Nation Apr 20 'Enough of killing, enough of being scared': Students stage another gun violence walkout From Houston to Indianapolis, thousands of students walked out of schools Friday morning to participate in staged sit-ins, marches, and moments of silence to demand action on gun legislation and mark the 19th anniversary of the massacre at Columbine High…
Nation Apr 20 How this Columbine survivor is helping scared students When Lindsey O’Donnell survived the Columbine High School shooting at age 17, she relied on friends and family to cope with the anxiety that remained. Now a physical education teacher, she’s discovered fitness and mindfulness can also help alleviate the…
Politics Apr 20 Shields and Salam on DNC's Russia lawsuit, James Comey's memos Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and National Review executive editor Reihan Salam join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including the DNC’s move to sue Russia and members of the Trump campaign over election meddling, the memos written by former…
Episode Apr 19 PBS NewsHour full episode April 19, 2018 Thursday on the NewsHour, Republican senators defy Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to push a bill to protect special counsel Robert Mueller. Also: Cuba's future after the Castros, an island-wide power outage in Puerto Rico, how a trade battle could shift…
World Apr 19 News Wrap: Kim Jong Un may be willing to drop key condition In the news wrap Thursday, South Korean President Moon Jae-in said that Kim Jong Un is open to ridding Korea of all nuclear weapons without insisting U.S. troops withdraw first. Also, the U.S. State Department charged it has "credible information"…
World Apr 19 After the Castros, what do Cubans want from this new era? Thursday marked the end of the Castro era, but not its legacy. The late Fidel Castro and his younger brother Raul controlled Cuba for nearly 60 years. How do Cubans feel as 57-year-old Miguel Diaz-Canel takes control as the new…
Nation Apr 19 Hurricane season is coming and Puerto Rico still has a big power problem Seven months after Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico and its power grid, the entire island lost power on Wednesday -- the biggest outage since September. As crews keep working to restore power to the full island, residents are raising questions…
Arts Apr 19 Meg Wolitzer's new novel explores life-changing importance of female friendship In her first months of college, a young woman has a harrowing encounter with a male student -- and a life-changing one with an older, renowned feminist writer. Meg Wolitzer's "The Female Persuasion" is about friendship, womanhood, ambition, and other…
Arts Apr 19 Why artists are responsible for moving society forward Composer and artist Samora Abayomi Pinderhughes wants to make music that makes listeners live differently. Pinderhughes gives his Brief but Spectacular take on his responsibility as an artist.
Episode Apr 18 PBS NewsHour full episode April 18, 2018 Wednesday on the NewsHour, President Trump confirms CIA director Mike Pompeo met North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Also: The enduring legacy of first lady Barbara Bush and the strikingly high infant and maternal mortality rates among black Americans.