Nation Mar 04 Coach K's iconic college basketball career nears its end at Duke University This weekend in Durham, North Carolina at Duke University, Mike Krzyzewski will coach his final home game for the Blue Devils. He’s the most successful college men’s basketball coach in American history, winning 1,123 games, five national championships and three…
Episode Mar 03 March 3, 2022 - PBS NewsHour full episode Thursday on the NewsHour, Russian forces stall in their push toward Kyiv as brutal shelling continues elsewhere in Ukraine, while police in Russia crack down on independent media. Then, we explore how Ukraine's President Zelensky became the country's leader at…
Nation Mar 03 News Wrap: Ex-officer acquitted for wanton endangerment in raid that killed Breonna Taylor In our news wrap Thursday, a jury in Louisville, Kentucky acquitted a former police officer of wanton endangerment stemming from Breonna Taylor's killing, bipartisan momentum builds for a ban on Russian oil shipments to the U.S., the Supreme Court rejected…
Nation Mar 03 A Brief But Spectacular take on change and healing Homeboy Industries has been part of Hector Verdugo's life for over 16 years. He's now their associate executive director, but he first received their guidance after getting arrested at 14 years old. Based in Los Angeles, Homeboy Industries and its…
Episode Mar 02 March 2, 2022 - PBS NewsHour full episode Wednesday on the NewsHour, Russian armed forces bombard Ukrainian cities with heavy shelling as Ukraine's president warns that Russia is trying to erase his country's history. Then, an increasing number of Russians are protesting the invasion of Ukraine despite the…
Nation Mar 02 News Wrap: Federal Reserve chair expects interest rates to rise this month In our news wrap Wednesday, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has confirmed he expects to start raising interest rates this month and said he supports a traditional quarter-point increase, the White House rolled out a new COVID preparedness plan, thousands…
World Mar 02 Republican Sen. Rob Portman on the Ukraine crisis, Biden's State of the Union address A day after his State of the Union address and amid a looming Ukraine crisis, President Biden is now seeking momentum for his agenda at home. Sen. Rob Portman, a Republican from Ohio, member of the Foreign Affairs Committee and…
Episode Mar 01 March 1, 2022 - PBS NewsHour full episode Tuesday on the NewsHour, resistance holds strong in Ukraine even as Russia struck civilian targets in its increasingly brutal shelling. Then, President Biden prepares to deliver his first official State of the Union address amid the war in Ukraine, the…
Nation Mar 01 News Wrap: U.S. death toll from COVID-19 reaches 950,000 In our news wrap Tuesday, the U.S. death toll from COVID-19 reaches 950,000, the highest reported number of any country. Also, the midterm election season began with primaries in Texas, some 40,000 people in Australia are under evacuation orders amid…
Politics Mar 01 Sen. Thune on Biden's handling of Russian aggression: 'They're doing the right things' President Biden delivers his first State of the Union address amid high inflation, an intensifying conflict in Ukraine and low approval ratings among Americans. South Dakota Sen. John Thune, the second-highest ranking Republican in the Senate, joins Judy Woodruff to…