Nation Feb 08 The pitfalls of Powerball: Why some states are on the losing end of the lottery system Wednesday's Powerball jackpot has spiked to more than $450 million and is likely to grow. The prize is expected to boost sales this week, but ticket buying has reportedly dropped 35 percent since 2013, which is putting state budgets on…
Episode Feb 07 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Feb. 7, 2015 On this edition for Saturday, Feb. 7, world leaders try to defuse the conflict in Ukraine. Later, new jobs and economic hope permeates from Main Street in Mississippi. And, what a search for germs on the New York City subway…
World Feb 07 Humanitarian crisis growing in Ukraine amid civilian mass exodus World leaders have been meeting to try to end the fighting in Eastern Ukraine that intensified recently and threatens to become an even broader conflict. Associated Press reporter Peter Leonard joins Alison Stewart via Skype from Donetsk, where pro-Russian rebels…
Nation Feb 07 Viewers respond to report on gap between science and public opinion Alison Stewart reads viewer comments about a recent interview that described a Pew Research Center poll, which found a large gap exists between what scientists believe and public opinion.
Politics Feb 06 Shields and Brooks on the politics of vaccination, using religion to justify evil acts
World Feb 06 A mother demands better advocacy for U.S. hostages Efforts to find and bring home Austin Rice, a freelance journalist who was kidnapped two and a half years ago, have not been fruitful. Tice’s parents are pushing for a new government entity that would be responsible for American hostages.