• A Brief But Spectacular take on the power of nature

    A Brief But Spectacular take on the power of nature

    Feb 29, 2024 11:25 PM EDT

    ... to say, but that's the truth. When I'm in Anacostia Park, I feel peace. I hear children laughing. I hear people on the basketball court. I smell cookouts. Anacostia Park is located along the Anacostia River in Washington, D.C. Anacostia is a different kind of park. It ...

  • News Wrap: Biden urges against major Israeli assault on Rafah

    News Wrap: Biden urges against major Israeli assault on Rafah

    Feb 16, 2024 11:35 PM EDT

    ... 24. Still to come on the "NewsHour": President Biden visits Ohio one year into the long recovery from a toxic train derailment; David Brooks and Jonathan Capehart weigh in on the week's political headlines; and the Iowa phenom who broke the NCAA women's basketball record for career points.

  • Why communities of color are embracing youth tackle football despite safety concerns

    Why communities of color are embracing youth tackle football despite safety concerns

    Feb 12, 2024 11:20 PM EDT

    Ronald Redmond: We live in here in Lexington, Mississippi, which is Holmes County, a small population. And the opportunity for kids is at a bare minimum. We have no swimming pool here. We have no community swimming pool. We have no tennis court. The basketball court is bare minimum. Sapna ...

  • WATCH: Biden meets grieving families of 3 U.S. troops killed in Jordan, who he says 'risked it all'

    WATCH: Biden meets grieving families of 3 U.S. troops killed in Jordan, who he says 'risked it all'

    Feb 02, 2024 02:56 PM EDT

    ... errands for people with disabilities. Sanders, 24, worked at a pharmacy while studying to become an X-ray technician and coached children’s soccer and basketball. She had volunteered for the deployment because she wanted to see different parts of the world, according to her parents. Rivers, who was 46 ...

  • Family and classmates mourn loss of New Orleans-area teen killed in the West Bank

    Family and classmates mourn loss of New Orleans-area teen killed in the West Bank

    Jan 26, 2024 09:25 PM EDT

    ... war and prospect of two-state solution During a Jan. 20 vigil at the mosque, an overflowing crowd of mourners gathered in silence around the basketball court behind the building where Abdel Jabbar would often play. Abdel Jabbar’s uncle said it was a “heartfelt moment” that underscored what he ...

  • News Wrap: U.S. strikes Houthi rebels after American ships attacked in Gulf of Aden

    News Wrap: U.S. strikes Houthi rebels after American ships attacked in Gulf of Aden

    Jan 22, 2024 11:58 PM EDT

    ... old. Still to come on the "NewsHour": Tamara Keith and Amy Walter discuss the vice president's new push to highlight abortion rights; Stanford's Tara VanDerveer becomes the winningest coach in college basketball history; a Brief But Spectacular take on making college accessible for undocumented students; plus much more.

  • News Wrap: Dangerously cold weather blamed for over 60 deaths nationwide

    News Wrap: Dangerously cold weather blamed for over 60 deaths nationwide

    Jan 20, 2024 10:45 PM EDT

    ... stretching from Montana to Florida, fallout from the Israel-Hamas war continues to raise tensions across the Middle East, and Stanford University’s women’s basketball coach Tara VanDerveer tied Mike Krzyzewski as the winningest coach in college basketball history. ... John Yang: Good evening, I'm John Yang. Arctic weather ...

  • Family fights for release of American held by the Taliban

    Family fights for release of American held by the Taliban

    Jan 19, 2024 11:30 PM EDT

    ... my daughter to drive. I mean, that's just really challenging even when life is going well. (Laughter) Anna Corbett: And my son is in basketball. His dad has never watched him play. It's really tough. Amna Nawaz: If you could get a message to Ryan today, what would ...

  • How women's sports are breaking through and scoring big wins with mainstream audiences

    How women's sports are breaking through and scoring big wins with mainstream audiences

    Jan 09, 2024 11:15 PM EDT

    ... team when they stand for more than just the sport that they play. Jaquinda Jackson, Women's Sports Fan: I love all things women's basketball. We can be competitors. Like, we can talk junk. Stephanie Sy: For South Carolina resident Jaquinda Jackson, watching female ballers is empowering, and, for ...

  • How money is changing the landscape of college sports

    How money is changing the landscape of college sports

    Jan 08, 2024 11:15 PM EDT

    ... think, like to see all comers, so to speak, a 120-school division of college -- major college football, a 350-school division of major college basketball that makes the NCAA Tournament so much fun when the underdogs win those games. Do we eventually move the big dogs so far away ...