Education Mar 19 How high school students feel about college admissions scandal Outrage has swirled since federal prosecutors charged 50 people, including CEOs and high-profile celebrities, in an intricate scheme to secure college admission for their children through extensive cheating and bribery. High school students share their perspectives on the scandal and…
Episode Mar 18 March 18, 2019 - PBS NewsHour full episode Monday on the NewsHour, New Zealand’s government vows stricter gun control in the aftermath of Friday’s mass shootings. Plus: Flooding in the Midwest, how social media handled the New Zealand tragedy, more questions about the safety of Boeing 737 MAX…
World Mar 18 News Wrap: Streetcar shooting in the Netherlands kills 3 In our news wrap Monday, a gunman in the Netherlands killed three people and wounded five more on a streetcar in Utrecht. A 37-year-old man from Turkey was arrested hours later; the Dutch justice minister said it is unclear what…
Nation Mar 18 Flooding devastates parts of the Midwest after huge winter storm Parts of the Midwest are reeling from major flooding this week due to a massive late-winter storm. Across Iowa and Nebraska, thousands of people had to be evacuated, roads and other infrastructure were destroyed and buildings were submerged by rising…
World Mar 18 Amid shock and grief, New Zealand vows to tighten gun rules The shocking massacre of 50 people attending Friday prayers at mosques in Christchurch has rocked New Zealand and the world. Authorities have revealed that the suspected shooter purchased four of his five guns online from the country’s biggest gun supplier.
World Mar 18 How social media platforms reacted to viral video of New Zealand shootings Amid the many questions swirling around the New Zealand mosque shootings is whether Facebook and other digital platforms acted swiftly enough to stop video footage of the attacks from circulating. These social media giants are already facing scrutiny for enabling…
Nation Mar 18 This aviation expert says Boeing made 'disastrously bad decision' on training for 737 MAX The recent Ethiopian Airlines crash led to the grounding of Boeing’s 737 MAX planes across much of the globe. But as new details emerge about the cause of the model’s second crash within five months, questions are being raised about…
Politics Mar 18 With 'angry' weekend Twitter storm, Trump took on GM, McCain President Trump has long been a prolific Twitter user, but this past weekend, he tweeted with even greater frequency than usual, including more than 30 times on Sunday alone. In his fiery posts, the president attacked the news media, the…
Politics Mar 18 O'Rourke's fundraising blitz, new Gillibrand ad and what Biden might have said Democratic candidates for president in 2020 are stepping up their campaigning. Among those crisscrossing the country, releasing ads and raising money this week were New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, former Texas Rep. Beto O’Rourke and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders. Meanwhile,…
Politics Mar 18 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Beto O'Rourke's campaign kickoff NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report talk to Judy Woodruff about the week in politics, including Beto O’Rourke’s entrance into the 2020 Democratic presidential field, candidate discussions of “process” issues on the campaign trail and…