Nation Sep 10 'If you think you know everything, you can't learn anything' When students come into Dan Levitin's lab, he spends most of his time trying to teach them that they don't know everything they think they do. "Knowledge can only be created in an environment where we're open to the possibility…
Episode Sep 09 September 9, 2018 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode On this edition for Sunday, September 9, the Trump administration takes aim at authors and anonymous sources, and our first in a series of reports on the resurgence of ISIS. Also, Naomi Osaka's history-making victory was overshadowed by controversy around…
Politics Sep 09 Controversy brews around the White House as senators question Kavanaugh Supreme Court nominee Judge Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearing, which touched on the Mueller probe and Roe v. Wade, was overshadowed by the controversy around possible dissent within the White House on a week when The New York Times published an unsigned…
World Sep 09 Osaka's win at U.S. Open overshadowed by Williams' penalties Tennis player Naomi Osaka beat her idol Serena Williams at the U.S. Open on Saturday, becoming the first person representing Japan to win a Grand Slam single. But the milestone was marked by claims that Williams’ penalties for her anger…
Episode Sep 08 September 8, 2018 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode On this edition for Saturday, September 8, ceasefire talks in Tehran fail as airstrikes target the last rebel-held territory in Syria, and global marches demand more government action on climate change. Also, Europe’s migration crisis may fuel the rise of…
World Sep 08 Ceasefire talks fail as airstrikes target last rebel-held region in Syria Syrian government and Russian forces launched airstrikes on Idlib province, where approximately 3 million people live in Syria's last rebel-held territory, on Saturday. More than 60 air raids have taken place in southern Idlib, according to the Syrian Observatory for…
Science Sep 08 Global marches and events demand state and local leaders act on climate change Rallies and events focused on climate change across the globe on Saturday. In San Francisco, which will host a global summit on the issue next week, more than 300 organizations endorsed the “Rise for Climate, Jobs and Justice” march, which…
Episode Sep 07 September 7, 2018 - PBS NewsHour full episode Friday on the NewsHour, former President Obama takes on his successor in a pointed speech. Also: Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation hearing, what could be the last major offensive in Syria's civil war, how legislation impedes access to abortion in certain states,…
Politics Sep 07 News Wrap: Trump steps up attacks on unsigned essay In our news wrap Friday, President Trump called for Attorney General Jeff Sessions to find out who wrote an editorial about him in The New York Times. Also, former Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos was sentenced to 14 days in…
Politics Sep 07 Witnesses voice concern about and defend Kavanaugh on final day of hearing On the final day of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearing, Republicans called on colleagues and others who depicted him as a thoughtful man, while Democrats countered with former Nixon White House counsel John Dean, who voiced concerns about…