Nation Nov 17 DEA investigates use of painkillers to keep NFL players in the game National Football League teams were hit with surprise federal inspections on Sunday as part of an ongoing investigation of prescription drug abuse, tied to a lawsuit brought by former players. Jeffrey Brown talks to Sally Jenkins of The Washington Post,…
Episode Nov 16 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Nov. 16, 2014 On this edition for Sunday, Nov. 16, another American hostage is beheaded by ISIS. Later, in our signature segment, despite loud protests, this town in Massachusetts might become the first in the nation to ban all tobacco sales. And, the…
Nation Nov 16 Viewers respond to report on varied compensation for the wrongfully convicted Hari Sreenivasan reads comments from viewers about a recent report involving compensation -- or lack thereof -- for people who've been wrongfully convicted of crimes.
Politics Nov 16 What led to North Korea’s release of American detainees Bae and Miller? Last weekend, North Korea released two American detainees, Kenneth Bae and Matthew Todd Miller. The deal that led to their release was negotiated by James Clapper, the U.S. National Intelligence Director. Adam Entous from The Wall Street Journal joins Hari…
Nation Nov 16 Massachusetts town mulls nation’s first total tobacco ban The town of Westminster, Mass., could become the first in the nation to ban the sale of tobacco products if a proposal from the city's board of health passes in December. The unprecedented pitch would ban the sale cigarettes, chewing…
Politics Nov 15 Is Putin intentionally provoking the West? Following a growing list of aggressive moves made by Russia against the West, what is Putin's plan? Kimberly Marten, a Russian scholar and professor at Barnard College and Columbia University joins Hari Sreenivasan to provide insight into what may be…
Episode Nov 15 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Nov. 15, 2014 On this edition for Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014, Vladimir Putin is accused of aggression at a contentious meeting in Australia and an expert speaks on whether there is a new cold war on the horizon. In our signature segment from…