Health Dec 14 Why Affordable Care Act insurance signups are down With just two days left in most states for people to sign up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act, preliminary numbers are showing enrollment down about 12 percent from last year. To explain the drop, John Yang learns…
Nation Dec 14 New report offers chilling picture of Sandy Hook killer's troubled mind Six years since the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, a new report from The Hartford Courant paints a chilling picture of the killer, who who struggled with loneliness, disdain for humanity and multiple psychiatric problems. William Brangham…
Politics Dec 14 Shields and Brooks on GOP's response to Cohen allegations, Trump's shutdown scuffle Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join William Brangham to discuss the week’s news, including Mick Mulvaney stepping into the role of White House chief of staff, how the GOP is keeping quiet on Michael…
Arts Dec 14 Remembering Nancy Wilson, singer with dazzling style Singer Nancy Wilson has died at the age of 81. Wilson -- who was also a civil rights activist who marched in Selma -- released more than 60 albums in a career spanning five decades, winning three Grammys and scoring…
Episode Dec 13 December 13, 2018 - PBS NewsHour full episode Thursday on the NewsHour, the U.N. announces a deal to remove fighting forces from a key port in the Yemen conflict. Plus: Judy Woodruff interviews outgoing Democratic Sens. Heidi Heitkamp and Claire McCaskill, migrations in the Mediterranean become more dangerous…
World Dec 13 News Wrap: French police kill Strasbourg shooting suspect In our Thursday news wrap, French police have found and killed the man accused of opening fire at a Christmas market in Strasbourg. The search for the suspect ended as a third shooting victim died of injuries. Also, after surviving…
World Dec 13 Senate takes aim at Yemen, bin Salman as UN peace talks progress The U.N. has announced a ceasefire in Hodeidah, a port city critical to the flow of humanitarian aid into Yemen. Meanwhile, the Senate passed a resolution directing the Trump administration to withdraw its support of Saudi forces in the ongoing…
Politics Dec 13 Sens. Heitkamp and McCaskill on Democratic mistakes and a 'culture of failure' Although this year’s midterms sent several new women to Congress, two prominent female senators--Heidi Heitkamp and Claire McCaskill--are preparing to leave Washington after losing bruising reelection battles. Judy Woodruff sits down with both to discuss voters who feel forgotten, the…
Nation Dec 13 Olympics executives' 'unconscionable' decision to hide Nassar sex abuse More than 300 athletes have revealed that they were sexually abused by USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar. Though Nassar is now in jail, the fallout from his crimes continues, as details emerge proving that top Olympics executives knew of the…
Episode Dec 12 December 12, 2018 - PBS NewsHour full episode Wednesday on the NewsHour, former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen is sentenced to three years in prison. Also: Britain’s prime minister faces a precarious political position over Brexit, an effort to overhaul criminal justice enjoys rare bipartisan Senate support, what’s in…