Science Apr 18 Why are black mothers and infants far more likely to die in U.S. from pregnancy-related causes? The U.S. has a problem with maternal mortality, especially for women of color. Black infants are more than twice as likely to die as white infants; black women are three to four times as likely to die from pregnancy-related causes…
Episode Apr 17 PBS NewsHour full episode April 17, 2018 Tuesday on the NewsHour, Rep. Charlie Dent announces his resignation, joining a growing number of GOP lawmakers leaving office. Also: A Supreme Court case that would allow states to tax online retail, Fox News’ Sean Hannity named as a client…
Nation Apr 17 News Wrap: Southwest Airlines engine explosion kills passenger In the news wrap Tuesday, an engine exploded on a Southwest airlines flight, en route from New York City to Dallas. It sent metal fragments into a window and killed a woman. Also, the IRS website for online payments broke…
Politics Apr 17 Trump has made political gridlock 'more challenging,' says retiring Rep. Charlie Dent Pennsylvania Rep. Charlie Dent announced Tuesday he will leave Congress a few months earlier than expected; last fall he announced he would not seek re-election. Why leave now? Dent says he plans to bring a voice to the “sensible center”…
Politics Apr 17 Can states require online sales tax? Billions at stake in case at Supreme Court On this Tax Day, while many Americans rush to file their income tax returns, the Supreme Court heard arguments in a case on state sales taxes and online shopping. Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal joins Judy Woodruff to…
Politics Apr 17 Should Sean Hannity have disclosed his Michael Cohen connection? Fox News host Sean Hannity has been a steadfast champion of President Trump and a fierce critic of the Russia investigation. The revelation that Hannity is also a client of Trump's personal lawyer Michael Cohen has triggered a wave of…
Politics Apr 17 Trump administration looks to narrow protections for abuse victims seeking asylum According to U.S. immigration courts, foreign victims of domestic and sexual violence are entitled to seek asylum in the United States, but the Trump administration could make it more difficult. Amna Nawaz talks with Julia Preston of the Marshall Project…
Nation Apr 17 Here's how Bill Cosby's second trial is playing out differently Prosecutors in the Bill Cosby sexual assault retrial say they are close to wrapping up their case, and a judge has ruled that jurors can hear Cosby's 2005 testimony admitting he gave quaaludes to women. Andrea Constand asserts the comedian…
Episode Apr 16 PBS NewsHour full episode April 16, 2018 Monday on the NewsHour, President Trump trades barbs with former FBI director James Comey following an interview that targeted the commander-in-chief. Also: The latest on Syria about the weekend bombing campaign, the musical culture of the Tuareg people of Mali,…
Politics Apr 16 Trump fires back at Comey, fights to examine Cohen papers Former FBI Director James Comey led off his new memoir media blitz by criticizing President Trump in an interview with ABC News, focusing much of his attack on the president's character, and addressing the Hillary Clinton email investigation as a…