Sep 25 Watch 6:31 New book ‘What If We Get It Right?’ offers hopeful view of handling the climate crisis By Amna Nawaz, Jackson Hudgins One of the global problems addressed at the U.N. General Assembly is the climate crisis. Multiple wars and other geopolitical tensions have cast a particularly sobering shadow over whether nations can meet meaningful pledges. The new book, "What If We… Continue watching
Sep 24 Watch 6:40 New book ‘The Barn’ revisits the people and forces behind Emmett Till’s murder By Geoff Bennett, Karina Cuevas Emmett Till's murder is one of the most harrowing events in American history. Till was 14 in 1955 when he was killed after a white woman accused him of making an advance toward her. Mississippi author Wright Thompson has a… Continue watching
Sep 23 Watch 9:09 Stephen and Evie Colbert on family, food and the stories behind their new cookbook By Amna Nawaz, Anne Azzi Davenport Stephen Colbert has been making America laugh for decades. His wife, Evie McGee Colbert, has often gotten a mention and makes regular cameos on "The Late Show." The couple is sharing what makes their partnership work, especially in the kitchen,… Continue watching
Sep 20 Watch 9:20 Connie Chung reflects on her trailblazing career and confronting rampant sexism By Amna Nawaz, Courtney Norris Over her decades-long career, Connie Chung covered everything from the Watergate scandal to conflict overseas, landing sought-after exclusive interviews along the way. Her new memoir, “Connie,” paints a fuller picture of what actually unfolded behind the scenes. Amna Nawaz sat… Continue watching
Sep 19 Watch 7:21 Maya Wiley chronicles a life of activism and fulfilling a family legacy in new memoir By Geoff Bennett, Jackson Hudgins Civil rights attorney Maya Wiley grew up in a household that prioritized activism. Her parents' influence set her on a path to a lifetime of advocacy work, but sometimes left her wondering how best to fulfill the family legacy on… Continue watching
Sep 18 Watch 6:07 In ‘I Brought the War with Me,’ Lindsey Hilsum shares poetry inspired by the front lines By Malcolm Brabant Lindsey Hilsum is an award-winning correspondent with Britain’s Channel 4 News who has contributed to the News Hour with reports from Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia and more. Her new book, "I Brought the War with Me," marries her… Continue watching
Sep 17 Watch 7:05 Dr. Francis Collins explores his faith and science in new book, ‘The Road to Wisdom’ By Geoff Bennett, Azhar Merchant Dr. Francis Collins has been at the forefront of the world’s most advanced biomedical research. He led the Human Genome Project and was the longest-serving director of the National Institutes of Health. He is drawing on his career to focus… Continue watching
Sep 12 Watch 5:49 ‘The Sing Sing Files’ chronicles a journalist’s work to free the wrongfully convicted By Amna Nawaz, Simon Epstein For decades, producer Dan Slepian has spearheaded documentaries, podcasts and investigative reports for Dateline NBC. In 2002, a chance conversation propelled him to start probing wrongful convictions, work that led to a Pulitzer Prize-winning podcast 20 years later. Slepian joined… Continue watching
Sep 09 Watch 6:26 In ‘Hope for Cynics,’ researcher explores how seeing the good in others is good for you By Amna Nawaz, Simon Epstein, Alexa Gold At Stanford Social Neuroscience Laboratory, scientists have spent years studying kindness, connection and empathy. But those can all seem in short supply at a time of deep divisions. But the head of that lab offers a data-driven reason to be… Continue watching
Sep 03 Watch 12:48 Ketanji Brown Jackson reflects on her groundbreaking path to Supreme Court in new memoir By Geoff Bennett, Saher Khan, Ian Couzens Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is out with a new memoir chronicling her family’s rise from segregation to her confirmation as the first Black woman on the nation's highest court, all in a single generation. Geoff Bennett sat down… Continue watching