• Instead of fireworks, poet sees American skies lit up by history

    Instead of fireworks, poet sees American skies lit up by history

    Jul 04, 2016 01:00 PM EDT

    ... Afghanistan conflicts and this quagmire that it felt like we were entering.” He was also thinking about a young soldier he had seen interviewed on PBS, who described the day he was wounded. “I was struck by the very matter-of-fact way he talked about his horrific injuries.” Brehm ...

  • News Wrap: ISIS attacks kill dozens in Baghdad; Israel tightens security

    News Wrap: ISIS attacks kill dozens in Baghdad; Israel tightens security

    Jun 09, 2016 11:17 PM EDT

    ... don't like. But we need to know, so that that can help us move forward. JUDY WOODRUFF: All that and more on tonight's "PBS NewsHour." (BREAK) JUDY WOODRUFF: They were rivals for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2008. Now President Obama has formally announced his support for Hillary ...

  • Sanders does not endorse Clinton but vows to stop Trump

    Sanders does not endorse Clinton but vows to stop Trump

    Jun 09, 2016 03:44 PM EDT

    Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders spoke with the media outside of the White House on Thursday after a meeting with President Barack Obama. Video by PBS NewsHour WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama formally endorsed Hillary Clinton's bid for the White House on Thursday, praising his former secretary of state's ...

  • News Wrap: Obama cracks down on predatory payday loans

    News Wrap: Obama cracks down on predatory payday loans

    Jun 02, 2016 11:18 PM EDT

    ... have a lot of money right off the bat or you have got to know someone. HARI SREENIVASAN: All that and more on tonight's "PBS NewsHour." (BREAK) HARI SREENIVASAN: The Obama administration called today for curbs on payday loans, used by an estimated 12 million Americans each year. The ...

  • D.C.’s music scene goes ‘Live at 9:30’

    D.C.’s music scene goes ‘Live at 9:30’

    May 26, 2016 11:39 PM EDT

    For more than 30 years, D.C.’s 9:30 Club has been widely acclaimed as one of the best music venues in the country, topping Billboard’s annual club rankings an unprecedented 11 times. Now, the new PBS show “Live at 9:30” sets out to give viewers a ...

  • Family fights for information about Hmong man jailed in Laos in 2011

    Family fights for information about Hmong man jailed in Laos in 2011

    May 15, 2016 06:40 PM EDT

    ... back. In January, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees followed through with its promise -- she and her six children would be flown to Madison, Wisconsin, to live with Yang’s sister in-law, who emigrated in 1980. This fall, President Barack Obama is expected to become the first U ...

  • If humans are curating your Facebook news, does that mean there's bias?

    If humans are curating your Facebook news, does that mean there's bias?

    May 12, 2016 02:45 PM EDT

    ... the ethics surrounding Facebook's involvement in journalism? What level of transparency should platforms like Facebook provide? We had a Facebook Live discussion, moderated by PBS NewsHour Weekend anchor Hari Sreenivasan, on Facebook's role as a distributor and gatekeeper of news. We were joined by Kelly McBride, vice president ...

  • News Wrap: Pfizer, Allergan call off record merger

    News Wrap: Pfizer, Allergan call off record merger

    Apr 06, 2016 11:54 PM EDT

    ... JUDY WOODRUFF: And remembering Merle Haggard, one of country music's original outlaws, who died today at 79. All that and more on tonight's "PBS NewsHour." (BREAK) JUDY WOODRUFF: It's on to New York in the presidential campaign, after Wisconsin voters shook up the race. Republican Ted Cruz ...

  • News Wrap: Panama Papers leak claims first major casualty
  • News Wrap: N.Y., Calif. to adopt nation's highest minimum wage

    News Wrap: N.Y., Calif. to adopt nation's highest minimum wage

    Apr 04, 2016 11:40 PM EDT

    In our news wrap Monday, governors in New York and California signed bills that raise their minimum wage to the highest in the nation over time. Also, the Supreme Court unanimously upheld a Texas law that counts overall population, not just eligible voters, in drawing districts.