May 08 How Broadway sensation ‘Hamilton’ is inspiring NYC students By Michael D. Regan The biggest show on Broadway is now a lesson in life and art for thousands of New York City students. Continue reading
May 08 Watch 3:38 Philippine election front-runner drawing comparisons to Donald Trump By PBS News Hour Voters in the Philippines are on the verge of choosing a new president. The front-runner’s brash and profane style has earned him comparisons to Donald Trump. Rodrigo Duterte, longtime mayor of the southern city Davao, has also been accused of… Continue watching
May 08 Watch 4:02 U.S.-funded Somalia intelligence agency may be using children as spies By PBS News Hour A new report reveals that the East African nation of Somalia, which has been fighting with the support of the U.S. an insurgency by the radical al-Qaeda affiliate al-Shabab, may be using children as informants. A Washington Post exclusive reports… Continue watching
May 08 New York City high school students pose questions to cast of ‘Hamilton’ By PBS News Hour What would you ask the cast of "Hamilton"?… Continue reading
May 08 Surviving the Holocaust as a ‘hidden child’ in Athens By Elisabeth Ponsot It was shortly before Passover in 1944 when 6-year-old Solomon Kofinas saw his father and sister for the last time. Continue reading
May 08 Watch 9:08 Why thousands of students are seeing Broadway smash ‘Hamilton’ By Saskia de Melker, Melanie Saltzman This spring, 20,000 public high school students from low-income neighborhoods in New York City will get the opportunity to see “Hamilton,” the Broadway smash hit nominated this week for a record 16 Tony Awards. Students can see the show as… Continue watching
May 08 For some in GOP, Trump-Clinton choice is ‘nightmare’ matchup By Michael D. Regan and Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press Some Republican voters in conservative Utah are experiencing political panic after Trump rivals exit presidential race. Continue reading
May 07 Watch 24:50 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode May 7, 2016 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, May 7, a wildfire in a Canadian oil town has displaced more than 80,000 people this past week and it still continues to grow. Later, police in Richmond, California, are paying young men up to… Continue watching
May 07 ‘El Chapo’ transferred to new Mexican prison near the U.S. border By Michael D. Regan Notorious Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman was transferred on Saturday to a new prison near the Texas border. Continue reading
May 07 Watch 3:44 Growing wildfire in Canadian oil town displaces tens of thousands By PBS News Hour At least 1,600 homes and buildings have burned this past week in a fire in Alberta, Canada that continues to grow. So far no injuries have been reported, but more than 80,000 people have been displaced. New York Times reporter… Continue watching