Apr 22 Watch 53:39 PBS NewsHour full episode April 22, 2016 By PBS News Hour Friday on the NewsHour, new CDC statistics point to an alarming rise in nationwide suicide rates. Also: Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe restores voting rights to convicted felons, Shields and Brooks talk politics, how al-Shabab is winning the propaganda battle in… Continue watching
Apr 22 Watch 5:46 Felons who've paid their debt deserve to vote, says Virginia Gov. McAuliffe By PBS News Hour Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe signed a sweeping order Friday to restore voting rights to more than 200,000 convicted felons within the state. McAuliffe described the action as an effort to reverse decades of voter repression, but state Republicans accused the… Continue watching
Apr 22 Watch 6:25 What's causing a rising rate of suicide? By PBS News Hour The national suicide rate has hit its highest point since 1986, according to statistics released by the Centers for Disease Control. Among middle-aged Americans, the gender gap narrowed between men and women who took their own lives. For 10 to… Continue watching
Apr 22 Watch 8:24 Push for a new national park in Alabama is an upstream battle By PBS News Hour Southern Alabama’s Mobile-Tensaw River Delta is one of the most biologically diverse spots in North America. Some environmental activists, among them E.O. Wilson, are pushing for a new national park in the area to protect the delta’s biodiversity from development. Continue watching
Apr 22 30 years after Chernobyl disaster, engineers race against a decaying reactor By John Wendle, Scientific American A giant arch will enclose the crumbling sarcophagus before radiation leaks get worse, even as plans advance to turn the area into a nature preserve. Continue reading
Apr 22 At least eight found dead after 'execution-style' killings in rural Ohio By News Desk There's no suspect or motive after authorities found at least eight family members all shot "execution-style" in three rural Ohio homes Friday, the Associated Press reported. Continue reading
Apr 22 Sheriff: Prince found alone, with no signs of trauma By News Desk In a news conference Friday, Carver County, Minnesota, Sheriff Jim Olson said the sheriff’s department in the Minneapolis suburbs where Prince lived and worked were still conducting an “ongoing investigation” into the singer's death. Continue reading
Apr 21 Watch 6:51 This online pioneer sees a future where everything is internet By PBS News Hour In the 30 years since Steve Case co-founded AOL, the global tech landscape has seen immense growth and change. What new developments wait in the near future, and what does the rapidly expanding online world mean for human life? Case… Continue watching
Apr 21 Watch 1:27 Watch Prince wail on 'While My Guitar Gently Weeps' By PBS News Hour Prince, the legendary musician and songwriter, has died at the age of 57. At a 2004 appearance at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the artist played a guitar solo during a rendition of “While My Guitar Gently Weeps,”… Continue watching
Apr 21 Watch 45:12 PBS NewsHour full episode April 21, 2016 By PBS News Hour Thursday on the NewsHour, controversies over rules dominate the day on the campaign trail. Also: Inside the electoral battles for Pennsylvania and Maryland, how trade policy is playing out in the race for the White House, why the U.S.-Saudi relationship… Continue watching