search for AirAsia victims hindered by weather In our news wrap Wednesday, the first two bodies recovered from the crash of AirAsia flight 8501 landed in Surabaya, Indonesia, but efforts to continue searching for more victims were delayed by strong winds and heavy rains. Also, in Afghanistan,…
Nation Dec 31 Rose Bowl opponents team up to raise awareness of rare blood disorder Florida State and Oregon, two of college football's top teams, will go head-to-head in the Rose Bowl while teaming up to push for more research on a rare blood disorder few Americans even know exist. Hari Sreenivasan learns more from…
Episode Dec 30 PBS NewsHour full episode Dec. 30, 2014 Tonight on the program, we continue to examine the AirAsia crash and its causes. Also: what the U.S. faces in negotiations with Cuba, turning social media into successful fundraising, authors share their favorite books of 2014, the stories that mattered…
World Dec 30 News Wrap: Protests erupt in Moscow over Navalny conviction In our news wrap Tuesday, protests against Russian President Vladimir Putin erupted in Moscow after leading activist Alexei Navalny was convicted of fraud. Also, the UN Security Council voted against a resolution offered by Palestinians to end Israeli control in…
Education Dec 30 Ebola, Ferguson and Derek Jeter make high schoolers' #MyZeitgeist videos A contest sponsored by PBS Newshour Extra and Google asked students to create a digital mash-up looking back at 2014. Judy Woodruff talks with three high schoolers who entered the #MyZeitgeist competition about deciding what events made their year-in-review videos…
Arts Dec 30 Bestselling authors share their favorite books of 2014 What did our favorite authors read this year? Jeffrey Brown asks novelist Ann Patchett and business writer Daniel Pink for their top recommendations of 2014, including a young adult novel written in verse and a book about humanity’s place in…