World May 09 Afghanistan's bomb attack exposes nation's ethnic and religious fissures The death toll from Saturday’s car bomb attack on a girls’ school in a minority Shiite neighborhood in Kabul has crossed 50 and at least 100 people have been injured. While no one has taken responsibility for the attack, the…
Episode May 08 May 8, 2021 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode On this edition for Saturday, May 8, India’s COVID-19 surge continues as it hits southern states and prompts more lockdowns, local elections in Scotland and Wales could mean first steps towards independence from Britain, and in our signature segment, Serbia…
Economy May 08 The jobs market is slowly recovering, but not so much for women and women of color While the economy is rebounding slowly and the U.S. is gradually adding more jobs 4.5 million women remain out of work compared with 3.7 million men. Valerie Wilson, director of race, ethnicity and economy at the Economic Policy Review joins…
World May 08 Scottish National Party's win may reignite the independence referendum The Scottish Nationalist Party is set to win in Scotland’s parliamentary election and is expected to call for a pro-independence referendum, setting the stage for a clash with Prime Minister Boris Johnson. NPR Correspondent Frank Langfitt joins Hari Sreenivasan to…
Episode May 07 May 7, 2021 - PBS NewsHour full episode Friday on the NewsHour, a sharp drop in the number of new jobs raises questions about the future of the economy and concerns about the labor force. Then, multiple recent attacks against Asian Americans highlight the growing threat of violence…
World May 07 News Wrap: Harris appeals for Mexican cooperation on immigration In our news wrap Friday, Vice President Kamala Harris appealed for cooperation in a virtual meeting with Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador to curb the rise in migrants arriving at the U.S. border. Pfizer has started the application process…
Politics May 07 Warren: Latest jobs report shows the need for universal child care Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren is working with President Biden on infrastructure, education and a number of other issues. She also just released a new book, "Persist," about her own campaign experiences and plans. It emphasizes her personal stories as a…
Politics May 07 Brooks and Capehart on jobs report, Liz Cheney and election laws New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including the latest jobs report, the internal politics in the Republican party as it attempts to oust Rep. Liz…
Nation May 07 Honoring 5 American lives lost to COVID-19 Each week, the PBS NewsHour pauses to remember five Americans lost to the COVID-19 pandemic, and shares memories and highlights from their lives.
Arts May 07 Newton Minow's concern for children transformed TV. Here's what he'd still change 60 years ago this Sunday — on May 9, 1961 — then Head of the FCC, Newton Minow, gave his first major speech, declaring U.S. television programming a "vast wasteland," because he saw the missed opportunities of what TV could…