Nation Nov 21 New documentary 'Shots Fired' examines police use of lethal force in Utah A new PBS Frontline documentary that examines police use of lethal force in Utah airs Tuesday. A collaboration between Frontline and The Salt Lake Tribune, the “Shots Fired” project came about following the police shootings of Bernardo Palacios Carbajal and…
Economy Nov 21 Inflation a major issue facing the Biden administration Inflation, now running at more than 6%, is the number one concern for many Americans as prices rise, from the gas pumps to the grocery shelves. It’s also a looming threat to President Joe Biden’s administration. A complex mix of…
Nation Nov 20 How Kyle Rittenhouse's treatment and trial defied norms After 27 hours of deliberations over the course of four days, a jury declared Kyle Rittenhouse not guilty on the five charges he faced after fatally shooting two people in Kenosha, Wisconsin during social justice protests and violence in August,…
Episode Nov 20 November 20, 2021 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode On this edition for Saturday, November 20th, protests, celebration, and talk of reform after Kyle Rittenhouse was found not guilty on all five charges, new pressure to protect frontline communities from oil and gas drilling in California, and, 'if at…
Episode Nov 19 November 19, 2021 - PBS NewsHour full episode Friday on the NewsHour, Kyle Rittenhouse is cleared on all charges in a case that sparked national debate over racial injustice, guns and self-defense. Then, the U.S. House of Representatives passes the president's priority Build Back Better bill, sending it…
Nation Nov 19 Does the Rittenhouse acquittal set a precedent? Two experts weigh in Kyle Rittenhouse, the teenager on trial for killing two people and shooting and wounding a third in Kenosha, Wisconsin, was acquitted by a jury Friday on all counts. The now 18-year-old faced five charges, including intentional homicide, reckless endangerment and…
Nation Nov 19 News Wrap: 'Unite the Right' trial jury begins deliberations in Virginia In our news wrap Friday, jury deliberations began in Virginia in the civil trial of white nationalists at the 2017 "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has agreed to repeal controversial farm laws, after thousands…
Politics Nov 19 Capehart and Abernathy on Rittenhouse acquittal, Build Back Better bill Washington Post columnists Jonathan Capehart and Gary Abernathy join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including the verdict in the murder trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, and the passage of the Build Back Better Act in the U.S. House…
Episode Nov 18 November 18, 2021 - PBS NewsHour full episode Thursday on the NewsHour, the House of Representatives is on the verge of passing the president's Build Back Better bill. Then, drug overdose deaths in the U.S. hit an all-time high in what the Biden administration calls "a national crisis."…
Nation Nov 18 News Wrap: Defense rests in Ahmaud Arbery murder trial In our news wrap Thursday, the defense has rested in the trial of three men accused of chasing down and murdering Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia. New COVID infections in the U.S. are still accelerating, with average daily cases up nearly…