• News Wrap: EPA cracks down on chemical plant pollution to reduce cancer risk

    News Wrap: EPA cracks down on chemical plant pollution to reduce cancer risk

    Apr 09, 2024 10:50 PM EDT

    ... lost nine points to close at 38883. The Nasdaq gained 52 points and the S&P 500 added 7.5 points. And the college basketball season ended last night with the University of Connecticut claiming the men's championship for a second year running. Tristen Newton scored 20 points ...

  • Rwanda marks 30 years of reconciliation after genocide, but major challenges remain

    Rwanda marks 30 years of reconciliation after genocide, but major challenges remain

    Apr 09, 2024 10:40 PM EDT

    ... to help young people grapple with their anxieties. There's stigma attached to mental health issues,so they connect through socially comfortable activities, like this basketball camp. The long shadow of 1994 is inescapable, Akaliza says. Amanda Akaliza: If you go to the genocide memorial, and you see just how ...

  • News Wrap: Judge rejects Trump's bid to delay criminal trial

    News Wrap: Judge rejects Trump's bid to delay criminal trial

    Apr 08, 2024 10:50 PM EDT

    ... Jones industrial average lost 11 points to close at 38892. The Nasdaq rose five points. The S&P 500 slipped two. And in college basketball, Purdue and the University of Connecticut, UConn, are facing off tonight for the men's national title. And unbeaten South Carolina claimed the women ...

  • New NAIA policy prevents transgender women from competing in women's college sports

    New NAIA policy prevents transgender women from competing in women's college sports

    Apr 08, 2024 06:14 PM EDT

    ... transgender student-athletes applies to all sports except for competitive cheer and competitive dance, which are open to all students." WATCH: Can women’s college basketball sustain its historic rise in viewership? The topic has become a hot-button issue among conservative groups and others who believe transgender athletes should ...

  • South Carolina wins NCAA championship to finish perfect season, defeating Iowa 87-75

    South Carolina wins NCAA championship to finish perfect season, defeating Iowa 87-75

    Apr 07, 2024 10:08 PM EDT

    ... won three titles in the last eight years, including two of the past three, to lay claim to being the latest dynasty in women’s basketball. Staley became the fifth coach to win at least three national championships, joining Geno Auriemma, Pat Summitt, Kim Mulkey and Tara VanDerveer. The Gamecocks ...

  • April 7, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode

    April 7, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode

    Apr 07, 2024 09:55 PM EDT

    Sunday on PBS News Weekend, as the NCAA women’s basketball tournament wraps up, why women’s sports are reaching new heights in popularity and revenue. Then, how one community is working to preserve its mid-century architecture and the history behind it. Plus, the projected economic boon as millions ...

  • Why women’s sports are reaching new heights in popularity and revenue

    Why women’s sports are reaching new heights in popularity and revenue

    Apr 07, 2024 09:40 PM EDT

    ... the men's game used to be, do you think that's a factor to the rise of the popularity? Claire Watkins: Absolutely. I mean, basketball is a personality driven sport. It's one of the most personality driven sports that we have in this country. And again, once you ...

  • News Wrap: Storm system brings tornadoes to South and Midwest, snow to New England

    News Wrap: Storm system brings tornadoes to South and Midwest, snow to New England

    Apr 03, 2024 10:45 PM EDT

    ... Still to come on the "NewsHour": former President Trump's increasing use of incendiary rhetoric on the campaign trail; amid rising costs following fires and storms, FEMA is easing access to federal disaster assistance; a look at the historic rise in viewership of women's college basketball; plus much more.

  • Louis Gossett Jr., 1st Black man to win supporting actor Oscar, dies at 87

    Louis Gossett Jr., 1st Black man to win supporting actor Oscar, dies at 87

    Mar 29, 2024 01:56 PM EDT

    Gossett attended New York University on a basketball and drama scholarship. He was soon acting and singing on TV shows hosted by David Susskind, Ed Sullivan, Red Buttons, Merv Griffin, Jack Paar and Steve Allen. Gossett became friendly with James Dean and studied acting with Marilyn Monroe, Martin Landau and ...

  • FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in prison

    FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in prison

    Mar 28, 2024 03:53 PM EDT

    ... and conspiracy — a dramatic fall from a crest of success that included a Super Bowl advertisement and celebrity endorsements from stars like quarterback Tom Brady, basketball star Stephen Curry and comedian Larry David. WATCH: The significance of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s fraud conviction U.S. District Judge Lewis ...