World Mar 09 Stunning North Korea announcement met with hope, skepticism South Korea's national security adviser made a stunning announcement in the White House driveway Thursday night: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un had pledged to refrain from nuclear or missile tests and wanted to meet with President Trump, an offer…
Economy Mar 09 News Wrap: February jobs report boasts most hires since July 2016 In our news wrap Friday, the Labor Department reported a net gain of 313,000 jobs in February, while the unemployment rate held at 4.1 percent, as thousands started looking for work. Also, President Trump's newly announced tariffs on steel and…
World Mar 09 Will potential U.S.-North Korea talks lead anywhere? Is it wise or risky for President Trump to have agreed to a potential meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un? And does the White House believe that Kim is actually prepared to dismantle his nuclear program? Judy Woodruff…
Nation Mar 09 Letter to Congress sheds light on misconduct allegations that led to U.S. Forest Service chief's resignation The chief of the U.S. Forest Service, Tony Tooke, stepped down this week following a NewsHour investigation into allegations of a culture of sexual misconduct and retaliation within that agency, as well as questions about his own behavior. William Brangham…
Politics Mar 09 Shields and Parker on Trump's possible North Korea meeting, Stormy Daniels' lawsuit Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Washington Post columnist Kathleen Parker join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including the abrupt announcement that President Trump intends to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, the tariffs imposed on imported…
Arts Mar 09 How 'Wrinkle in Time' director Ava DuVernay is breaking down walls in Hollywood Known to millions of readers, Madeleine L'Engle's beloved fantasy book "A Wrinkle in Time" is breaking into a new dimension: as a big-budget Disney film. Director Ava DuVernay is the first African-American woman to lead a $100 million film production,…
Science Mar 09 When an adventurous skater bends thin ice, this frozen lake sings In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, Swedish photographer Henrik Trygg captured the eerie, beautiful sounds of bending ice when he filmed his friend Mårten Ajne skating on a freshly frozen lake.
Episode Mar 08 PBS NewsHour full episode March 8, 2018 Thursday on the NewsHour, President Trump raises the stakes in a potential trade war amid warnings from his own party and threats of global retaliation. Also: America's secret wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan, a Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist sketches the faces…
Nation Mar 08 News Wrap: Florida sends new gun control bill to governor In our news wrap Thursday, Florida lawmakers sent a newly adopted gun control bill to Republican Gov. Rick Scott. Also, the Mississippi legislature approved an abortion bill that would likely be the most restrictive in the nation, outlawing the procedure…
Economy Mar 08 How Trump's claims that tariffs are needed for national security could set a problematic precedent President Trump’s steep new tariffs signed into law on Thursday could lead to bigger trade battles in the months to come. Even before the announcement, 11 Asian Pacific nations signed a pact to slash tariffs on their mutual trade. Hari…