Education May 06 Why some schools still insist on lessons in elegant cursive Starting in the 1970s, and under the recent implementation of the Common Core, a former pillar of elementary education has been largely forgotten. But there’s a feeling that learning cursive still has value, even in the age of typing and…
World May 06 Persistence is key to wiping out polio outbreaks in fragile nations Signaling a new public health emergency, the World Health Organization warns that if polio is not completely eradicated it could become endemic again. Worldwide, 74 cases of the crippling disease have been confirmed this year, with Syria, Cameroon and Pakistan…
Science May 06 White House report warns how climate change will directly influence the lives of Americans In its most comprehensive report on climate change yet, the White House forecasts the likely, negative effects facing each of the eight regions in the U.S., from drought in the Southwest, to stronger storms in the Northeast. The administration is…
World May 06 News Wrap: More girls abducted in Nigeria after militants went door-to-door, reports say In our news wrap Tuesday, Islamist militants have reportedly abducted more girls in Nigeria’s northeast, in addition to the some 270 schoolgirls kidnapped last month. Men went door-to-door, taking girls ages 12 to 15, said witnesses and police. Also, the…
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…