Nation Apr 05 Tiger Woods became the greatest golfer then lost it all. Now he's taking a swing at a comeback All eyes are on Tiger Woods as he's set to compete in his first Masters tournament since 2015 -- a comeback many thought would never happen. The youngest player ever to win the coveted green jacket and one of the…
Nation Apr 05 Memphis activist who remembers Martin Luther King Jr.'s last days is still fighting In Martin Luther King Jr.’s final days, he traveled to Memphis to lend his voice to the city's black sanitation workers, who were protesting poor working conditions. Fred Davis, who helped negotiate an end to the strike, marched with King…
Arts Apr 05 Anna Deavere Smith puts herself into other people's words Anna Deavere Smith, actor, playwright and activist, says she has been trying to become America, word for word. By conducting interviews and creating a narrative, she aims to make a current problem come alive. Deavere Smith offers her Brief but…
Episode Apr 04 PBS NewsHour full episode April 4, 2018 Wednesday on the NewsHour, as American anxiety rises over a looming trade war, we talk with President Trump's lead adviser behind the latest tariffs and get the view from China. Also: Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy and whether solar energy…
Economy Apr 04 China targets U.S. farm belt with latest tariffs China counterpunched with new tariffs against U.S. products in the latest round of an escalating trade fight between the world's two largest economies. The Chinese announced plans for 25 percent tariffs on a list of American goods, including soybeans, cars…
Nation Apr 04 News Wrap: Trump moves to deploy National Guard to border In our news wrap Wednesday, President Trump moved to have governors deploy the National Guard at the U.S.-Mexico border. Also, the White House underscored the president’s message that the U.S. military's mission in Syria is coming to a "rapid end,"…
Economy Apr 04 U.S. won't have a future if China continues unfair trade practices, says Trump adviser White House trade adviser Peter Navarro says that if the U.S. allows China to cheat and steal American intellectual property, “we won't have a future.” And America has a right, Navarro tells Judy Woodruff, to defend American economic and national…
Nation Apr 04 50 years on, Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy lives out loud On April 4, 1968, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. -- in Memphis, Tennessee, to support striking sanitation workers -- was shot to death on a hotel balcony. What followed was a national reckoning and the greatest wave of social…
Nation Apr 04 Where the march for civil rights stands today Martin Luther King Jr.'s struggle for Americans' civil rights -- and his assassination 50 years ago in Memphis -- changed the world. Judy Woodruff sits down with civil rights activist Vernon Jordan, syndicated columnist Connie Schultz, Vann Newkirk of The…
Episode Apr 03 PBS NewsHour full episode April 3, 2018 Tuesday on the NewsHour, President Trump's statements to the news media raises many questions, from guarding the border with the military to attacking Amazon. Also: The EPA chief under scrutiny, the U.S. role in war-torn Syria, how Canada integrates foreign…