Education Mar 29 Can a lawsuit by nine students topple teacher tenure? Arguments ended this week in a landmark California lawsuit in which nine public school students sued to overturn the state's teacher tenure laws. Will the outcome spell the end of some prized teacher rights? Experts say the case could impact…
Politics Mar 28 News Wrap: Gov. Christie defends internal review exonerating him from bridge scandal In our news wrap Friday, an internal review cleared New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie in the politically-motivated lane closings on the George Washington Bridge. But Democrats branded the report a whitewash. Also, Russian President Vladimir Putin called President Obama to…
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,…