• Why Harry and Meghan’s 'Megxit' is a crossroads for the UK on race

    Why Harry and Meghan’s 'Megxit' is a crossroads for the UK on race

    Jan 21, 2020 01:22 AM EST

    ... relationship that Harry issued an official statement asking the press to “pause and reflect” before inflicting further damage on his partner. That didn’t stop a BBC journalist from tweeting out an image depicting the couple’s child as a chimpanzee last year. The journalist was fired soon after. “They ...

  • A lifetime in the United Methodist Church, and the complicated process of breaking away

    A lifetime in the United Methodist Church, and the complicated process of breaking away

    Dec 21, 2023 07:00 PM EST

    ... As that yearslong window closes on Dec. 31, about a quarter of United Methodist churches have left the denomination. Ryan Burge, a political science professor at Eastern Illinois University, said the break-up in the United Methodist church was built on being the moderate option for Christians in America, but ...

  • News Wrap: 3 charged with murder in Ala. birthday party shooting that killed 4

    News Wrap: 3 charged with murder in Ala. birthday party shooting that killed 4

    Apr 19, 2023 10:55 PM EST

    ... lost 79 points to close at 33897. The Nasdaq rose three points. The S&P 500 was virtually unchanged. Still to come on the "NewsHour": a Ukrainian company uses open-source technology to counter Russia; Judy Woodruff's America at the Crossroads series maps the nation's rising extremism 28 ...

  • WATCH: Biden warns Trump and his allies are a threat to the 'foundations of our Republic'

    WATCH: Biden warns Trump and his allies are a threat to the 'foundations of our Republic'

    Sep 01, 2022 06:28 PM EST

    WATCH: Biden calls for Democrats to vote in midterm elections, slams ‘semi-fascism’ in GOP Trump plans a rally this weekend in Scranton, Pennsylvania, Biden’s birthplace. At a Democratic fundraiser last week, Biden likened the “MAGA philosophy” to “semi-fascism.” In Philadelphia, White House officials said, Biden intended to ...

  • WATCH: John Kasich says it's time to 'put our nation first'

    WATCH: John Kasich says it's time to 'put our nation first'

    Aug 18, 2020 02:33 AM EST

    ... a reasonable person who can’t be pushed around. He admitted there are places where the two disagree. “But that’s OK, because that’s America,” he said. He crafted the election as a crossroads for the nation, saying the last four years have led to dysfunction and increasing vitriol ...

  • Afghans restore art shattered by Taliban as peace deal nears

    Afghans restore art shattered by Taliban as peace deal nears

    Aug 20, 2019 01:14 PM EST

    ... been trying to fit them together again as a nervous country waits for the Taliban and the U.S. to reach a deal on ending America's longest war. The agreement is expected to lead to intra-Afghan talks in which the extremist group would play a role in shaping ...

  • New Mexico deploys best practices to avoid the worst outcomes in the opioid crisis

    New Mexico deploys best practices to avoid the worst outcomes in the opioid crisis

    Oct 16, 2017 10:25 PM EST

    ... JUDY WOODRUFF: We return to our series on the opioid epidemic, America Addicted. In a moment, William Brangham looks at how federal law enforcement was undermined when it came to stopping shipments of the drugs. Let's begin with a report from the Southwest. While states nationwide have been ...

  • Syrian refugees adjusting to U.S. bring complex health needs

    Syrian refugees adjusting to U.S. bring complex health needs

    Aug 09, 2016 12:25 AM EST

    ... they reach safety often gives way to a new reality. DR. MYRON GLICK: All the horrible things that happen to people along their journey to America, and yet really they come with hope. And a year, two years in, you see that hope dissipate. It's really challenging here in ...

  • Faith, politics and business converge in debate over Religious Freedom laws

    Faith, politics and business converge in debate over Religious Freedom laws

    Apr 02, 2015 11:21 PM EST

    ... and we caused the state tremendous embarrassment that will take months and possibly years to repair. GWEN IFILL: The religious freedom debate has stirred up a hornet's nest at the crossroads of business, religion and politics. For more on how the argument has been unfolding, we are joined by ...

  • Religious Freedom bill stirs Hoosier uproar

    Religious Freedom bill stirs Hoosier uproar

    Mar 31, 2015 11:54 PM EST

    Indiana Gov. Mike Pence said he wanted to clarify his state’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act, defending the law he signed last week as not discriminatory. In the last few days, gay rights groups have protested while high-profile companies have come out against the bill, with potential economic consequences for the state. Political editor Lisa Desjardins...