Apr 24 Watch 3:57 News Wrap: 10 arrested in Italy for Vatican attack plot By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, Italian police arrested 10 Pakistani and Afghan nationals with links to al-Qaida. They are accused of plotting attacks on the Vatican and in their home countries. Also, two survivors of a migrant smuggling disaster had… Continue watching
Apr 24 Watch 12:55 Shields and Brooks on accidental drone deaths, Clinton money questions By PBS News Hour Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including the accidental drone deaths of two hostages in Pakistan, questions about the Clinton Foundation and potential conflicts of interest, plus… Continue watching
Apr 24 Watch 3:33 Before it showed us distant reaches of the universe, the Hubble telescope 'needed glasses' By PBS News Hour Since its launch in 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope has sent back more than a million observations and amazing images, offering scientists and stargazers an unmatched window to the universe. Science correspondent Miles O’Brien joins Judy Woodruff to celebrate Hubble’s… Continue watching
Apr 24 Watch 2:13 Obama: Review of hostage deaths may offer drone changes By PBS News Hour In January, a U.S. drone strike aimed at an al-Qaida target in Pakistan accidentally killed an American and an Italian hostage. In response, President Obama has suggested that a review of the events could offer improvements and changes. Judy Woodruff… Continue watching
Apr 24 Watch 6:29 Jon Krakauer tackles campus rape in 'typical' college town By PBS News Hour In many ways, Missoula, Montana, is a typical American college town. Now it’s the setting of author and journalist Jon Krakauer’s new investigative book, which dissects a series of student sexual assault cases and the challenges of prosecuting certain abusers. Continue watching
Apr 24 Two nuclear launch officers face charges for illegal drug use By Robert Burns, Associated Press The Air Force is charging two nuclear missile launch officers with illegal drug use. Continue reading
Apr 23 Watch 53:50 PBS NewsHour full episode April 23, 2015 By PBS News Hour Thursday on the NewsHour, the U.S. admits it accidentally killed two Western hostages in Pakistan in a drone attack. Also: Questions about contributions and conflicts of interest at the Clinton Foundation, a personal story of transformation and gender identity, documenting… Continue watching
Apr 23 Watch 1:45 Turning Shakespeare's sonnets into short films By PBS News Hour In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, we celebrate the anniversary of Shakespeare’s birth – and death – with some of the Bard’s sonnets, transformed into short films by the New York Shakespeare Exchange. Continue watching
Apr 23 Watch 7:30 How Barney Frank used government to fight inequality By PBS News Hour For more than half a century, Barney Frank was one of America's loudest voices for progressive policies, both financial and social. Economics correspondent Paul Solman spends a day in Boston with the famous former lawmaker and financial reformer to discuss… Continue watching
Apr 23 Watch The quiet revolution behind the word 'transgender' By PBS News Hour Alex Myers grew up as Alice, a girl, in rural Maine. In the mid-'90s, during the summer between junior and senior years at boarding school, Myers came out as transgender, starting the process of embracing his true gender identity. Once… Continue watching