World Dec 01 Leaked docs give inside view of China's mass detention camps Last month, hundreds of documents obtained by The New York Times gave an inside view of China’s growing indoctrination camps. In the country’s northwestern region, Uighurs and other Muslim minorities have been detained for ideological transformation, isolated from the outside…
Episode Nov 30 November 30, 2019 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode On this edition for Saturday, November 30, the latest on the London Bridge attack, Illinois schools placed thousands of children in isolation rooms, and New York’s Mohawk tribe and their fight to restore their endangered language. Alison Stewart anchors from…
Education Nov 30 How Illinois schools put thousands of children in seclusion Hundreds of Illinois schools in 2017 and 2018 were secluding children in isolation rooms at alarming rates and often for reasons that violated the law, an investigation by the Chicago Tribune and ProPublica found. At least 20,000 children were put…
Nation Nov 30 New York's Mohawk tribe works to restore their culture For decades, Native American children were forcibly removed from their families and lands to attend boarding schools where English was mandatory and their own languages were forbidden. But in 1979, a small Mohawk tribe in upstate New York formed The…
Episode Nov 29 November 29, 2019 - PBS NewsHour full episode Friday on the NewsHour, the prime minister of Iraq announces his resignation after weeks of protests that have left hundreds dead. Plus: What Afghan women stand to lose if the Taliban return to power, questions about a fatal accident at…
World Nov 29 News Wrap: Stabbing attacks jolt London, the Netherlands In our news wrap Friday, stabbing attacks in London and the Netherlands have jolted both countries at the start of the holiday season. In the first incident, a man killed two people near London Bridge before he was shot and…
Politics Nov 29 Shields and Brooks on impeachment public opinion, shifting 2020 Democratic race Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including public opinion and legal debate in the impeachment inquiry into President Trump, the shifting race among 2020 Democrats and…
Episode Nov 28 November 28, 2019 - PBS NewsHour full episode Thursday on the NewsHour, President Trump made a Thanksgiving trip to Afghanistan, where he served troops a holiday dinner and met with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani. Plus: The history of impeachment in America, how to reduce food waste, a crackdown…
World Nov 28 During surprise trip to Afghanistan, Trump says he's restarted talks with Taliban President Trump spent part of this Thanksgiving in Afghanistan, making a surprise visit to Bagram Airfield north of Kabul, where he shared a traditional holiday dinner with U.S. troops and met with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani. Trump also said he…
World Nov 28 News Wrap: Dozens more protesters killed in Iraqi violence In our news wrap Thursday, violence surged higher in Iraq, with security forces killing at least 40 people in a day. Crowds joined funeral processions as protesters denounced government corruption and economic mismanagement. Also, fires are still burning at a…