World Apr 05 News Wrap: U.S. vaccination numbers soar with 4 million shots administered Saturday In our news wrap Monday, an average of 3.1 million COVID vaccines were administered daily over the past week — peaking at a record 4 million on Saturday. Overseas, daily virus infections in India surpassed 100,000 for the first time,…
Politics Apr 05 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Georgia's voting law, election fundraising rules NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including Georgia’s new voting law, the resulting corporate fallout, and what President Joe Biden and former president Donald Trump's 2020…
Episode Apr 04 April 4, 2021 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode On this edition for Sunday, April 4, lawmakers weigh in on the Biden administration’s infrastructure plan, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy on the 53th anniversary of his assasination, and in our signature segment, “Exploring Hate”: the wave of anti-Asian…
Nation Apr 04 From MLK Jr. to Black Lives Matter: America's 'racial reckoning' Today marks the 53rd anniversary of the assassination of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. In a year marred by continuing struggles for racial equality and justice, many of the issues that drove Dr. King are still prevalent today. Rev. Lawrence…
Episode Apr 03 April 3, 2021 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode On this edition for Saturday, April 3, Georgia’s governor stands behind the state’s controversial new voting laws, COVID-19 ‘vaccination passports’ meet strong opposition from some lawmakers, and in our signature segment: “Exploring Hate,” examining how disinformation, conspiracy theories and hate…
Nation Apr 03 For some, 'an extra layer of trauma' surrounds Derek Chauvin's trial The trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin—charged with murder and manslaughter in the death of George Floyd last year—wrapped up its first week of testimony yesterday. The prosecution opened its case with testimony and video from eyewitnesses, emergency…
Episode Apr 02 April 2, 2021 - PBS NewsHour full episode Friday on the NewsHour, a strong jobs report offers signs of hope for an economic recovery, new laws across the country try to combat racial discrimination based on how you wear your hair, and David Brooks and Jonathan Capehart consider…
World Apr 02 News Wrap: Police officer, suspect killed in new attack at the U.S. Capitol In our news wrap Friday, an attack at the U.S. Capitol left one police officer dead and another wounded. Authorities said a man drove into the officers at a barricade, then stabbed one with a knife before police killed him.
World Apr 02 U.S. and Iran agree to talks on returning to the 2015 nuclear deal The United States announced Friday that it will join indirect talks with Iran beginning next week in Vienna, Austria. The ultimate goal is to have nations return to a 2015 deal in which Iran curbed nuclear activities in exchange for…
Politics Apr 02 Brooks and Capehart on Biden's new infrastructure plan, Georgia's voting law New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including President Biden’s infrastructure plan, the pace of COVID-19 vaccinations amid spikes in infections, and Major League Baseball's reaction…