Apr 22 Watch 25:00 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode April 22, 2018 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, April 22, Earth Day raises awareness about plastic pollution, and EPA chief Scott Pruitt comes under scrutiny for past conflicts of interest. Also, why African-American families are increasingly choosing homeschooling. Hari Sreenivasan anchors from New… Continue watching
Apr 22 Watch 4:43 Pruitt’s conflicts of interest trace back to before the EPA, says investigation By PBS News Hour EPA chief Scott Pruitt's troubles in Washington have “echoes in his past” when he was attorney general of Oklahoma, according to The New York Times. It found that Pruitt purchased a home from a lobbyist using a shell company that… Continue watching
Apr 22 Watch 3:40 How can individuals combat plastic pollution? By PBS News Hour The equivalent of one dump truck of plastic enters the ocean every minute, according to a study published by the World Economic Forum in 2016. On Earth Day, the Earth Day Network is asking people to reduce their consumption of… Continue watching
Apr 22 Watch 10:55 Black families increasingly choose to homeschool kids By Sam Weber, Connie Kargbo In the last 15 years, the number of black children in homeschool has doubled from 103,000 to about 220,000. Black parents cite a number of reasons for homeschooling children, including concern over peer pressure and drugs at school -- but… Continue watching
Apr 21 Watch 24:58 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode April 21, 2018 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, April 21, family members and dignitaries pay their respects to former first lady Barbara Bush, and North Korea says it will stop nuclear tests. Also, more Republican women are running for elected office for the… Continue watching
Apr 21 Watch 6:29 Nation remembers Barbara Bush in a celebration of her life By PBS News Hour Hundreds of people gathered Saturday in Houston to remember former first lady Barbara Bush, who died Tuesday at the age of 92. Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush gave the eulogy for his mother in a service that celebrated her compassion,… Continue watching
Apr 21 Watch 3:54 What’s behind North Korea’s decision to suspend nuclear tests? By PBS News Hour In a surprise move, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Friday announced that he would immediately suspend nuclear and long-range missile tests, though it's not the first time the isolated country has made those pronouncements. Jean Lee, director of… Continue watching
Apr 21 Watch 9:51 ‘Every issue is a women’s issue’ — Why these Republican women are running for office By Megan Thompson, Mori Rothman Seventy-five women are running for office in the Indiana state legislature, double the number that did in 2014, and the number of GOP women running for office has risen from 15 to 23. In a deep red state where women… Continue watching
Apr 15 Watch 25:00 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode April 15, 2018 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, April 15, President Trump has another complicated weekend following missile strikes in Syria and as Washington readies for former FBI director James Comey’s new book. Also, while the art of photography has undergone a radical… Continue watching
Apr 15 Watch 4:02 Trump juggles many issues affecting approval ratings By PBS News Hour It has been another boisterous weekend in politics for President Trump, from missile strikes in Syria to a forthcoming book by former FBI director James Comey, to legal trouble for his personal attorney. All this coupled with the retirement announcement… Continue watching