World Mar 28 What's behind the widening division between U.S. and Saudi Arabia? Saudi Arabia has warned of a “major shift” away from their long-time reliance on the U.S. amid strained relations over concerns like the war in Syria, nuclear negotiations with Iran and turmoil in Egypt. Jeffrey Brown talks to Toby Jones…
Politics Mar 28 Shields and Brooks on Obama's Vatican visit and a health reform milestone Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including efforts by the U.S. and the European Union to deter Russia from entering more regions, President Obama’s meeting with Pope…
World Mar 28 As time dwindles, search for Flight 370 shifts nearly 700 miles following new data A new discovery of debris shifted the search for the missing Malaysian airliner hundreds of miles northeast, three weeks after the jet disappeared. But time is fading before potential pings from the aircraft’s black box will end. Hari Sreenivasan turns…
Arts Mar 28 One of Africa's biggest stars uses empowering song to lift up women and girls Benin-born Angelique Kidjo has made the empowerment of women and girls a part of her music and life's work for decades. The Grammy winner has attracted a global following with her mix of African and Western music styles and lyrics…
World Mar 28 In visit to Saudi Arabia, Obama seeks to heal U.S. rift with key partner It's a tense time for U.S. relations with Saudi Arabia. President Obama visited the desert nation and met with King Abdullah in hopes of reassuring Saudi concerns about the Syrian war, among other things. Jeffrey Brown looks back at recent…
Episode Mar 27 Thursday, March 27, 2014 Thursday on the NewsHour, we take a look at President Obama's first meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican. Also: The search continues at the site of a mudslide in Washington state, scientists discover new information about kids with autism,…
Nation Mar 27 Washington landslide search teams and volunteers make progress despite mud like wet concrete
Politics Mar 27 President Obama and Pope Francis discuss social issues, inequality concerns during first meeting
Arts Mar 27 Architect with humanitarian focus wins top architecture prize This year’s recipient of architecture’s top award — the Pritzker Prize — has designed innovative structures for people suffering from hardship and disaster for more than 20 years. Japanese architect Shigeru Ban helps his profession focus more on serving those…