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
Sep 02 Watch 8:49 ‘The Devil at His Elbow’ chronicles how Alex Murdaugh’s conviction toppled a dynasty By Lisa Desjardins, Courtney Norris Last year, Alex Murdaugh was convicted of murdering his wife and son in South Carolina in a case that gripped many across the country. The new book, "The Devil at His Elbow: Alex Murdaugh and the Fall of a Southern… Continue watching
Aug 26 Watch 8:34 Stephen King reflects on his iconic career and latest release ‘You Like It Darker’ By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport Fifty years ago, a 26-year-old rural Maine school teacher wrote the horror novel “Carrie.” That man, Stephen King, has gone on to write more than 60 books and many have been turned into such films as “The Shining” and “Shawshank… Continue watching
Aug 19 Watch 8:41 Former U.S. diplomat shares details of Russia’s ‘war against the West’ in new book By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn, Zeba Warsi Over the past decade, the U.S.-Russia relationship has deteriorated to its lowest point since the Cold War. Ambassador John Sullivan had a front-row seat to all of it and wrote about it in his new book, “Midnight in Moscow: A… Continue watching
Aug 10 Watch 9:02 Book restrictions in Indiana pressure public schools and libraries to remove books Over the last few years, parents and a network of organized conservative groups have put pressure on public schools and community libraries across the country to remove certain books from their collections. In Indiana, teachers may even be charged with… Continue watching