World Mar 21 In Mozambique, cyclone survivors grow frantic amid shortage of food As the death toll from a deadly tropical cyclone climbs to 550, Mozambique’s political situation is adding to the woes of its people. Survivors of the catastrophe are scrambling to find food and supplies, but there’s a sense more aid…
World Mar 21 News Wrap: Dozens die when ferry capsizes in northern Iraq In our news wrap Thursday, at least 94 people died after an overcrowded ferry sank in northern Iraq. Passengers were celebrating Kurdish holidays when the vessel capsized in the Tigris River near Mosul, where heavy rains and snowmelt fed a…
World Mar 21 How 'Brexit paralysis' is damaging the British government The political divide in the United Kingdom continues to grow fiercer as the deadline for Brexit nears. While Prime Minister Theresa May is seeking an extension for the UK to leave the European Union, every option the country currently has…
World Mar 21 With Trump's Golan Heights move, Netanyahu may be the biggest winner President Trump announced Thursday that the U.S. will now recognize Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights, a strategic 40-mile strip of land on the Syrian-Israeli border. The decision, which Trump announced via Tweet, overturns decades of U.S. policy in the…
Education Mar 21 How Trump's executive order on campus free speech could affect colleges President Trump signed an executive order Thursday requiring that U.S. colleges seeking federal research funding must certify that their policies support free speech in order to receive it. Amna Nawaz talks to Jerry Falwell Jr., and Georgetown University’s Sanford Ungar…
Episode Mar 20 March 20, 2019 - PBS NewsHour full episode Wednesday on the NewsHour, parts of Mozambique remain underwater and in crisis after a tropical cyclone that killed at least 300. Plus: A groundbreaking treatment for postpartum depression, former U.S. attorney Preet Bharara, the Supreme Court takes up the Curtis…
World Mar 20 After devastating cyclone, Mozambique fears hunger, disease The catastrophe is still growing for hundreds of thousands of people across southern Africa. The death toll from last week’s tropical cyclone has topped 300 in Mozambique and two neighboring countries, where floodwaters have stranded some survivors in trees and…
Nation Mar 20 News Wrap: Funerals for New Zealand shooting victims begin In our news wrap Wednesday, funerals began in New Zealand for victims of the Christchurch mosque shootings that killed 50 people. Hundreds gathered to pray before carrying coffins to burial sites, as the prime minister vowed to tighten gun laws.
Health Mar 20 Why new treatment for postpartum depression could be a 'game-changer' For some of the many mothers who experience postpartum depression, therapy and standard antidepressants can alleviate symptoms. But for others, those treatments are slow to provide relief. Now the FDA has approved the first drug specifically intended to treat the…
Politics Mar 20 Preet Bharara on how Trump is eroding faith in law enforcement President Trump often expresses disdain for law enforcement agencies investigating him. The Southern District of New York has attracted particular ire, with Trump firing the U.S. attorney heading it in 2017. Judy Woodruff talks to that U.S. attorney, Preet Bharara,…