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Daily Video January 06 2015

Transgender issues in the spotlight after teen’s death

The death of transgender teenager Leelah Alcorn has inspired a national conversation about society’s treatment of LGBTQ youth.

Daily Video January 05 2015

Undocumented students face unique challenges

Schools around the country are grappling with how to provide care and education to the over 60,000 unaccompanied minors who entered the U.S. illegally from Central America in 2014.

Daily Video January 02 2015

Jailed journalists test press freedom in Egypt

An Egyptian court ruling has granted retrials for three Al-Jazeera journalists who received 7-to-10 year sentences in June for allegedly publishing false news and supporting the Muslim Brotherhood.

Tense Ferguson, Missouri Awaits Grand Jury Findings In Shooting Of Michael Brown

Daily Video December 01 2014

How teachers can talk to students about Ferguson

Dr. Marcia Chatelain, the Georgetown professor who began the hashtag #FergusonSyllabus on Twitter, joined the NewsHour to discuss.

Daily Video November 21 2014

Obama orders deportation relief for millions of immigrants

Obama announced a large-scale executive action on immigration that will allow nearly five million undocumented immigrants to remain in the country.

Daily Video September 30 2014

Hong Kong protests for greater democracy

A Chinese government proposal to limit voting rights in Hong Kong has spurred hundreds of thousands of protesters to fill the streets this week.

Daily Video September 29 2014

Wave of undocumented students challenges schools

The increased number of unaccompanied minors entering the U.S. has challenged school systems by swelling enrollment numbers.

Daily Video September 26 2014

Obama calls for international response to Ebola

President Obama told world leaders at the United National General Assembly that the international community is “not moving fast enough” to contain the Ebola epidemic.

Daily Video September 25 2014

India succeeds in sending spacecraft to Mars

India succeeded this week in sending a spacecraft to Mars, a move that some Indians are celebrating as a step forward for science while others are critical of its price tag.

Daily Video September 16 2014

Chinese company’s purchase could impact the U.S. food industry

A Chinese company has bought the biggest pork producer in the U.S., raising concerns that the deal will pave the way for more foreign takeovers of major U.S. companies.

Daily Video August 13 2014

Experimental Ebola drug raises hopes, ethical questions

The World Health Organization has approved an experimental drug to treat the largest-ever outbreak of Ebola, but doses are running out.

Daily Video August 12 2014

Why we still need Freedom Schools, 50 years later

Half a century ago, students and local organizers banded together to fight to end segregation and discrimination against African-Americans in the United States.

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