Nation Mar 28 The 'disproportionate, inequitable justice' of non-unanimous jury verdicts For more on the issue of split-verdict juries from our signature segment, wrongful convictions, and the inequities in the American criminal justice system, New Orleans Parish District Attorney Jason Williams joined Hari Sreenivasan to discuss, including what happens to those…
Economy Mar 28 Economic loss due to the pandemic hit women hard. This educational tool aims to help While the COVID-19 pandemic has had dire economic consequences worldwide, its impact on women has been especially harsh, setting back strides made towards gender and economic equity. Carly Zakin and Danielle Weisberg, co-founders of TheSkimm, a digital media company aimed…
Episode Mar 27 March 27, 2021 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode On this edition for Saturday, March 27, COVID-19 cases continue to rise in the U.S. and Europe while the Biden administration continues to ramp up vaccine distribution, a build-up of migrant cases at the U.S.-Mexico border is straining resources on…
Science Mar 27 How regulators are approaching the push for offshore wind There are more than a dozen offshore wind projects currently proposed off the U.S. East Coast, which together could power millions of homes. But the proposed projects must balance the need for renewable energy with concerns from and commercial ocean…
Nation Mar 27 How migrants are being 'expelled' from the U.S. border The Biden administration has been struggling to deal with migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border. The current influx is straining resources and sowing confusion for migrants on both sides of the border. Mallory Falk covers the U.S.-Mexico border for Texas KERA…
Episode Mar 26 March 26, 2021 - PBS NewsHour full episode Friday on the NewsHour, a devastating weather system takes several lives, leaving a path of destruction across the U.S. south. Georgia enacts new legislation that critics say rolls back access to the ballot box. Also, how Trump-era sanctions failed to…
Nation Mar 26 Six dead, thousands displaced as tornadoes leave path of destruction in Georgia, Alabama Americans in Alabama and Georgia are now facing a future of rebuilding as they awoke Friday to heavy damage and the loss of six lives after a series of powerful tornadoes that wreaked havoc in the region Thursday night. The…
World Mar 26 News Wrap: More than 200 ships blocked as efforts to clear Suez Canal fail In our news wrap Friday, congestion outside the suez canal grew to over 200 ships as officials failed to move a giant container ship that has been wedged in the waterway since Tuesday. Then, fresh appeals for the U.S. to…
Politics Mar 26 Brooks and Capehart on voting and gun violence legislation, Biden's first news conference New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including efforts to restrict voting, gun violence legislation and Biden’s first presidential news conference.
Nation Mar 26 Remembering five beautiful souls lost to COVID-19 This Friday, we continue our look at some beautiful souls that were lost to COVID-19, as remembered by their loved ones.