Arts Dec 25 Author Alice Stephens on reframing adoption stories Alice Stephens is a fiction writer. She is also an adoptee, born to a Korean mother but raised by a white American family. Stephens shares her humble opinion on “parent narratives” and how she learned to become the subject of…
Arts Dec 25 How tragedy inspired this 'Headspace' cofounder to become a monk Andy Puddicombe is cofounder of the popular mindfulness app “Headspace.” In this edition of “That Moment When,” our weekly program on Facebook Watch, Puddicombe describes the tragic Christmas experience that sparked an existential reevaluation and led him to become a…
Arts Dec 25 Military musicians sing 'Carol of the Bells' As part of a NewsHour Christmas tradition, the military and the Defense Media Activity Agency provide a special holiday performance of military service personnel playing and singing the “Carol of the Bells.”…
Episode Dec 24 December 24, 2018 - PBS NewsHour full episode Monday on the NewsHour, rescue crews search for survivors of the tsunami that blindsided Indonesia over the weekend. Plus: A partial government shutdown remains in effect, stocks plunge on economic uncertainty, U.S. foreign policy after Jim Mattis, Politics Monday analyzes…
World Dec 24 After deadly surprise tsunami, Indonesia is in mourning and on edge A tsunami that struck Indonesia with no warning has resulted in tragedy. Nearly 400 people are confirmed dead, with hundreds more still missing. As rescue crews collect the bodies and recovery efforts mobilize, scientists hypothesize that a volcanic eruption caused…
Politics Dec 24 Shutdown expected to last into new year as Trump, Congress remain in a 'stalemate' A partial government shutdown is now in its third day. President Trump insists that Democrats are to blame, but Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., countered that they’re hearing inconsistent demands from the White House regarding what…
World Dec 24 News Wrap: Netanyahu calls for early elections in Israel; deadly attack in Afghanistan In our Monday news wrap, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed to dissolve Parliament and call for early elections, in April. The announcement came upon mounting divisions within his right-wing coalition, including the recent resignation of his defense minister. Also,…
Nation Dec 24 Why the Trump administration's response to falling stocks left the markets more jittery U.S. stocks plunged again after markets finished their worst trading week since the 2008 financial crisis. The drop came after President Trump criticized the Federal Reserve on Twitter and Steve Mnuchin attempted to calm investors, instead causing more concern. Annie…
Politics Dec 24 Troop drawdowns and Defense Dept. turnover leave U.S. foreign policy in flux Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has signed the order withdrawing U.S. troops from Syria. Meanwhile, President Trump wants to reduce the number of American troops in Afghanistan by half. But what will the decreased U.S. military presence in these countries mean…
Politics Dec 24 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Mattis departure, government shutdown Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report and Tamara Keith of NPR join Nick Schifrin to discuss the accelerated departure of Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, why the ongoing government shutdown grants President Trump the fight he desires and how the…