Apr 09 Watch 4:04 Springsteen cancels North Carolina concert over law limiting LGBT rights By PBS News Hour Bruce Springsteen and his E-Street Band cancelled a concert planned for Saturday in Greensboro, North Carolina to protest a state law that blocks anti-discrimination measures for gay, lesbian and transgender people. His boycott is among many that have recently taken… Continue watching
Apr 09 Watch 3:31 Kerry visits Kabul in effort to ease political tensions By PBS News Hour Secretary of State John Kerry made a surprise visit to Afghanistan on Saturday in an attempt to ease political tensions there and prolong a power-sharing agreement he brokered two years ago. Reuters State Department Correspondent Arshad Mohammed in Kabul joins… Continue watching
Apr 09 Thousands of protesters call on Cameron to resign over offshore funds By Kamala Kelkar Thousands of people gathered outside U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron’s headquarters in London on Saturday, calling for his resignation after the Panama Papers, a massive data leak, revealed his connection to offshore funds. Continue reading
Apr 09 Belgium officials say ‘man in the hat’ found, charged in attacks By Michael D. Regan One of Europe's most wanted men was taken into custody and charged for his roll in the attacks on Paris and Brussels. Prosecutors said Mohamed Abrini admitted to being the "man in the hat" after he was shown a surveillance… Continue reading
Apr 09 Watch 9:29 Should people convicted on unsound science be given new trials? By Hannah Yi Continue watching
Apr 03 What you need to know about the #PanamaPapers investigation By Kamala Kelkar, Hari Sreenivasan Eleven million leaked documents published on Sunday reveal how a secretive law firm based in Panama may have helped world leaders such as Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Egypt's former president Hosni Mubarak move money. Continue reading
Apr 03 Watch 24:54 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode April 3, 2016 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, April 3, Brussels re-opens its airport, 12 days after terrorists attacked it. Later, how migrants and refugees are helping to keep one small Italian town alive. And, a report on the passion of singer-songwriter Lucinda… Continue watching
Apr 03 Watch Chicago grapples with worst murder rate in two decades By PBS News Hour Chicago is experiencing its worst murder rate in two decades, with more than 140 homicides recorded in the first three months of the year. USA Chicago correspondent Aamer Madhani joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the reasons behind this surge in… Continue watching
Apr 03 Watch 9:09 How migrants and refugees are being welcomed in one tiny Italian village By PBS News Hour Starting tomorrow, the European Union plans to start sending back some of the 170,000 migrants and refugees who have made the dangerous journey by sea to Europe this year. Along another main migrant sea route from North Africa toward Italy,… Continue watching
Apr 03 For Lucinda Williams, songwriting is ‘the life force that drives me’ By Phil Hirschkorn One of the more distinctive voices in American music belongs to Lucinda Williams, a singer-songwriter whose body of work has struck a chord with critics and Grammy voters. Continue reading