• Yo-Yo Ma’s heartfelt call to action to artists during the pandemic

    Yo-Yo Ma’s heartfelt call to action to artists during the pandemic

    Jul 29, 2020 06:15 PM EDT

    ... the economy is there to create value, culture and the arts are there to create values and to sustain values. And so, when we're in crisis, what everybody is asking us to do is to be resilient. And what creates resilience? It’s when we go back to our ...

  • The 1619 Project details the legacy of slavery in America

    The 1619 Project details the legacy of slavery in America

    Aug 18, 2019 08:44 PM EDT

    ... s not just in terms of universal health care, but you can look at why we don't have universal child care, why we have the stingiest parental leave, why we have the lowest ability to have people represented by unions. All of this goes back to the sentiment that ...

  • After escaping captivity, American detainees come home to credit penalties

    After escaping captivity, American detainees come home to credit penalties

    Jul 03, 2019 09:34 PM EDT

    ... identical,” Briggs said. In its report, the Foley Foundation recommended that the U.S. government build on the Obama administration’s reforms to address what the study called the growing phenomenon of “hostage diplomacy.” “In the light of the increase in ‘unlawful’ or ‘wrongful’ detentions and the potential for the ...

  • How Estonia built a digital first government

    How Estonia built a digital first government

    Apr 29, 2018 06:11 PM EDT

    ... come, it’s important to look back to when Estonia was part of the Soviet Union. We got a chance to do just that visiting the repository of Estonia’s Museum of Occupations with director Merilin Piipuu. MERILIN PIIPUU: But I guess in modern countries you had already better equipment ...

  • Lawmakers to Trump: Farmers and ranchers want trade, not aid

    Lawmakers to Trump: Farmers and ranchers want trade, not aid

    Apr 12, 2018 10:40 PM EDT

    ... the TPP, the Trans-Pacific agreement, because in the more than a year since the president announced the U.S. was pulling out of that, the other, what, 11 nations have gone on to create another trade deal. So I guess I'm curious, as are many others, about what ...

  • 5 medical stories you might have missed

    5 medical stories you might have missed

    Feb 20, 2018 10:25 PM EDT

    ... instead of shopping on their own, in a move to reduce costs and fraud, the proposal said. The administration suggested this could help create $213 billion in cuts by 2028 and encourage more able-bodied Americans to work. Why it matters: Since the 1960s, SNAP has been the nation’s ...

  • Can Somalia’s fishing industry keep pirates out of business?

    Can Somalia’s fishing industry keep pirates out of business?

    Feb 10, 2018 09:16 PM EDT

    From 2010 to 2012, pirates ruled Somali waters, costing commercial ships billions of dollars in ransoms. Over the last few years, increased naval patrolling and security improved the situation drastically and many former pirates turned to fishing to earn an honest living. However, NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent Jane Ferguson reports that domestic conditions could reverse...

  • How smugglers stand to profit from Trump’s border wall

    How smugglers stand to profit from Trump’s border wall

    Sep 21, 2017 12:40 AM EDT

    A reinforced border wall was President Trump's signature campaign promise, but following through may not deter drug and human smugglers with so much money at stake. A new multimedia project by USA TODAY NETWORK called "The Wall" explores the complex reality of life on the border. Daniel Gonzalez of The Arizona Republic sits down with...

  • Fierce storms haven't slowed population growth along U.S. coastlines

    Fierce storms haven't slowed population growth along U.S. coastlines

    Sep 18, 2017 01:29 PM EDT

    Rising sea levels and fierce storms have failed to stop relentless population growth along U.S. coasts in recent years, a new Associated Press analysis shows.

  • Syrians try to salvage life from the wreckage of Raqqa

    Syrians try to salvage life from the wreckage of Raqqa

    Aug 17, 2017 12:07 AM EDT

    At the outskirts of Raqqa, amid death and destruction, there are signs of life -- and hope. Tens of thousands of Syrian families are living in rubble, forced to flee the grueling fight against the Islamic State in the militant group's de facto capital. Special correspondent Gayle Tzemach Lemmon and producer Jon Gerberg report on...