Episode Apr 27 Sunday, April 27, 2014 On Sunday’s program, severe weather forecasted this evening for much of the central United States. Later, a look at the long, complicated relationship between Russia and Ukraine to provide context for the current crisis. And we examine how the nation’s…
Economy Apr 27 New reports suggest slow down in housing market recovery Recent reports suggest that the recovery in the nation’s housing market might be starting to slow down, with both existing and new home sales down in the last months. How will this affect the overall economic health in the country?…
Nation Apr 27 Meet America's newest historic landmarks It’s around this time every year that the Department of the Interior designates new national historic landmarks. There are roughly 2500 of them on the list: buildings, properties, even objects that represent important aspects of American history. This past week,…
World Apr 26 European business community concerned over new Russian sanctions Leaders from the Group of Seven have agreed to quickly impose more sanctions against Russia in response to the crisis in Ukraine. How will these measures affect Russia’s business partners in the West? Alison Stewart speaks with Stephen Szabo at…
Episode Apr 26 Saturday, April 26, 2014 On tonight’s program, the crisis in Ukraine intensifies amid new demands from pro-Russian separatists and pending sanctions against Russia. Later, we explore how new technology allows police officers to watch over an entire city in California. And we look at…
Economy Apr 26 Tech companies settle wages lawsuit for $325 million Major tech companies including Apple, Adobe, Google and Intel have settled a huge class action lawsuit alleging they colluded not to go after each others’ employees, effectively holding down salaries. Alison Stewart talks with Arik Hessedahl of Re/code about the…
World Apr 25 Politics, miracles and the process of picking a modern saint Pope Francis has chosen two iconic 20th century popes to be canonized. Jeffrey Brown gets reaction and background from Patricia McGuire of Trinity Washington University and John Allen of The Boston Globe on the political motives behind the pairing, the…
Episode Apr 25 Friday, April 25, 2014 Friday on the NewsHour, we take a look at scattered violence between Ukraine and Russia as verbal battles continue between Russia and the U.S. Also: the Vatican will canonize two popes, where to draw the line between safety and spying,…