Episode Dec 28

Tuesday on the NewsHour, as rising omicron cases keep many at home, we explain the new CDC recommendations for shorter isolation times. Then, the Russian government bans the most prominent human rights group as the world marks 30 years since…

Nation Dec 28

In our news wrap Tuesday, the nation's largest public school system in New York has announced beefed-up testing in a bid to keep classrooms open. Police in the Denver area are investigating what sparked a mass shooting Monday night that…

Health Dec 28

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now recommends a shorter isolation period for COVID-19 patients, from 10 days to five — if asymptomatic — followed by five days of mask wearing. The new guidance comes as the U.S. is…

Episode Dec 27

Monday on the NewsHour, hospitals battle a surge in omicron cases around the United States amid holiday travel. Then, a Christmas Eve attack leaves dozens dead in Myanmar, with aid groups claiming government forces are to blame. Followed by a…

Nation Dec 27

In our news wrap Monday, parts of Northern California and Nevada are buried under heavy snow after a major winter storm over the weekend. Thousands of people in Northern Brazil are bracing for a new round of flooding after two…

Politics Dec 27

Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter and NPR’s Asma Khalid join Amna Nawaz to discuss the latest political news, including the American public’s views on the U.S. response to the COVID-19 pandemic, rising inflation and how…

Episode Dec 26

On this edition for Sunday, December 26, tributes pour in for Archbishop Desmond Tutu, a hero of South Africa’s anti-apartheid movement and Nobel Peace Prize winner who died on Sunday. Also, why Cleveland is investing in planting trees, and a…

World Dec 26

Former Archbishop Desmond Tutu, South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning icon, died Sunday at 90. Tutu’s passionate voice helped end South Africa’s brutal apartheid regime that oppressed its Black majority for decades. World leaders, South Africans and people around the globe…

Episode Dec 25

On this edition for Saturday, December 25, Omicron cases rise and disrupt holiday travel plans, and the world’s most powerful and largest space telescope launches. Also, Nick Offerman on humor, on-purpose hiking, and green places, a book documents the relationships…

Episode Dec 24

Friday on the NewsHour, thousands of flights are canceled on Christmas Eve as the omicron variant leads to airline staffing shortages. Also, NASA prepares to launch a telescope capable of seeing farther into the known universe than ever before, and…