Episode May 05 Monday, May 5, 2014 Monday on the NewsHour, Nigerians voice their outrage over the fate of hundreds of schoolgirls abducted by Islamist militants. Also: Previewing the upcoming primary elections in 25 states, Russia’s former foreign minister weighs in on Moscow’s role in Ukraine, the…
Nation May 05 Supreme Court upholds right to pray at town meetings In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court ruled Monday that local governments have the right to open town meetings with prayer — even if the prayer is explicitly of one denomination. Gwen Ifill gets an overview of the case from…
World May 05 Russia's former foreign minister discusses Putin's motivations in Ukraine Russian President Vladimir Putin has evoked Ukraine’s Soviet past as a way of justifying the annexation of Crimea, and to appeal to many Ukrainians. Putin has argued that post-Cold War expansion of NATO has provoked Moscow. Chief foreign correspondent Margaret…
Politics May 05 Will establishment Republican candidates strike back during primary season? Primaries in North Carolina, Indiana and Ohio will kick off the 2014 midterm election season. Over the next month and a half, 25 states will vote in primaries for Congressional and local offices. Gwen Ifill gets a preview of some…
World May 05 News Wrap: UN says polio outbreak is global emergency In our news wrap Monday, the World Health Organization has declared a global health emergency amid outbreaks of polio across Asia, Africa and the Middle East. The U.N. agency says the number of new cases last year nearly doubled to…
World May 05 Distress over kidnapped girls fuels protest against Nigerian government The abduction of hundreds of schoolgirls by Boko Haram in Nigeria has provoked strong feelings of distrust and anxiety about the disorganization and vulnerability of the government. Jeffrey Brown talks to Carl LeVan of American University and Mojubaolu Okome of…
World May 05 Nigerians show outrage over militant's threat to sell abducted schoolgirls with little government opposition Hundreds of protesters in Lagos, Nigeria, demanded its government ramp-up the search for the more than 250 girls who were kidnapped from a boarding school and are still missing. Nigeria’s first lady has accused protest leaders of fabricating the crisis.
Episode May 04 Sunday, May 4, 2014 On tonight’s program, two people killed and several dozen wounded in Kenya after bombs went off on two crowded buses in the nation’s capital city. Later, a look at how the financial meltdown on Wall Street is still affecting life…
World May 04 Ancient document referencing Jesus' wife may be a forgery In April, scientific dating confirmed that papyrus containing references to Jesus having a wife were from ancient times. But new information has emerged to suggest this document could be a forgery. Hari Sreenivasan speaks with Michael Peppard of Fordham University…