World Apr 08 News Wrap: Hagel, Chinese defense minister discuss disputed islands In our news wrap Tuesday, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel met with China’s defense minister, who warned that his government is ready to use force to defend their sovereignty over a group of islands under territorial dispute with Japan and…
Science Apr 07 Researchers track New Hampshire moose in hopes of pinpointing cause of population decline In some regions of northern New England, the moose population is down as much 40 percent in the last three years. The cause of this iconic animal’s dramatic die-off is not yet known, but researchers’ main theory is centered on…
Arts Apr 07 Journalist, naturalist and novelist Peter Matthiessen, 86, took readers to new territory Peter Matthiessen was a co-founder of The Paris Review, an author of more than 30 books, and winner of the National Book Award in both fiction and non-fiction. He succumbed to leukemia at the age of 86, just days before…
Economy Apr 07 Idea of paying citizens a yearly stipend is gaining support in Switzerland In Switzerland, an idea to guarantee every citizen a yearly income of 30,000 Swiss francs, regardless of other wealth or employment, has gained enough supporters to trigger a referendum. Economics correspondent Paul Solman reports that the idea is gaining some…
Episode Apr 07 Monday, April 7, 2014 On the NewsHour Monday, protesters call for another region of Ukraine to break away. We examine Kiev’s options in addressing the turmoil. Also: What’s next for Afghanistan after a calm election, rethinking how governments offer social welfare, why wild moose…
World Apr 07 Why Afghans felt their vote for president mattered in 2014 Chief foreign correspondent Margaret Warner joins Gwen Ifill for a closer look at the historic 2014 presidential election in Afghanistan, including the role of Afghan security forces in keeping polling safe, rumors of voting fraud, whether the United States favors…
World Apr 07 Lack of election violence, high voter turnout in Afghanistan is 'fantastic slap' to Taliban Despite the escalation of deadly strikes in the lead up to the election in Afghanistan, long lines formed at polling places in Kabul and ballots came by the truckload from far reaches of the country. As officials continue their hand-count…
World Apr 07 Kiev faces 'critical choice' of action as pro-Russian protesters call for referendum in Eastern Ukraine Should the Ukrainian government attempt to move in on pro-Russian protesters who have occupied government buildings in three eastern cities, or do nothing and avoid provoking Russian forces? Judy Woodruff talks to David Herszenhorn of The New York Times in…
World Apr 07 Ukrainian government warns new protests in Eastern Ukraine signal Russian attempt to destabilize its neighbor Echoing recent events in Crimea, protesters in three Russian-speaking Ukrainian cities stormed government buildings and called for a referendum to join Russia. Ukraine’s prime minister says Moscow is responsible for the new unrest, while Secretary of State John Kerry warned…
World Apr 07 News Wrap: Flight 370 search follows promising pings In our news wrap Monday, there were cautious hopes of finding the missing Flight 370 aircraft when a ship picked up pings during its trawl of the southern Indian Ocean. Also, Oscar Pistorius took the stand to testify in his…