World Jan 02 Brazil's controversial new president embraced by Trump administration Brazil's new president, Jair Bolsonaro, has declared an end to socialism and political correctness in his country. But can Bolsonaro, accused of authoritarian tendencies, deliver campaign promises of ending corruption, reducing crime and boosting the economy? Nick Schifrin turns to…
Episode Jan 01 January 1, 2019 - PBS NewsHour full episode Tuesday on the NewsHour, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says he won't make, test or give away nuclear weapons, and he wants to meet again with President Trump. Plus: NASA examines an object four billion miles from Earth, significant…
World Jan 01 News Wrap: Around the world, celebrations of a new year In our news wrap Tuesday, President Trump invited congressional leaders to the White House to discuss a border wall, as the partial government shutdown reached its 11th day. A federal workers' union is suing the Trump administration on behalf of…
World Jan 01 North Korea's Kim promises 'denuclearization,' but where does diplomacy stand? Six months after a landmark summit between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un seemed to keep the two nations from the precipice of war, Kim says North Korea won't make, test or give away nuclear weapons --…
Science Jan 01 Why the latest New Horizons flyby represents a space exploration milestone On this New Year’s Day, NASA has a special reason to celebrate: Its spacecraft New Horizons has made a successful flyby of Ultima Thule, an object orbiting in space about four billion miles from Earth. Science correspondent Miles O’Brien joins…
Politics Jan 01 How upcoming state laws could make it to Washington next As the calendar turned to 2019 this week, new laws are taking effect, and new state legislatures are looking to push even more changes. In some states, these measures will address gun safety, roll back business licensing regulations and legalize…
Health Jan 01 Will drug companies be held accountable for America's opioid epidemic? The nation’s opioid crisis was declared a public health emergency in 2017 and received new funding this past October. But rampant addiction led to some 40,000 overdose deaths in the U.S. last year, and 2019 could see the culmination of…
Episode Dec 31 December 31, 2018 - PBS NewsHour full episode Monday on the NewsHour, videos emerge apparently showing migrant children at an Arizona shelter being treated with physical roughness by employees of a government contractor. Also: Assessing civilian casualties from U.S. airstrikes against ISIS, Politics Monday, how Israel is handling…
World Dec 31 News Wrap: House Democrats to propose funding plan In our news wrap Monday, the partial government shutdown reached day 10, but House Democrats are formulating a plan that could end it. Their forthcoming proposal would fund the Department of Homeland Security into early February, allocating $1.3 billion for…
Nation Dec 31 Troubling video sparks more questions about treatment of migrant children in shelters Troubling videos from inside an Arizona migrant children’s shelter appear to show employees of a government contractor treating children roughly. The footage, which was taken in September, was obtained through an open records request by Mary Jo Pitzl of the…